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Afro-Spaniard
Total population
 Spain 1,045,120 (2016)[1]
Regions with significant populations
Andalusia, Catalonia, the Balearics, the Canaries, Madrid, Murcia, Valencia
Languages
Spanish; English, French, Portuguese, various languages of Africa
Religion
Predominantly Christian (mainly Roman Catholic), Sunni Islam, Traditional African religions, others, nonreligious
Related ethnic groups
African people, Spanish Equatoguinean, Cape Verdean Spanish, Afro-European

Afro-Spaniards are Spanish nationals of West/Central African descent. They today mainly come from Cameroon, Gambia, Mali and Senegal. Additionally, many Afro-Spaniards born in Spain are from the former Spanish colony and province of Equatorial Guinea. Spaniards with Sub-Saharan ancestry originating in Hispanic America are generally excluded from this definition.

Notable people

Juan de Pareja painted by Diego Velázquez (Metropolitan Museum of Art de Nueva York, 1649–50), detalle
Journalist Francine Gálvez

Activists

Artists and writers

Explorers and conquistadores

In entertainment and media

Philanthropists

Politicians

In sports

Sources

  1. Appiah, Kwame Anthony and Gates, Henry Louis, Jr.(1999). Africana: the Encyclopedia of African and African American Experience. Basic Civitas Books, pp. 1769–1773. ISBN 0-465-00071-1.

References

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  • [3]
  1. ^ "Avance de la Estadística del Padrón Continuo a 1 de enero de 2016" (PDF). Spanish National Statistics Institute (Press release) (in Spanish). 28 April 2016. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
  2. ^ https://blackstoriesfromspain.wordpress.com/
  3. ^ http://afroeurope.blogspot.pe/2011/11/africa-vive-biggest-cultural-event-in.html

See also

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