Afro-Mexicans

E49099

Mexican people of African descent ethnic group

Afro-Mexicans are a culturally distinct community in Mexico descended largely from enslaved Africans, whose historical contributions range from participation in the independence movement to shaping regional music, cuisine, and traditions, particularly along the coasts.

Aliases (1)

Afro-Mexican ×2

Statements (60)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Mexican people of African descent → ethnic group →
activism	movement for recognition and rights →
censusSelfIdentificationCategory	Afro-Mexican → Afrodescendiente →
colonialPowerInPeriodOfArrival	Spanish Empire →
constitutionalArticleMention	Article 2 of the Mexican Constitution →
continent	North America →
country	Mexico →
culturalInfluence	Mexican dance → Mexican music → oral traditions → regional cuisine → religious festivities → vernacular Spanish →
ethnicOrigin	Africans → Europeans → Indigenous peoples of Mexico →
heritageDayOrFestivity	Afro-Mexican cultural festivals in Costa Chica →
historicalOrigin	transatlantic slave trade →
historicalPeriodOfArrival	16th century → 17th century →
historicalRole	participation in Mexican War of Independence →
identityLabel	afromestizo → afromexicano →
language	Spanish →
legalRecognitionYear	2019 constitutional recognition as Afro-Mexican people →
majorRegion	Campeche → Coastal areas of Michoacán → Costa Chica of Guerrero → Costa Chica of Oaxaca → Quintana Roo → Tabasco → Veracruz → Yucatán Peninsula →
musicInstrumentAssociation	jarana jarocha → marimbol → percussion instruments →
notableHistoricalFigure	Vicente Guerrero →
notableHistoricalFigureEthnicity	Afro-mestizo →
notableHistoricalFigureRole	second president of Mexico →
populationCensus2020	approximately 2.5 million →
populationShare2020	around 2 percent of Mexico’s population →
recognizedAsEthnicGroupBy	Government of Mexico →
recognizedAsEthnicGroupInCensus	2015 intercensal survey → 2020 Mexican census →
relatedGroup	Afro-Caribbeans → Afro-Latin Americans → Garifuna people →
religion	Afro-American folk religion → Protestantism → Roman Catholicism →
socialIssue	marginalization → racial discrimination →
traditionalDance	danza de los diablos →
traditionalFood	plantain-based dishes → rice and beans dishes → seafood-based dishes →
traditionalMusic	chilena music → son jarocho →

Referenced by (4)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Afro-Mexicans ("Afro-Mexican") →	censusSelfIdentificationCategory
Vicente Guerrero ("Afro-Mexican") →	ethnicGroup
Afro-Latin Americans →	relatedGroup
Mexican War of Independence →	socialGroupInvolved