Afro-Spaniard

Afro-Spaniard
Afro-español Afro-española
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, Equatorial Guinea, Gambia, Mali and Senegal. Additionally, many Afro-Spaniards born in Spain are from the former Spanish colony Equatorial Guinea. Spaniards of Sub-Saharan ancestry originating in Latin America are generally excluded from this definition.

Notable people

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

  1. ↑ "2015 Year Migration Statistics" (PDF). Spanish National Statistics Institute (Press release).
  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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