Afro-Spaniard
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| Total population | ||||||||||
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( Spain Estimated at 683,000.[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 | ||||||||||
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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.
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
In entertainment and media
- Francine Gálvez, journalist
- Vicenta Ndongo, actress
- Concha Buika, singer
- Emilio Buale, actor
- Virginia Buika, singer
- Frank T, MC and rap producer
- Dareysteel, rapper
- Desirée Ndjambo, journalist
- El Chojin, rapper
- Santiago Zannou, film director
- Jimmy Castro, actor
- Hijas del Sol, music duo
- Paloma Loribo, singer
- Norberto de Noah, singer and writer
Politicians
In sports
- Miguel Jones, former football player
- Vicente Engonga, football manager and former player
- Benjamín Zarandona, retired football player
- Venancio José, athlete
- David Davis, retired handball player
- Lauren, retired football player
- Rodolfo Bodipo, retired football player
- Glory Alozie, athlete
- Yago Yao, football player
- Souley Drame, basketball player
- Iván Zarandona, football player
- Valdo, football player
- Josephine Onyia, athlete
- Marta Mangué, handball player
- Alfi Conteh-Lacalle, football player
- Javier Balboa, football player
- Trihas Gebre, athlete
- Eva Ngui, athlete
- Jade Boho, football player
- Ruth Ndoumbe, athlete
- Mark Ujakpor, athlete
- Manuel Onwu, football player
- Richard Nguema, basketball player
- Godwin Antwi, football player
- Jean Marie Okutu, athlete
- Stephen Sunday, football player
- Aauri Bokesa, athlete and basketball player
- Iván Bolado, football player
- José Luis Collins, former basketball player
- Serge Ibaka, basketball player
- Emilio Nsue, football player
- Pedro Obiang, football player
- Eddy Israfilov, football player
- Joel Johnson, football player
- Omar Mascarell, football player
- Derik Osede, football player
- Jonás Ramalho, football player
- Astou Ndour, basketball player
- Keita Baldé Diao, football player
- Ilimane Diop, basketball player
- Mamadou Diop, basketball player
- Mamadou Tounkara, football player
- Adama Traoré, football player
- Iris Junio, basketball player
- Larry Abia, basketball player
- Sitapha Savane, basketball player
- Iñaki Williams, football player
- Marcelo Djaló, football player
- Pape Cheikh Diop, football player
- Nely Carla Alberto, handball player
- Alexandrina Barbosa, handball player
- Moussa Bandeh, football player
Sources
- 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
- ↑ http://www.ine.es/inebase/cgi/axi?AXIS_PATH=/inebase/temas/t20/e245/p04/a2006/l0/&FILE_AXIS=00000010.px&CGI_DEFAULT=/inebase/temas/cgi.opt&COMANDO=SELECCION&CGI_URL=/inebase/cgi/
- ↑ https://blackstoriesfromspain.wordpress.com/
- ↑ http://afroeurope.blogspot.pe/2011/11/africa-vive-biggest-cultural-event-in.html
See also
- Afro-Hispanic people}
- Dominicans in Spain
- Fernandino peoples
- Spanish Guinea
- Spanish Equatoguineans
- African immigration to Europe
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