Colombian Populations and Ethnics - Colombian Travel Guide

[@HoustonGuy]

Yes, Colombians are made up of various races (just like Americans/USA). And unlike Mexico and Peru, Colombia had a much smaller indigenous (Native-American) population. Since the Spaniards used the indigenous population as slaves, Africans were imported due to the lack of Native-Americans. Colombia also had an influx of Spanish, French, Italian and Arab immigrants (a large percentage of Colombians are of Arab descent). However, the major difference between the British invasion of North America and the Spanish invasion of Latin America, is the British brought their wives/family to the new world while the Spanish Conquistadors (men) didn't...they left their wives/family in Spain and started new "mestizo" families with the natives.

[@COLOMBIAFRANK]

wow Ivan, you know some stuff!

[@ivangomezguitar9518]

Thanks for this . I am Colombian and didn’t know this . 👍

[@angievallejo1951]

Very insightful thank you

[@sebasty1800]

Are you sure about indigenous people being enslaved? I ensueño y don’t know much, but I think it wasn’t like that, hang on, I’ll look into it.

[@glimmeringsea5105]

You forgot certain groups that came in throughout the centuries to Colombia. Among them, Jews, Gypsies, and Basque. Also, the British and Portuguese. Proof: Cemeteries and records. Other Europeans also immigrated to Colombia and don't forget the Africans ( slavery) and Asians (Chinese, Korean, Japanese). Also, looking into records people in the past changed their last names to make them more Spanish, but you will also find that some did not. Genealogical records are very helpful. The young man in the video gave a generalized history. Giving a generalized history is like saying that only the British arrived in the USA. Also, Colombia used to be a major trading post during colonial times. During colonial times, it was the country to go to. It almost became a British colony.

[@jeffreyfell4418]

Great breakdown from a historical viewpoint . I think the majority of people here the US would be surprised by the ethnic diversity in Colombia .

[@COLOMBIAFRANK]

Thx for your comment. I think most people in the world would actually be surprised. And thx to Sebastian it is easy understandable, he is a fountain of knowledge, incredible!

[@HoustonGuy]

Yes, Colombians are made up of various races (just like Americans/USA). And unlike Mexico and Peru, Colombia had a much smaller indigenous (Native-American) population. Since the Spaniards used the indigenous population as slaves, Africans were imported due to the lack of Native-Americans. Colombia also had an influx of Spanish, French, Italian and Arab immigrants (a large percentage of Colombians are of Arab descent). However, the major difference between the British invasion of North America and the Spanish invasion of Latin America, is the British brought their wives/family to the new world while the Spanish Conquistadors (men) didn't...they left their wives/family in Spain and started new "mestizo" families with the natives.

[@protoeuro7637]

The Muisca Chibcha language and culture needs to be preserved. Thanks for the video!

[@nortesur9504]

Colombia is the most multiracial country in America. A mix between the Spanish colonizers, the Africans brought by them; and the Native Americans who were already in that country. Greetings from Mississippi River!

[@COLOMBIAFRANK]

true

[@0xOrganix]

Great video, thank you... Greeting from Valle San Juan, Tolima.

[@COLOMBIAFRANK]

I am happy you like it

[@protoeuro7637]

My direct grandfathers were the Muisca Zipas. I am related through Princess Catalina Moyachoque and Captain Juan de Torres (Conquistador of Cordoba Spain).

[@dianam.agudelo3066]

I am from Medellín/ Colombia. I had my DNA ethnicity estimated just a few months ago ( My heritage) I don't really know how accurate that test could be but, what a surprise! I mean the results I got. I am obviously mostly Hispanic looking and going a bit further by getting tested I found that I am 54% mesoamerican ( indigenous from S. America) 10% Ibero either Spain or Portugal, 8% African ( especially Nigeria and Sierra Leona) 4% Italian, 6% Ashkenazi Jew, 6% french , 8% German, and some from Russia and others. Anyway, I got mainly indigenous heritage and I'm really proud of that. I've got tanned skin, blue/green eyes, black hair, freckles on my face . Also I gotta a brother who is whiter, like 6 feet and 2 inches tall, has green eyes and light brown hair. When the test results came out I thought myself, Oh no wonder!! 😜🇨🇴!

[@COLOMBIAFRANK]

wow, that is quite a mix!

[@chinchanchou]

Tene ojo xq ya estaban diciendo que no son fiables esas pruebas de ADN incluso dan diferentes resultados entre empresas 🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️ son empresas que juegan con la gente

[@abdulkareemnadet1690]

Just have one question do people of Eouropean descent have kids like mestizo and indeginous do

[@davider3590]

Yep. Colombian are very diverse. My mom was Colombian and when I did my DNA test I found out how crazy it is: 20% Native American from colombia/Venezuela region. 32 basque, 10 Middle East…. And from my dad is just Scotland 😂

[@rcafmaintainer3723]

Quite informative.

[@christiantessari]

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[@frankamar9515]

So interesting. My last name is Amar. And my father’s family is from Barranquilla, I am believe we’re one or two families (or just the one family with the surname). But it's so unclear where we originated from. The family has been in Colombia from before my 3 or 2 great grandfathers. I was born in 1985.

[@COLOMBIAFRANK]

Cool! I think there are websites to track your names and find ones origin

[@tinadraper9143]

Tupac Amir was an Inca revolutionary

[@chinchanchou]

@Maria Gonsalves no is a native american surname amir of Tupac

[@Grok1986]

Jesus, it is the same in Mexico. We mixed and have more tribes than that. Two, there is no such thing as race. That is a construct. All indigenous people are related to Asia. Again, there is no such thing as an ethic, it is a colonial construct.

[@schmuelsonsradang4301]

Very informative. But might I ask is there any ethnic named 'Motilones' in Colombia? I have searched throughout internet but couldn't find any solid evidence and stories of this tribe. Thanks.

[@COLOMBIAFRANK]

i don't know

[@schmuelsonsradang4301]

@@COLOMBIAFRANK I read about one American missionary from a book titled 'Bruchko' decades ago about his works among one of the many ethnics in Colombia. At first he worked in Venezuela but ended up finding himself in Colombia among the tribe. Thanks anyway, look like I need to search for more info.

[@jeroortiz8258]

eres colombiano? o ingles?

[@COLOMBIAFRANK]

Soy Suizo colombianisado :-)

[@matthewmann8969]

Most of the high paying jobs and highest forms of office are ruled by Mestizos, Whites, And Middle Easterners while Amerindians get the lowest jobs usually

[@COLOMBIAFRANK]

is there official stats about that?

[@brayanfelipeserrano6486]

@@COLOMBIAFRANK it is a repeated pattern on most of South America that goes from Mexico to Chile; the highest earning socioeconomic stratum tends to be more European on ancestry than does the lower income ones.

[@tinadraper9143]

Indigenous people have no interest in being rich, they are content with basic needs, my mother is full indigenous and I love her side of the family, they are rich in culture, I got to go camping at powwows every weekend with my grandma and those were the best days of my life, morning breakfast and smell of coffee cooking over the fire and visiting with all the people in the camp, I imagine that's what it's like everyday for indigenous villages in Latin America.

[@theyorel1254]

Good Video

[@COLOMBIAFRANK]

Thanks

[@juanmanuelmoramontes3883]

What's said here is true, there are other ethnics, like Arabs, East Asians and Gipsies, but they're even less than the indigenous (even all together) Most "Whites" are from the Andean Region (Mainly Medellin and paisas, Bogota and Santander) Most African descent are in the coasts and Indigenous are mostly at the very South and North of the country.

[@COLOMBIAFRANK]

thank you for your comment

[@juanmanuelgomezrubio3036]

The Native Americans of Colombia are from East Asia.

[@tinadraper9143]

@@juanmanuelgomezrubio3036 the Americas was attached to Asia before the land bridge sunk, the whole continent is from Asia

[@shehzadchowdhury8327]

He didn’t talk about white Colombians and middle eastern Colombians wow

[@COLOMBIAFRANK]

That is true. In Barranquilla you see the middle eastern influence right away. But those movements happened much later, so it was not subject of the discussion. There are also Germans in Santander and I guess much more but that never reached the scale of the other ones.

[@shehzadchowdhury8327]

@@COLOMBIAFRANK listen make a video about white Colombians and another about arab Colombians