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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Mexican Fine Arts Center--Museum (Chicago, Ill.) Museo de Historia Mexicana (Monterrey, Mexico) National Hispanic Cultural Center of New Mexico |
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Other Authors: | Herrera, Claudia |
Language: | English Spanish |
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English |
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Parallel text in English and Spanish on facing pages. |
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Chicago, IL :
Mexican Fine Arts Center Museum,
[2006], ©2006.
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Physical Description: | 229 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 30 cm |
Format: | Book |