Gaspar Yanga

GPTKB entity

Statements (24)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf historical figure
revolutionary
gptkbp:birthDate circa 1545
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Africa
gptkb:Gabon
gptkbp:commemoratedBy Yanga Day festival
statue in Yanga, Veracruz
gptkbp:deathDate circa 1618
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Mexico
gptkbp:freedSlaves yes
gptkbp:historicalEvent gptkb:Yanga_slave_rebellion
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Gaspar Yanga
gptkbp:knownFor leading a slave revolt in Mexico
founding the first free African settlement in the Americas
gptkbp:legacy considered a national hero in Mexico
subject of annual festival in Yanga, Veracruz
gptkbp:nationality Mexican
African
gptkbp:otherName gptkb:Nyanga
gptkbp:resistantTo Spanish colonial authorities
gptkbp:role leader of maroon community
gptkbp:settlementFounded Yanga, Veracruz
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Afro-Mexican
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6