Descendent of the slaves brought into Peru and Columbia over one hundred years ago. Crossed with Indian tribe...
File — Box: 1, Item: 60
Scope and Contents
A Guajiro/Wayuu old man (From Dr. Roberto Lizarralde: I am not sure but possibly with some Negro blood, as the JMD comment says. In colonial times the Guajiro acquired black slaves from the Dutch. Also there has been some crossing in more recent times, with black Colombians from the northern coast, mostly on the Colombian side of the Guajiro peninsula)
Repository Details
Part of the Benson Latin American Collection, The University of Texas at Austin Repository
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2300 Red River Street
Austin Texas 78712 United States
(512) 495-4578
bensonspecialcollections@austin.utexas.edu