Afro-Spaniards

Afro-Spaniards are Spanish nationals of sub-Saharan 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.

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

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
  • Juan Latino, poet and Renaissance humanist
  • Juan de Pareja, painter of Morisco origin born in Antequera. Whether he had Sub-Saharan ancestry is unknown.

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
  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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