Sambumbia - Dominican-Caribbean Genetics and Genealogy

When we think of our blackness or Africanity we often think of our ancestors coming directly from the mother continent or other colonies in the new world. While these are the major sources, there are exceptions to this norm. The black presence in Iberia dates back to the time of the moors in which both the ruling class and the enslaved class had black-African individuals. These Iberians of African descent where numerous both in the free, servant and enslaved classes and many traveled out of their free will as well as accompanying their patrons. These individuals and families would have brought with them in some cases an Afro-Iberian culture that would have then melded into the Afro-creole culture of the colony of Santo Domingo. Quick Facts: Spain : Sevilla, Spain has the oldest Afro-catholic brotherhood which was founded in 1399 ( La Cofradia de los Negritos de Sevilla ) Has living descendants of these African-descendants who have been in Spain for centuries such as the...