A Shared History Blacks in Mexico.ppt

A Shared History: Blacks in Mexico OLMEC HEAD AT LA VENTA ESTEVANICO THE MOOR1503-1539 JUAN GARRIDO Juan Garrido was born, a free black on the west coast of African and was sent to Lisbon as a young man to be Christianized. He was a member of the parties of explorers Ponce de Leon and Diego Velasquez and traveled to Hispanola; Puerto Rico; Guadeloupe, Dominica and Florida. In 1519 he arrived in Mexico, participating in the conquering of the Aztecs at Tenóchtítlan with Hernan Cortes. Garrído is perhaps best known as the first European to sow wheat and commercially produce flour at Coyoacán in 1521. He explored many parts of México including Michoacan and Baja California. Before Cortés fell out of favor, Garrído was appointed city manager of Tenóchtítlan. YANGA1545-1612? Routes of the Mexican Slave Trade Sistema de Castas17th Century Mexico Partial Listing of Sistema de Castas Spaniard and Indian produce a Mestizo From Spaniard and Mestiza, Castiza Spaniard and Castiza, produce Spaniard Mestizo and Indian makes Coyote Black and Spaniard makes Mulatto Mulatto and Spaniard makes Morisco Spaniard and Morisca makes Albino Spaniard and Albino makes a Black-Return-Backwards Black and Indian makes Wolf Wolf and Indian makes Zambaiga Zambaigo and Indian makes Albarazado Albarazada and Indian makes Chamizo Chamizo and Indian makes Cambuja From Albarrado and Indian, a Cachimboreta is born From Indian and Cambuja, a Wolf-Return-Backwards is born Wolf-Return-Backwards and Indian makes Hold-Yourself-in-Mid-Air VICENTE GUERRERO1782-1831 PIO PICO1801-1894 ISABEL DE OLVERA Isabel de Olvera, a servant in the expedition of Juan Guerra de Resa , became the first free woman of African Ancestry to venture into Northern New Spain (Santa Fe, New Mexico, 1600). De Resa’s mission was to strengthen the colony of New Mexico on behalf of the Spanish Crown. De Olvera’s presence predates the arrival of Blacks in Jamestown by many years. An articulate wom