Afro-Mexican communities

GPTKB entity

Statements (48)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:ethnic_group
gptkbp:censusCategory gptkb:Afrodescendiente
gptkbp:challenge gptkb:racism
limited access to healthcare
limited access to education
lack of representation
social marginalization
gptkbp:culturalPractice gptkb:Danza_de_los_Diablos
Carnaval de Coyolillo
La Chilena
Son de Artesa
gptkbp:culturalSignificance gptkb:dance
gptkb:food
gptkb:music
gptkb:religion
festivals
gptkbp:descendedFrom Indigenous people
African slaves
free Africans
gptkbp:heritageCelebratedOn Afro-Mexican Day (December 1)
gptkbp:historicalEvent participation in Mexican War of Independence
abolition of slavery in 1829
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Afro-Mexican communities
gptkbp:languageSpoken gptkb:Spanish
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Mexico
gptkbp:location gptkb:Oaxaca
gptkb:Guerrero
gptkb:Veracruz
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:José_María_Morelos
gptkb:Petra_Herrera
gptkb:Yanga
gptkb:Gaspar_Yanga
gptkbp:notableTown gptkb:Costa_Chica
gptkb:Cuajinicuilapa
gptkb:Huehuetán
Santiago Tapextla
gptkbp:organization Mexico Negro A.C.
Red de Mujeres Afrodescendientes
gptkbp:population approximately 2.5 million (2020 census)
gptkbp:recognizedBy gptkb:ethnic_group
2015
Mexican
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:African_diaspora
Afro-Latin American communities
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Catholicism
syncretic religions
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:La_Encrucijada_Biosphere_Reserve
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7