Afro-Spaniards

Afro-Spaniards are Spanish citizens of African descent. There are currently 1,301,000 people on the census that make up 2.4% of the total population of Spain, this being the second largest minority after the Hispanic-American population.

Afro-Spaniards
Total population
 Spain 1.301.296[1] (2020)[2][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

Origin

Most arrive from Nigeria, Equatorial Guinea, Senegal, Angola and Cameroon (Sub-Saharan Africa) and from Morocco, Algeria, Western Sahara and Tunisia (Saharan Africa)[3]

Notable people

Juan de Pareja painted by Diego Velázquez (Metropolitan Museum of Art de Nueva York, 1649–50), detalle

Activists

Artists and writers

Explorers and conquistadores

In entertainment and media

Philanthropists

Politicians

In sports

See also

Sources

  • Appiah, Kwame Anthony; 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

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