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AfriGeneas Caribbean Research Forum
[PUERTO RICO] African Slaves in puerto rico/esclavos
By:Tee
Date: 11/17/2009, 5:31 pm Names of African Slaves in Puerto Rico/
Puerto Ricans are West Indians also, for Puerto Rico is part of the West Indies once owed by Visoguth colonizers, they took the land from the original people name Taino who they subjugated and made the taino slaves, Some Taino survived and are still in Puerto Rico and many Puerto Ricans are mixed with Taino and mixed with the blood of the African whether they are black skinned or white skin. Puerto Rico is the Spanish West Indies, but in reality it is the land of the Taino. The African was taken to Puerto Rica as slaves. Stripped of their identity and African Homeland and taken to Puerto Rico, these are the slaves, that brought the soul, the sounds of the drums, the dance, the knowledge, the science of healing, the religion of yaruba, islam, african christianity,and brought the beauty of the falani, mandingo, and hundreds of other beutiful african tribes to puerto rico. Gone But not Forgotten, their ancient advance civilizations lives on in puerto rico history, black and beutiful, your souls live on. here are some of their names: From: Ponce,San Anton, Puerto Rico Esclavos(slaves) born in Africa. Esclavos birth place Africa Domingo Roca
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More slaves names from other barrio will be coming soon.
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