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What is Yanga: Black Heritage in Mexico about?

1) The document discusses the black origins of Mexico, focusing on Yanga, one of its famous black heroes who founded the first free black township in the Americas called San Lorenzo de los Negros, now known as Yanga. 2) It describes how slaves resisted the oppressive system of slavery through maroon communities and insurrections like the one led by Yanga against the Spanish Crown in 1609. 3) Today the town of Yanga celebrates Carnival in August to commemorate Yanga

Author

femmescolar

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EN