LAIS 10 Lecture Notes - Lecture 23: Filipino Mestizo, Mulatto, Susana Baca

• School: UCSB
• Department: Latin American and Iberian Studies
• Course: LAIS 10
• Professor: Hugo Santo Gomez

Document Summary

Film: black in latin america - mexico & peru: a. Black in latin america ( episode 4 ) mexico peru a hidden race. More slaves came to mexico and peru than came to the usa in the entire history of the slave trade. Fandangos - metaphor for the african roots of mexican culture. Using mexican tools to practice african traditions or indulge in african culture origins. Dropping the s at the end of words. Veracruz - main point of entry for latin american slavery. From ports in africa to port here took about 2 months of travel. 1553: viceroy luis asked king charles to curtail the slave trade, fearing an uprising, because blacks and mulattos were beginning to outnumber white people. Slaves were considered luxuries - 400 pesos for a slave which is equal to a house. Slaves were medically checked as they got to the port in veracruz. Families hiding that they are black and of african heritage.