Afro-Ecuadorians
Afroecuatorianos (Spanish) | |
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Total population | |
569,212(2022 census)[1] 3.36% of the Ecuadorian population Mulattoes are considered mixed, not black. | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Esmeraldas,Guayaquil,Valle del Chota,Imbabura ProvinceSucumbíos ProvinceSmall minorities live in the U.S., and Spain | |
Languages | |
Spanish | |
Religion | |
PredominantlyCatholicism | |
Related ethnic groups | |
OtherAfro-Latin Americans |
Afro-Ecuadorians(Spanish:Afroecuatorianos), also known asBlack Ecuadorians(Spanish:Ecuatorianos Negros), areEcuadoriansof predominantlySub-Saharan Africandescent.[2]
History and background
[edit]Most Afro-Ecuadorians are the descendants of enslaved Africans who were transported by predominantly British slavers to Ecuador from the early 16th century.[3]In 1553, the first enslaved Africans reached Ecuador in Quito when aslave shipheading to Peru was stranded off the Ecuadorian coast. The enslaved Africans escaped and establishedmaroonsettlements in Esmeraldas, which became a safe haven as many Africans fleeing slave conditions either escaped to there or were forced to live there. Eventually, they started moving from their traditional homeland and were settling everywhere in Ecuador.[4]
Racism, on an individual basis and societally are strongly discriminated against by themestizoandcriollopopulations.[5][6]As a result, along with lack of government funding and low social mobility poverty affects their community more so than the white and mestizo population of Ecuador.[7][8]After slavery was abolished in 1851, Africans became marginalized in Ecuador, dominated by the plantation owners.[9]
Afro-Ecuadorian people and culture are found primarily in the country's northwest coastal region. The majority of the Afro-Ecuadorian population (70%)[10]are found in the province ofEsmeraldasand theValle del Chotain theImbabura Province,where they are the majority.[11]They can be also found in significant numbers inGuayaquil,and inIbarra,where in some neighborhoods, they make up a majority.[12]Many Afro-Ecuadorians have participated in sports, for instance playing with theEcuador national football team,many of whom hail from Valle del Chota.[13]
Culture
[edit]Afro-Ecuadorian culture may be analysed by considering the two main epicenters of historical presence: the province ofEsmeraldas,and theChota Valley.[14]In Ecuador it is often said that Afro Ecuadorians live predominantly in warm places like Esmeraldas.[15]Afro-Ecuadorian culture is a result of theTrans-atlantic slave trade.[11]Their culture and its impact on Ecuador has led to many aspects fromWestandCentral Africacultures being preserved via ordinary acts of resistance and commerce.[16]Examples of these include the use ofpolyrhythmic techniques,traditional instruments and dances; along with food ways such as the use ofcrops brought from Africa,like thePlantainandPigeon pea,and oral traditions and mythology likeLa Tunda.[17][18][19][20]When women wear their hair as it grows naturally, it is often associated with poverty, which is why successful or upwardly mobile women tended to straighten their hair.[21]
Music
[edit]Marimbamusicis popular from Esmeraldas to thePacific Region of Colombia.It was considered anIntangible cultural heritagebyUNESCOin 2010.[22]It gets its name from the prominent use ofmarimbas,but is accompanied along with dances, chants, drums and other instruments specific to this region such as thebombo,thecununoand theguasá.[23]
Sometimes this music is played in religious ceremonies, as well as in celebrations and parties. It features call-and-response chanting along with the music. Some of the rhythms associated with it arecurrulao,bambucoandandarele.[24]
On the other hand, in the Chota Valley there isbombamusic. It can vary from mid-tempo to a very fast rhythm. It is usually played with guitars, as well as the main local instrument calledbomba,which is a drum, along with aguiro,and sometimesbombosandbongos.A variation of it played byla banda mocha,groups who playbombawith abombo,guiroand plant leaves to give melody.[25]
Religion
[edit]The religious practice among Afro-Ecuadorians is usuallyCatholic.Catholic worship is distinctive in Esmeraldas, and sometimes is done withmarimba[26][27]
Political framework
[edit]Numerous organizations have been established in Ecuador to for Afro-Ecuadorian issues. TheAfro-Ecuadorian Development Council(CONDAE).Afro-Ecuadorian Development Corporation(Corporación de Desarrollo Afroecuatoriano, CODAE), institutionalized in 2002,Asociación de Negros Ecuatorianos(ASONE), founded in 1988,Afro-Ecuadorian Institute,founded 1989, theAgustín Delgado Foundation,the Black Community Movement (El Proceso de Comunidades Negras) and TheNational Confederation of Afro-Ecuadorians(Confederación Nacional Afroecuatoriana, CNA) are amongst some of the institutional frameworks in place in Ecuador.[9]TheWorld Bankhas given loans for Afro-Ecuadorian development proposals in Ecuador since 1998, loaning $34 million for related projects between 2003 and 2007, andUSAIDalso monitored the 2006 elections in Ecuador to ensure that Afro-Ecuadorians were not being unfairly underrepresented.[9]
Notable Afro-Ecuadorians
[edit]Historical
[edit]- Alonso de Illescas(1528-1600s), AfricanMaroonleader in Esmeraldas in colonial Ecuador.
- Francisco de Arobe(1543 - after 1606) leader of Afro-indigenousmarooncommunities
- María del Tránsito Sorroza,midwife and formerly enslaved woman.
- Martina Carrillo(1750–1778), Ecuadorian activist, born enslaved, who fought for the rights of Afro-Ecuadorians.
Politics
[edit]Government
[edit]- Diana Salazar Méndez,Attorney General of Ecuador
- Lucía Sosa,Mayor ofEsmeraldasfrom 2005 to 2013 and 2014 to 2018
- Paola Cabezas,first Afro-Ecuadorian presenter ofEcuador TVand politician[28]
Activism
[edit]- Jaime Hurtado,from Guayaquil; known for fighting for the rights of the working people of Ecuador; founder and leader of theDemocratic People's Movement(MPD); assassinated in the winter of 1999[29]
Music
[edit]- Guillermo Ayoví Erazo,EcuadorianMarimbaplayer and singer.
- Karla Kanora,Ecuadorian singer.
- Eddy More, Ecuadorian songwriter.
Literature
[edit]- Adalberto Ortiz(1914–2003), poet, diplomat and author.
- Nelson Estupiñán Bass(1912–2012), poet and author.
Sports
[edit]Bo xing
[edit]- Carlos Andrés Mina,Ecuadorian Light heavyweight boxer
- María José Palacios,Ecuadorian women's Olympic lightweight boxer
- Érika Pachito,Ecuadorian women's Olympic middleweight boxer
Judo
[edit]- Carmen Chalá,Ecuadorian Olympic Judoka.
- Diana Chalá,Ecuadorian Olympic Judoka.
- Vanessa Chalá,Ecuadorian Olympic Judoka.
Discus
[edit]- Juan José Caicedo,Ecuadorian discus thrower that competed in the2020 Summer Olympics
Weightlifting
[edit]- Neisi Dajomes,Gold medalist for women's weightlifting in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics
- Tamara Salazar,Silver medalist for women's weightlifting in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics
- Angie Palacios,Ecuadorian Olympic weightlifter and sister of Neisi Dajomes
- Alexandra Escobar,Ecuadorian Olympic weightlifter
- Oliba Nieve,Gold medalist for women's weightlifting in2007 Pan American Games
Sprinting
[edit]- Álex Quiñónez,Ecuadorian Olympic sprinter; finalist in 200-meter dash at the2012 Summer Olympics
- Ángela Tenorio,Ecuador Olympic sprinter
- Yuliana Angulo,Ecuadorian Olympic sprinter
- Virginia Villalba,Ecuadorian Olympic sprinter[30][31]
Football
[edit]- Gabriel Achilier,player
- Darío Aimar,player
- Franklin Anangonó,player and manager
- Brayan Angulo,player
- Nilson Angulo,player
- Tamara Angulo,player
- Rorys Aragón,player
- Robert Arboleda,player
- Michael Arroyo,player
- Jaime Ayoví,player
- Walter Ayoví,player
- Óscar Bagüí,player
- Maximo Banguera,player
- Christian Benítez,player
- Álex Bolaños,player
- Alexander Bolaños,player
- Miller Bolaños,player
- Adrián Bone,player
- Carina Caicedo,player
- Felipe Caicedo,player
- Jessy Caicedo,player
- Moisés Caicedo,player
- Wilson Carabalí,player and manager
- Byron Castillo,player
- Segundo Castillo,player and manager
- Juan Cazares,player
- Walter Chalá,player
- Nicole Charcopa,player
- José Cifuentes,player
- Janner Corozo,player
- Ulises de la Cruz,player
- Agustin Delgado,player hailing from Juncal village; signed a $3.5 million deal with the team from Southampton, England in 2001
- Alexander Domínguez,player
- Frickson Erazo,player
- Giovanny Espinoza,player
- Pervis Estupiñán,player
- Christian García,player
- Carlos Gruezo,player
- Jorge Guagua,player
- Joffre Guerrón,player
- Renato Ibarra,player
- Romario Ibarra,player
- Anderson Julio,player
- Ivan Hurtado,player
- Jhojan Julio,player
- Jefferson Lara,player
- Juan Carlos León,player and manager
- Fidel Martínez,player
- Édison Méndez,player and manager
- Sebas Méndez,player for theOrlando City SC
- Arturo Mina,player
- Katherine Ortiz,player
- Jairo Padilla,player
- Diego Palacios,player
- Juan Carlos Paredes,player
- Gonzalo Plata,player
- Joao Plata,player
- Ángelo Preciado,player
- Ayrton Preciado,player
- Mónica Quinteros,player
- Hólger Quiñónez,player and manager
- Djorkaeff Reasco,player
- Néicer Reasco,player
- Moisés Ramírez,player
- Kevin Rodríguez,player
- Alberto Spencer(1937–2006), player and all-time top scorer of theCopa Libertadores
- Antonio Valencia,player forManchester Unitedand Ecuador national team
- Enner Valencia,player forInternacionaland Ecuador national team
- José Valencia,player
- Gustavo Vallecilla,player
- Erika Vásquez,player
- Pedro Velasco,player
- Wendy Villón,player and manager
- John Yeboah,player
Gallery
[edit]See also
[edit]References
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- ^Gonzalez, David; Alarcón, Johis (2019-05-31)."Afro-Ecuadoreans Maintain Identity Through Spiritual Practices".The New York Times.ISSN0362-4331.Retrieved2021-08-12.
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External links
[edit]- Centro Cultural AfroecuatorianoWebsite with much information on this subject