The African presence in México : from Yanga to the present / [catalogue coordinated by Claudia Herrera].

For nearly 500 years, the existence and contributions of the African descendants in Mexico have been overlooked. Soon Africans arrived in Mexico in 1519 Yanga, an African leader, founded the first free African township in the Americas (January 6, 1609). Since then Africans have continued to contribu...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	Mexican Fine Arts Center--Museum (Chicago, Ill.) Museo de Historia Mexicana (Monterrey, Mexico) National Hispanic Cultural Center of New Mexico
Other Authors:	Herrera, Claudia
Language:	English Spanish
Language of the Original:	English
Language and/or Writing System:	Parallel text in English and Spanish on facing pages.
Published:	Chicago, IL : Mexican Fine Arts Center Museum, [2006], ©2006.
Subjects:	Mexican Fine Arts Center--Museum (Chicago, Ill.) > Exhibitions. Black people in art > Exhibitions. Black people > Mexico > Exhibitions. Mexico > Civilization > African influences > Exhibitions.
Genre:	Exhibitions.
Local Note:	MSU: Purchased with funds provided by the Russell and Laura Whalls Library Endowment Fund.
Physical Description:	229 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 30 cm
Format:	Book

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