Afro-Spaniard

Afro-Spaniard
Hispano-africano

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Total population
(Spain Estimated at 683,000 is 1.5 % of Population in Spain.)
Regions with significant populations
Andalusia, Catalonia, the Balearics, the Canaries, Madrid, Murcia, Valencia
Languages
Spanish; 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 Angola, Brazil, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Equatorial Guinea, Ghana, Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Nigeria and Senegal. Additionally, many Afro-Spaniards born in Spain are from the former Spanish colony Equatorial Guinea.

Notable people

Activists

• Antumi Toasijé, historian and pan-African activist

Artists and writers

• Juan Latino, poet and Renaissance humanist
• Juan de Pareja, painter

Explorers and conquistadores

• Juan Valiente
• Juan Garrido

In entertainment and media

3

Politicians

• Dolores Johnson
• Rita Bosaho

In sports

3

Source

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.

See also

• Afro-Hispanic people
• Fernandino peoples
• Spanish Guinea
• Spanish Equatoguineans
• African immigration to Europe