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Palenque the first free settlement of formerly enslaved Afrikans in the Americas
Last summer my wife, daughter and 3 of our Grandkids while in Columbia visited San Basilio de Palenque, the first free settlement of formerly enslaved Afrikans in the Americas who fled a life of enslavement. Contrary to most history books, Ayati’s (Haiti) independence in 1804, occurred more than 100 years after Palenque. Palenque is a unique place, famous for its Kmtyw culture, language (unique blends of Portuguese, English, Twi, Gullah Geechee, etc.) gastronomy and, of course, its HISTORY. They highly embrace education and a very low crime rate. Uniquely all children must learn how to box, eliminating ‘beefs’ and other frictions, they are settled at the boxing facility. They use the equivalent to the Mbongi, it’s called a Ma kuagro. A communal meeting space that’s both a physical place and a social institution, where the community gathers to deliberate, educate, provide aid, resolve conflicts, decision‑making and maintain cultural continuity.
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PALENQUE the first free settlement of formerly enslaved Afrikans in the Americas
Last summer my wife, daughter and 3 of our Grandkids while in Columbia visited San Basilio de Palenque, the first free settlement of formerly enslaved Afrikans in the Americas who fled a life of enslavement. Contrary to
Jarake, Ɔbenfo Ọbádélé and Tamara2 Comments-
Saw some pale recessives in the mix.
Always including these mutts as Black.
The real percentage of Black huemans is even lower in these spanish speaking hybrid countries.
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@JARAKE I just saw your response, thank you for the feedback. Columbia as a country has an overwhelming majority of Pale faces as are most other South American countries that I have visited, outside of Brazil. Other than a few tourists with recessive genes, they were an anomaly in San Basilio de Palenque. The percentage you posted is of the entire Country of Columbia. We stayed in the city of Cartagena (inside the Walled City) there was a nice presence of Kmtyw, dispersed throughout the city.
The Ethnic Composition of San Basilio de Palenque which is now a UNESCO site, is described as:
“Almost entirely Afro‑Colombians of Palenquero descent.”
Genetic ancestry studies show:
81.2% Afrikan ancestry
10.6% European
8.2% Indigenous
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