Uncovering the Painful Past of Portobelo: 🇵🇦 Panama's Land of Formerly Enslaved Blacks

[@jonnachtsheim9676]

I'm traveling to the Portobelo area next week with my daughter, this is a great video to give us a historical base to have a better understanding of the area. Keep up the good work!

[@tadeytravels]

Thanks a lot ! It’s a great place to visit

[@donflavio7477]

Great video bro, just a comment as a complement to the historical information you provided: There are two main groups within the afro Panamanian population: The afro colonials that descend from the slaves brought by the Spanish, and the West Indians that came from the Caribbean to work for the Railway and the Canal projects during the mid 19 century and early 20th century. The former are the biggest group, and were assimilated into mestizo society (that is characterized by an identity based on nationality rather that race) after the abolition of slavery. By the end of XIX century they had became politicians, merchants, poets, officers in the army and participated in all affairs of public life (im not saying racism didn’t exists, but they could live a relative normal life). From these group we have had 5 presidents of the republic, one being my great grand father Tomas Gabriel Duque. The West Indian group however, did suffered open discriminatory practices from Afro colonials, the American Canal Commission and National Government in the early XX century because they were black foreigners that spoke English and were Protestants (contrary to the Hispanic, mestizo, catholic culture of panama back then) . These group bases its identity on race and ties to African roots. Many artists and sports celebrities descend from this group. Both have amazingly contributed to the current rich nationally culture and traditions. Nowadays basically most (not to say all) of Panamanians are mixed, and most of the people identify as Panamanians or by there province, and the other few by ethnicity (indigenous groups and those that follow the West Indian approach of identity). Cheers

[@tadeytravels]

Wow thanks for the detailed information! Wasn’t to sure people were going to like this video ! I appreciate the time you took out to write this 😊

[@donflavio7477]

@@tadeytravels Take care and Happy 2022 mate, you’re always welcome in Panama!

[@tadeytravels]

Thanks I had a blast in Panama

[@trdriver430]

Great info thanks brother. My grandma is from yaviza and am prideful in being afro colonial 👍

[@tadeytravels]

That’s amazing !

[@xojudo]

Extremely informative. Thank you for sharing

[@tadeytravels]

Thank you

[@XxxclusiveReviews]

Wow... finally a place where they honor black Jesus... my mother was born in Panama... her strength is ridiculous..

[@tadeytravels]

Awesome

[@HR-re6mr]

This was a great summary of the history to give a general understanding. Definitely want to get to visit the areas of African descent and culture. Many don’t understand how enslaved people were transported all across the Americas. Also the phenotype of the people of the Americas is very African centered. Thanks for sharing this truth.

[@jtromixx]

Great video!!!

[@tadeytravels]

Thanks

[@thomaspearcy4499]

Tadey, thank you for the beautiful video. If you ever have opportunity to return to Portobelo I recommend you visit the negregría of Portobelo. For centuries it has fallen into disrepair but recently local officials have launched an effort to give it its proper due in history - Panamanian and otherwise. If you go there you will have to persist: tour operators and taxi drivers (and even some locals) are unaware of its existence (and therefore, Portobelo's significance in the history of slavery in the Western Hemisphere). Thankfully, our colleagues at the Universidad de Panamá (Department of History) are rectifying this. Thanks again for the excellent work!

[@panama6362]

Thanks for the video. I am from Portobelo but I live in Oregon, USA.

[@tadeytravels]

So glad you liked it :)

[@romancarrasco6605]

Great video… Would you please include some of your references?

[@tadeytravels]

thanks reference in what aspect

[@romancarrasco6605]

Where did you obtain the information

[@tadeytravels]

local tour officials

[@harvest-min1825]

Thank you!!!

[@tadeytravels]

My pleasure Harvest Min

[@joelfernandez1403]

Panama was the firts black slave free before Haïti

[@tadeytravels]

Interesting

[@Vivi30908]

I didn't know that

[@kingraspedro4722]

we didn't change no yesus yashoah christo it was just so they change it to white .

[@Congolesegirl_243]

🇨🇩❤

[@panamablack9671]

👍🏾

[@Etatdesiege1979]

Good video production. Some the history you mentioned is just not accurate.

[@juniormiles6773]

No Slave history in Panama. That land was Columbia. It became Panama when the Yankees came.

[@tadeytravels]

noted

[@joelfernandez1403]

Panama was before colombia in the name ,the indian people los cuevas named panama ,panama was before colombia 28 nov ,1821 ,the firt City in the pacific ocean

[@hilariowilson5570]

Siempre con la pendejada, sin mencionar que Panamá se unió libremente a la Gran Colombia (de ecuador, Venezuela y lo que sería Colombia) después de independizarse de España en 1821. Aunque te duela!

[@kevinh7597]

Playing with historical period and names doesn't help us , it confuse us more than nothing. There was definitely slavery in the territory that we name today Panama