Johnny Laboriel
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Juan José Laboriel López, commonly known as just Johnny Laboriel, was an Afro-Mexican rock and roll singer. His career started in 1958, when at 16 years old he joined the rock and roll group "Los Rebe
Johnny Laboriel (left) with fan
Afro-Mexicans
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Afro-Mexicans, also known as Black Mexicans, are Mexicans of total or predominantly African ancestry. As a single population, Afro-Mexicans include individuals descended from both free and enslaved Af
Johnny Laboriel
…Juan José Laboriel López (July 9, 1942 – September 18, 2013), commonly known as just Johnny Laboriel, was an Afro-Mexican rock and roll singer. His career started in 1958, when at 16 years old he joined the rock and roll group "Los Rebeldes del Rock". In 2004, Laboriel was…
Monument to Gaspar Yanga, founder of the first free town of escaped slaves in North America. The settlement is now known as Yanga, Veracruz.
Parts of the fort complex at San Juan de Ulúa were built by enslaved West Africans and indigenous Mexicans. In 2017, the fort and the town of Yanga were declared "Sites of Memory" by INAH and UNESCO as part of The Slave Route Project.
Spanish conquistadors led by Hernán Cortés. The Spaniards are accompanied by native porters, Malinche and a black man who may be Juan Garrido. Codex Azcatitlan.
Casta painting of a Spaniard, a Negra and a Mulatto. José de Alcíbar. 18th c.