History of African Slavery in Puerto Rico!

[@coquireport]

Correction: In the video I made an mistake in saying that by the year 1800, as many as 40,000 slaves were brought to Puerto Rico.. It should be by the early to mid 1800s. In fact, the Royal census of Puerto Rico in 1834 established that the island's population included 42,000 enslaved Africans. Check out our latest videos and don't forget to subscribe: #kzbin.info/door/To60wq-51-fOC83devwV3A

[@loveandpeace3545]

Everything you said I agree with. I am Puerto Rican and I watch alot of videos from Africa especially Ghana. I now realize where we got our delicious food from. For example we call it Mofongo and they call it Fufu, their rice is called jollof ours is called yellow rice. They make stews which we call sancocho. They were the originators of the Pilon y Maceta. We need to give our African ancestors more credit for their contributions to Puerto Rican society.

[@coquireport]

loveandpeace..Check out this video on PR food..kzbin.info/www/bejne/n4DMk4B7bZucjdU

[@MegaBrandon3]

You black my G not Nilot...Negro...Schematic Negro

[@angelymariehernandez4969]

Mofongo is not the same as fufu. Mofongo is made from green platin and fufu is made from casabe. ( Yuca )

[@ninjawatcher6955]

@@angelymariehernandez4969original fufu is made from platano. It is now made from casaba when yucca was introduced from the new world. And fufu is more closely related to mangu.

[@java8381]

As an American of Cuban origin myself, we actually do call fufu, what you guys call mofongo in PR.

[@alexmckenzie8491]

Great video! My kids are P. Ricans - born there in the 1980s. It is disgusting to learn about slavery, but it really happened and it continues to this day, be it in Africa, even in the UK (where I am from) and I am sure other places too. A tip - if you go to Brussels, make sure to visit the Museum of Africa in Tervuren, a short bus ride out of town. Based around what was once the Belgian Congo (now Zaire), and encyclopedic display of costumes, musical instruments, artefacts, religious statues and absolutely everything. Well worth seeing! Viva Puerto Rico.

[@SALSAKID49]

Puerto Rico aka Rich Port as a Puerto Rican man born and raised in NYC = Brooklyn... I was told of how my grandmother on my father side was the granddaughter of African slave from Loíza, Puerto Rico My grandparents had (11) kids. My father was born in Loíza, Puerto Rico in 1926 I am blessed to be a Boricua Peace to all on this channel YT feed

[@jbb6109]

You are an Israelite brother wake up your not a rich port!!!! I spread this to all my people we need to wake up we in a deeeeeeeep sleep in the world but we waking up slowly now the closer we get to the end of this thing

[@SALSAKID49]

@@jbb6109 Youngster, you don't go around defining someone else or others, but just for yourself... Pero yo si creo en algo 🤯😎✌ kzbin.info/www/bejne/lZbEkpmkopepl7Msi=cqoJTC6Tpp3OmWnf

[@vegetarianandsimple5388]

In my Ancestry DNA cousin matches I have many Puerto Ricans my English speaking Caribbean people had to be among the slaves that Immigrated there

[@thirsty57]

​@@jbb6109stop telling this lie

[@violetdreams6603]

You are not Boriqua.. you are so much more than that! You are the Biblical Israelites from the tribe of Ephram 💪🏾

[@cruzvandewark]

¡Awesome video! My father is Puerto Rican. I did an ancestry test and the genetic make-up of Puerto Ricans is so mixed. I got 15% African( mostly Bantu) and 7% Native Puerto Rican and a mix of European ethnicities mostly Spanish but Portugal, Basque, and French.

[@davidortega357]

3, combinations make up. Puerto Rican euro, Africa, and native Tainos there called euro zambos

[@TonyMy718]

Wtf is a native Puerto Rican…you mean taino???

[@Autonomia_para_Puerto_Rico]

​@@TonyMy718there's no such thing as tainos, that's the name spaniards gave to many different natives in the Caribbean.

[@ivycolon5170]

​@@davidortega357Not all puertoricans have tainos blood some are euro or africans or some has Jews blood, middle East blood, Asia ECT

[@NukeLightrider]

Knowledge of self is the first step to enlightenment.

[@i.r.6397]

Thank you for this video 🙏🏼

[@jessejones1109]

I TRULY APPRECIATE YOUR CONTEXT ON THIS VERY IMPORTANT MATTER AT HAND ✋️ 👏 PEACE

[@boondockbluesaint5989]

Fantastic video!

[@edortiz14]

Thank you very much. Very informative and with some details I didn’t know about. I’ll be looking forward to watching more videos.

[@SAMSONMKE]

thanks for this educational video brother you are doing gods work spreading knowledge of our history god bless🙏🏾

[@phyllissimon-q8n]

THE HISTORY OF PUERTO RICO SHOULD START IN THE SCHOOL BECAUSE MANY PEOPLE OF AFRICAN DESCENT ARE ASHAMED OF THEIR HISTORY AND TRY TO IGNORE IT BECAUSE IT'S TOO PAINFUL. THERE ARE BLACK PUERTO RICANS, WHO WITH ALL THE KNOWLEDGE OUT THERE STILL OPENLY DENY THEIR AFRICAN HERITAGE AS YOU STARE INTO THEIR BLACK FACES. AND I FEEL SORRY FOR THEM BECAUSE I KNOW THAT IT ALL COMES OUT OF IGNORANCE OF SELF..

[@coquireport]

@user-zv7wx9ze7f Are you Puerto Rican?

[@EastSideEnT-t5s]

There is no such thing as black ...the Europeans made that up , its their philosophy, we are African

[@beordiish2671]

All black people didn't come from Africa.....

[@JustJoe711]

My entire family is originally from the western mountains of Puerto Rico. My ancestry and DNA is mostly Spanish and from the Canary Islands. My DNA also shows approximately 15% Taino and 5% Central West African. Even though there isn't much outward evidence of African ancestry in my immediate family members and myself we still fully accept our African ancestry. African, European, Taino etc. ancestry varies throughout all of Puerto Rico, so as a whole we're very ' mixed ' race and we're very proud of ALL of who we truly are. 🇵🇷

[@mindy2215]

There are blacks in PR including the ones who enter illegally along the coasts. Most of them are black and all from the same country.

[@madbomber40]

Knowledge is power

[@wilfredmack3665]

It warms my heart to watch videos which shed light on the shared African/ Caribbean roots. Too bad the powers that be want to keep those who don't know in the dark. Keep up the good work

[@MrBubyV]

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[@MrBubyV]

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[@Spaceghost1241]

Love your work! Keep it coming 🎉

[@DrVictorQ]

I appreciate your channel. As to this video, what are your sources, please?

[@MrBubyV]

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[@edwinserrano1070]

There is a saying in Puerto Rico that goes as: "El que no tiene Dinka, tiene Mandinka" (sometimes pronounced incorrectly as Dinga y Mandinga) ... which means "surely, you have Dinka or Mandinka-african tribes- somewhere in your bloodline."

[@loveandpeace3545]

@edwinserrano1070 - My mother used to say that all the time, I never knew what it meant, thanks for clearing it up, she would say it with the g instead of the k.

[@beberivera7011]

Grandmother used to say it, and I had no clue either! Ty!

[@My_Vision_Iconic]

😂💯👏🏾

[@ptahsekhemtehuti5824]

Wow ! I just came from San Juan and Loisa Piñones and actually made a post about this on my Facebook page 💯💯💯

[@kennyblackbird5674]

Not bad! A real nice history lesson! Thanks.

[@apamtv]

Great video, very educational, thank you!

[@MrBubyV]

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[@All.Natural.]

I knew about the African slaves but had no idea of how many Tanio slaves there were! Just mind boggling!

[@MrBlazinerday]

Taino

[@shermanw711]

They are so sad that they think slavery stated in america then wonder why your mother had 10 kids its from slave Dna no 1 women should have 10 kids wake up stop haating american born blacks we are not the enimies IQUOIS INDIANS FROM VA .

[@carmenhomer1965]

Enjoyed learning

[@polofunk]

Dang African was scattered all over the World

[@BohemothWatts-vz1lc]

Even in Alaska

[@MyLoganTreks]

Excellent content and educating people on the history and legacy of the people that should be preserved. The archived map images are beautiful and recommend everyone visiting a Taino museum while on the island. If you aren't married to, or friends with Boriquas you are totally missing out there are no holiday traditions around the dinner table better than the home kitchen of any PR abuelas on this island. Mi Casa e Su Casa sempre par mi Boriqua familia. My most memorable years spent with the kindest neighbors and friends from this island.

[@zeezee1963]

Thank you for the history lesson regarding Puerto Rico 🇵🇷

[@coquireport]

@zeezee1963 You're welcomed!

[@MartinGonzalez-j8j]

We Puerto Ricans are a mix of many cultures. Thats what makes us so great 😸😸😸 and why so many others hate us or have a jealous hatred in their heart for us. Be proud 🦚🦚🦚 and not stuck up. 🇵🇷🇵🇷🇵🇷🇵🇷🇵🇷💯💯💯💯

[@waynegordon8373]

I'm glad I was able to view this

[@reginajennings5148]

I Most Definitely,Loved To Learn About The Enrichment History Of THE ENSLAVEMENT OF BLACK AFRICAN PEOPLE IN PUERTO RICO.

[@MrBubyV]

Look up and research Arturo Alfonso Schomburg and the Harlem New York Schomburg Center on 135th It’s always been there. 📚 …….Now you know. 📕

[@MrBubyV]

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[@noeljimenez8]

Thank you

[@sedecim]

Finally ! Thank you we izz family!

[@MrBubyV]

Look up and research Arturo Alfonso Schomburg and the Harlem New York Schomburg Center on 135th It’s always been there. 📚 …….Now you know. 📕

[@danielmota1095]

Please do videos on slavery in other Latin American Nations.

[@bangswift]

This info of Puerto Rico

[@EFRAINBX]

Great information. Would like to see a movie about this

[@coquireport]

@EFRAINBX You'll love this video..kzbin.info/www/bejne/gZivaZyXmM5-asU

[@valentinr.dominguez2892]

The Tainos did not disappear as a people because of slavery because the enslavement of native peoples was prohibited by the Spanish crown. Many died because of diseases, but Taino blood continued to exist for centuries because of intermarriage.

[@coquireport]

Initially, the Taino were worked hard before the Spanish crown's prohibition...but it was mainly disease that killed most off..The video mentions that.

[@valentinr.dominguez2892]

@@coquireport Another British atrocity that few are aware of is the Tasmanian genocide. Also, in Australia, the native peoples were originally classied in the flora/fauna category.

[@sandgarmor]

Lately lots of Puerto Ricans are taking DNA's tests and most of them have a large proportion of Taino's blood. We are talking about 15%, 20%, 30%. Where is the genocide? This is just a consequence of the Black Legend against Spain. When you get said a million times the same lie you end up thinking It IS true. I am from the Canary Islands and we were also told that guanches were exterminated. Now recent DNA studies discovered that we have from 25% to 54% guanche DNA depending on the island. That is a lot. They just mixed

[@AdamRojas]

I think black people know our Puerto Rican history..because I've always gotten along beautifully with them all my life. ✊️

[@coquireport]

@AdamRojas Americans? I doubt it!

[@EastSideEnT-t5s]

We are African..the Europeans made up the black and white construct .

[@EastSideEnT-t5s]

​@@coquireportWhat problem do African Americans have with Puerto Rican people?? I'm frm Chicago...only the only Mexicans are racist because they're more European

[@Janu-lj9hf]

@@coquireportExactly, they call us racist and tell us we aren’t black every chance they get while simultaneously getting mad some latinos won’t accept the fact they are black. African, Caribbean and European blacks however, are a different story. They tend to understand history better than the Americans and don’t go around questioning the validity of our black roots.

[@truthtruth3717]

Why do you doubt it? ​@@coquireport

[@michaelangelo4147]

I wish that Puerto Rico had more documented history on the families and their origin to pinpoint a timeline of when the family or person had arrived on the island. But unfortunately it seems that many suffered from dyslexia. Whether that was through the Taino indigenous people, the Africans and even the Europeans, who did a poor job in documenting anything. I even heard of stories with parents not having their children registered in their municipalities with a birth certificate as far as 5-10 years later after the child was born making it more difficult to pinpoint the exact age for these individuals because for many children where born in their own homes and not in the hospital.

[@coquireport]

@michaelangelo147 That was the case in many places all over the world at that time..

[@Follower_of_Yahusha]

All facts here. Sad since I’m darker my own people treat me differently. Too used to the light skin. Light skin boricuas say you’re not Puerto Rican you’re black. They need a history lesson

[@coquireport]

@Follower_of_yahusha Sorry to hear that..Most Puerto Ricans should realize they have substantial West African DNA in their blood..I wear mine with pride..

[@Follower_of_Yahusha]

@@coquireport Gracias ‘mano. I appreciate it. Music,food,dances. Tres Razas. We are a mix and should wear it with pride 🇵🇷

[@villian2.]

​@@Follower_of_Yahusha yo peace shalom

[@chrismartinez3034]

que pajoooooo!!!!! mentira!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@coquireport]

@@chrismartinez3034 ?

[@perico400]

A fact that is not usually said in Anglo history, a large part of the slave trade in Spain was imposed on us in the peace treaty with England in the 7 Years' War in the Black Seat where England secured a number of slaves. year

[@jeremyhodge6216]

Thanks for this video. I always wanted to know about Afro Latino people 😌👌💯

[@MrBubyV]

Look up and research Arturo Alfonso Schomburg and the Harlem New York Schomburg Center on 135th It’s always been there. 📚 …….Now you know. 📕

[@Mokshana.ankara]

my dad is puerto rican and my mom's mother is puerto rican. I knew my dad's grandmother was fully Taino, and our last name is actually Arabic from the Lebanese and Syrian immigrants that went to Puerto Rico in the mid 1800s. But my DNA results were also able to trace 15% of my DNA back to Africa as well, Nigeria and Senegal.

[@jrod25221]

You should have had a time line if which would make have been needed

[@JosephRibot]

Awesome video, great information for myself true borinquen

[@ricanflow2]

I heard on one of those dna channels that the average percentage of African descent of PR was 7% not 20 % like this video claims

[@coquireport]

@ricanflow2 That DNA channel is wrong!

[@ricanflow2]

@coquireport ok thanks and thanks for your great work, i really enjoy it. I wish you success with your channel which is great

[@coquireport]

@@ricanflow2 Check out this video which breaks down PR DNA..kzbin.info/www/bejne/j2qokmWboMR2e80

[@ferminmarrero7781]

After ,I learn ,and begin to read I alway identified with my African and Taino side.

[@tommyadkins844]

As a afro Puerto Rican this cleared a lot of questions, i was never told the difference of the english and spainsh slave systems. Not only did you clear that up that explans why there are were so many mixed people today. Hey have you thogth to make a video on the history of the machete in Puerto Rico? considering it such a symbol in our history.

[@coquireport]

tommyadkins844 You shouldn't use the term afro Puerto Rican..You're just a Puerto Rican..

[@tommyadkins844]

@@coquireport You know your rigth on that note. Why use a term that was made by snobish elites to divided people. I apolozed my man. Still glad you help me clear up a couple of things on the history of African slavery in Puerto Rico.

[@coquireport]

tommyadkins844 as far as a video on the machete..I'll definitely look into it..

[@reefreef1866]

@tommyadkins844 I disagree with the channel creator. You are correct to use the term Afro- Puerto Rican. There are different races in Puerto Rico and to deny that your African is to deny your ancestors. Puerto Rico is an island not s Race of people.

[@tommyadkins844]

@@reefreef1866 Im not denying anything and i know im darked skinned and probaly mi desineded from a some poor slave. It just using a term like Afro Puerto Rican tends to isolate a people and make then think there on different sides. I don,t want that here in Puerto Rico. I see how highlighting differences has cost the U.S in unity. In Puerto Rico we have "La dia de las Razas" where we all acknowledge All of races that make up the heritage of Puerto Ricans. And for your infromation a place such as Puerto Rico defies american/mainstream racial classification, both from a genetic and cultural point of view, as Puerto Ricans are a single race, defined by a common culture, rather than physical appearance.

[@marilynt-smalls1094]

Please don't forget 1492/1493 when the Santa Maria crashed in Hispaniola, modern day Haiti. In 1493 Juan Ponce de leon/ Christopher Columbus, brought african slaves to the sugar cane plantations in P.R. Those slaves were actually the first to go to P.R.!!!!

[@coquireport]

@marilyn-smalla1094 How many African slaves did he bring?

[@marilynt-smalls1094]

@@coquireport on the second voyage 1493, their was about 6 ships, their were many slaves that came to Haiti and shipped to P.R. to the sugarcane plantations. By the way my father's 20th grandma was on ship 1492 that crashed in Haiti.😊

[@laborincana4490]

Sugar cane plantations in 1493 ? I think you’re confused.

[@marilynt-smalls1094]

@@laborincana4490 Go do some research ok. Apparently you have no idea how the new world started in 1492

[@nonafleming8378]

Knowledge is absolutely powerful

[@Junisacamostro]

"The first slaves arrived on the island of Puerto Rico in the year 1510, when his majesty authorized Jerónimo de Bruxelles, to bring two black slaves who would help him in the performance of his royal office."

[@victorgavilanes2327]

So is it safe to say based on juan garrido story in the context of how your saying. that west Africans openly volunteered to join expeditions as conquistadors and continued the mission of Spain. This has a eery resemblance of how West Africans played a role in the early stages of the slave trade with conquering & apprehending african tribes as slaves than forcing them to come to the America's to be sold.

[@coquireport]

@victorgavilanes2327 No it's not safe to say that ..You're deliberately spinning information to conform to your beliefs...Nice try...but I'm not buying it .

[@LuisOrtiz-kz4em]

Amor A Mi Gente 🇵🇷

[@MrBubyV]

📚 Accurately Veracious; I discern you did your research study exceptionally well. Thanks for sharing the knowledge that you’ve obtained 👍🏽 continue to educate and encourage authentically factual teachings and scholastic development of the hispanic boricua culture. 📕 🇵🇷 ✊🏽 🤔 Each one Teach one & if you don’t know NOW you know 📖 bookworms are cool.

[@MrBubyV]

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[@jobcritic6281]

Actually to be honest this video did not provide enough information on slavery in Puerto Rico. It’s damn near impossible to find true, detailed and accurate information on slavery in any Latin American country. The reason why the did away with documentation of it

[@coquireport]

@jobcritic6281 It's a 7 minute video with general information..Its not intended to give a full detailed explanation of slavery on the island but it does provide the key points. When it comes to history, it's hard to be 100% accurate because historians can not get into a time machine to go back in time. They have to rely on whatever is available in terms of primary and secondary resources and then go through the process of analyzing those resources. But Puerto Rico actually had less slaves than the other Caribbean countries..

[@MrBubyV]

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[@JuanSanchez-zg7ti]

The history of slavery in our Puerto Rico is not finished. As long as our Island stays as an invaded colonial "territory" under the USA, we will still be slaves. The truth is that by assimilation of the colonial condition, and by the lack of historical knowledge , our people has accepted to be mentally and politically slaves of the terrorist government imposed by the Invader The United States of America. Learn your true history before you decide where to stand with respect to your colonial condition.Juan Sanchez, Historiador Centro de Estudios Avanzados de Puerto Rico y el Caribe.

[@coquireport]

@JuanSanchez-zg7ti I understand your view concerning the political status of Puerto Rico but I wouldn't compare it to the chattel slavery of the Transatlantic slave.

[@bellerose5013]

Sorry, but Juan Garrido was not from West Africa. He was from the Kingdom of Kongo. Many of you don’t know how much impact the kingdom of Kongo has to the culture in South America

[@coquireport]

@bellerose5013 Sorry, but The Kingdom of Kongo was in WEST AFRICA.. Like I said he was from West Africa.

[@bellerose5013]

@ There is a difference in naming between West Africa and West Central Africa 😌

[@coquireport]

@@bellerose5013 Like I said he was from West Africa! Stop trying to save face..

[@bellerose5013]

@@coquireport as I said there is a difference between west Africa and central west Africa… that means from central Africa but the western part. Your probably uneducated lol

[@bellerose5013]

@@coquireport for slow people again. He was from a Central African kingdom. But this kingdom was in the west central part. Go back to school yo

[@AntonioDeJesus-yv8pt]

Is so fuck up Igrw up on Manati PR went to schools great teachers but is silly that they teach us abouts our history very well then teach us very sugar coated about slavery until our 6th grade teacher Mr Rosario Social Study teacher he is black very proud n very intelligent he talk to us about it raw y Lear more about history w that teacher than the rest of the yrs in school... cheers from NY

[@coquireport]

@AntonioDeJesus-yv8pt History is just one subject out of many in school..It's almost impossibe to teach everything..However I think a separate class should be included in the schools on the island that deal with just the History of Puerto Rico..

[@clarkme8952]

I can barely gut this. It's so sad

[@elenaperez3075]

That was long . long time ago , not even my parents were not yet born.

[@relly3370]

And??

[@tyoungjjr]

Awesome I fo!!!

[@stevenporter5872]

Sunny hostin family owned black people and o black people on the island of P.R🇨🇺 facts look it up people

[@coquireport]

@stevenporter5872 This comment makes no sense.. You see Puerto Ricans are a mixed people so the majority of them will ancestors who were slaves, Indigeanous people, and slave masters...

[@HVelez64]

My mother and my father they are from Puerto Rico I am 60 years old you never heard about the stories I know we are mixed race that we got Indian European African

[@coquireport]

@Hvelez64 Check out this playlist from the channel thats talks about the different groups that make up Puerto Ricans...kzbin.info/aero/PLT2Sab4-QaVJGRzrE_OhIpyhpJoabKqJN&si=iauNQ5vFjPQxy4Dk

[@josee.rivera4121]

Wao,thats wau it was,fact its there are,3,s mixtura of blood,runing in awar spaine,3,s mesclas de sangre,gloria de Dios,mi amigo,y profe...es bueno la enseñanza.

[@MrBlazinerday]

Puertoricans dont deny our ancestry. We just dont dwell on it. Its hard to be racist against each other when you have light,dark and every shade in between in the same family. There are no “afro Puertoricans”. Just puertoricans. We dont separate ourselves or make some unneeded distinction. We also have our own culture we have created from the ashes of the past. We are proud of it and our unity. We dont need the separatist attitude thats kept the black man in America feeling like he is apart of a subculture within the culture he is in. We are what America strives to be.

[@coquireport]

@MrBlazinerday Everything you said is true but at the same time you can't deny that colorism has existed in the culture also due to colonialism..

[@MrBlazinerday]

@@coquireport its was during my grandmas time. My grandma was darker than flavor flav and somehow a stone cold racist who would be offended to hear she was part black. She was a walking contradiction that taught me more with her skin than with her mouth. Thankfully younger generations broke free of that. Its hard to be racist when one of you cousins is pale but the other is dark. I have every shade in my family so id be hating someone i love. Now if you talk about the racism we exhibit towards Dominicans for being illegal immigrants in our country the. You would be spot on. Growing up i heard hundreds of “dumb Dominican” jokes because they are like our Mexicans and have a reputation for not being educated.

[@Halalela25]

All the black ones are like 80-90 % African the more Spanish European looking ones DONT HAVE THE SAME DNA AS BANTUS E1b1A or E1B1B if you don't have that dna then you are so called african thats it

[@NAKMEEZY]

That's CAP! Puerto Rico is just as racist to Black people as anywhere else.

[@TS-cn7jz]

the Caribbean countries and all other former colonies have a colorism problem which is the cousin of colonialism. The light skinned people have more rights and economic mobility than their darker counterparts.

[@ralphalvarez2132]

Afro-Rican / Nuyorican Representa 🇵🇷

[@MrBubyV]

Pennsyl-Rican 🇵🇷 ✊🏽 over here. OneLoveFam

[@Albizucampos4ever]

Even if your light skin you have black fmaily 😂 my dad had a fro and was dark skin and i was light skin straight hair but looked like him ...ricans be in all color its crazy my bro is dark and sisters are light but all look like each it dnt matter we have all shades love my ppl 🇵🇷💯💪

[@kaikenjr]

We always loved our Puerto Rican brothers and sisters because they recognized and accepted their African Heritage. They knew we had the same ancestors, just 1 uncle got off the ship at the 1st stop and the other the last stop.

[@coquireport]

@kaikenjr the average Puerto Rican is 65-70% European (mainly Spanish), 10-15% Taino or Amerindian, and 15-20% Subsaharan African..

[@kaikenjr]

@@coquireport What is your meaning for that statement 🤔? Do you think the % means something?

[@coquireport]

@@kaikenjr It means We Puerto Ricans and nothing else..

[@bull419]

@@coquireport Wrong.

[@deniserosaly9292]

Puerto rico no tiene cultura propia? es una pregunta genuina. españoles, ingleses, africanos. cual es la nuestra propia? quienes somos?

[@coquireport]

@deniserosaly9292 Casi todas las culturas son mezclas de diferentes influencias.

[@ReyBrugal]

Love my history

[@sirluisray1974]

I was Thought that the first Enslaved from the old world to PR We're actually from Granada after the conquest of The last muslim califait.

[@coquireport]

@sirluisray Arabs?

[@sirluisray1974]

@@coquireport I don't know if they where arabs for sure. This was when I was kid in school in PR so it was long ago.

[@coquireport]

@sirluisray..Not aware of it..but if you find anything..let me know..I did hear that the Spaniards did enslave the Guanche people from the Canary Islands...Still doing more research on that .

[@RaymondMedina-q7f]

THERE ARE MY ANCESTORS

[@maureencora1]

I Love 5'8" 38*28*38 100% Women Puerto Ricans. (smile)

[@HildaAcosta-y1k]

🇵🇷👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@coolpips715]

I have 18 percent

[@crystalmason829]

Idc what kind of latin you are you got a little black in you ❤❤❤❤❤

[@randee4550]

People don't know this?

[@valentinr.dominguez2892]

The Spanish did not participate in the slave trade from Africa. They bought slaves from other nations. In the Treaty of Utecht, the Spanish were forced to buy African slaves from the English for 30 years.

[@coquireport]

@valentinr.dominguez2892 Yeah they didn't get them directly from Africa but they bought slaves..In fact 22% of the African slaves in the Americas were bought by the Spanish..So they did participate..

[@valentinr.dominguez2892]

@coquireport That is what I wrote. The Spanish did have slaves, but they were not involved in the trade. The Spanish did not go to Africa and then come back to the Americas with the slaves. The Portuguese were number one in the purchase and trade of African slaves and the English were second. It is interesting that there is no condemnation of the Portuguese and English for this. Only Spain gets picked on.

[@valentinr.dominguez2892]

@coquireport It was often Africans who sold other Africans into slavery. Also, the indigenous people of the Americas had slaves. Slavery was common in that era, but that is never noted.

[@coquireport]

@@valentinr.dominguez2892 yeah but the concept of slavery was worse and more inhumane under the European, especially the English.. It was racialized and the effects of it are still with us today...

[@coquireport]

@@valentinr.dominguez2892 Are you joking? The English bear the heavy brunt and rightfully so...

[@frankmercado-valdes2975]

Fantastic

[@davidortega357]

Not all africans are black the northern african are light skinned lile arabs, berbers, kadafi

[@coquireport]

@davidortega356 yeah like the berbers and Arabs that ruled Spain for 700 years..

[@coquireport]

@@tedfebo1741 They did rule most of the area known as Spain today for 700 years..for the last 200 years their power was pushed further to the South until they only had Andulasia left and eventually they lost that..

[@FRANCISPOLLARD-r3p]

The Conversos, not White Spaniards,

[@coquireport]

@user-go2st5fi9w ?

[@FRANCISPOLLARD-r3p]

@@tedfebo1741 You are correct. I am not Puerto Rican. My biological father was a White Puerto Rican from Cayey, Puerto Rico. That was his ethnicity, not mine. I was raised by my White Italian American mother in Philly. The Nation of Islam, proved that the Black African Slave Trade, was started and dominated by one group if people to the Americas. I cannot state their race as will get knocked off for 24 hours. My ethnicity is Italuan American, and we did not eat rice and beans everyday. I know the history of PR, better than most people I grew up with in the Philly Barrio. Columbus did not start, nor promote slavery. Due to his stance against slavery, he was imprisoned for it. My DNA is Italian, and Western Europe, which includes Spain. Viva Franco !!!

[@sir.fuentes7642]

Most Puerto Ricans are white.

[@LykshyeJimcenz]

Now make a video about african slavery in africa being committed by africans .

[@coquireport]

@user-ui2oq8qu7k Why?

[@LykshyeJimcenz]

@@coquireport equality

[@coquireport]

@@LykshyeJimcenz slavery in Africa was a walk in the park compared to slavery in the Americas..

[@LykshyeJimcenz]

@@coquireport if you think slavery in africa is such a great idea then just remember that africans STILL practice slavery so you can volunteer to be a slave to a african master anytime by moving to africa . Write back to us & let us know how much you enjoy the beatings from your african owner for refusing to work .

[@satchohio348]

History of Indigenous Slavery in Ghana From the 15th to the 19th century written by Dr. Akosua Perbi Silent Terror: A Journey Into Contemporary African Slavery written by Samuel Cotton Sugar, Slavery, And Freedom In Nineteenth - Century Puerto Rico written by Luis A. Figueroa. Slave Revolts in Puerto Rico written by Guillermo A. Baralt.

[@ferdinanddel5254]

There some inaccurate information first Garrido was a converted Christian moor not Nigerian Second the Taino population in Puerto Rico didn’t decline severely that happened in Dominican Republic most of the Taínos in PR mixed with the Spaniards and Africans.

[@coquireport]

@fernindanddel5254 The information in the video comes from legitimate sources..Unless you have some legitimate sources that prove otherwise..I stand by the information in the video...And remember I'm an actual historian..

[@lf1496]

There were many West African Moors. I lived in Southern Spain and the Moors were a Pan Muslim brotherhood that took over Southern Europe. The Armies and administration of the Moor were mostly West African Muslims. Some Sultans were West African Muslims💯

[@OLUTHEKING]

😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡

[@mr.michael3668]

Mensa Abubakari ll of the Mali empire was there about 150 years before Christopher Columbus and And the rest of the Colonizers from spain do your research

[@coquireport]

@mr.michael3668 Mensa Abubakari ll?, No evidence whatsoever! If you have proof then Ill be glad to look at it..send me some links...And please don't send links to crazy radical afrocentric sites..Most of those are pseudohistory...

[@vincentmontalvo4592]

AND THAT'S WHATS MAKES US ONE BIG HAPPY FAMILY.

[@Shesthrilled1860]

No Africans no Salsa!

[@coquireport]

@Shesthrilled1860 No Spaniards or no Taino then no Salsa either .

[@bull419]

Bull and we have Jibaro music which is the heart and soul of most Puerto Ricans.

[@JudithSanchez-ht6jn]

I will appreciate that you stopped to divide the Puerto Rican in races. You are causing division among social classes and promote hate between the white puertorican descendant of Spaniars Portuguese and other Europeans, black , biracial people. I am sure that you do not wants create hate but maybe the owner of this channel only wants to teach the black roots of some Puerto Ricans. I appreciate the channel I learn from your video.

[@coquireport]

@JudithSanchez-ht6n So telling history is hate?...That's nonsense...The overwhelmingly majority of Puerto Ricans have some degree of West African DNA in them..I also have videos that talk about the Spanish, Portuguese, Corsicans etc..Check out these videos..kzbin.info/aero/PLT2Sab4-QaVJGRzrE_OhIpyhpJoabKqJN

[@missbritt288]

Its human nature to psychologically relate to people who look similarly to yourself .

[@SAMSONMKE]

its not hate its the truth, y hide history?

[@AntonioDelatorre-n4u]

So the First blacks to PuertoRico were free and helped the Spainards

[@coquireport]

@AntonioDelatorre-4u Very few..You can count them on one hand, maybe two..

[@KingSolomon0109]

El reporte coqui nunca falla 🖤🇵🇷

[@tc7500]

Great video! But you didn’t cover the Black slave revolts in Puerto Rico. In one of them the Spaniard Governor of Puerto Rico sent a letter to the King os Spain pleading NOT to send Black Africans MUSLIMS slaves anymore, who at early time were coming from Mali, Guinea and Senegal because they tended to revolt!

[@coquireport]

@tc7500 I did mention the slave revolts...