Afro-Dominicans

Afro-Dominicans

Total population
(40% of the population)
Regions with significant populations
Dominican Republic (Approx. 5 millions [1][2]) South Florida, Boston, MA, Lawrence, Massachusetts, Waterbury, CT, Danbury, Providence, RI, New York City, New Jersey, Spain, Puerto Rico
Languages
Dominican Spanish, Samana English
Religion
Roman Catholic, Christianity, Santería, Others
Related ethnic groups
Afro-Caribbean, Yoruba

Afro-Dominicans or Dominicans of African ancestry, are Dominicans whose ancestry ties within the continent of Africa. Most of them came from West Africa during the colonial era, while others descend from Haitian and Afro-Caribbean migrants. Today, Afro-Dominicans represent a large minority of the Country's population at approximately 40%, while the remaining and majority of Dominicans are multiracial.^[1]

The first Africans in the Dominican came in 1502 from Spain, 8 years later African-born slaves came in large numbers. They were forced to work the Mines, Sugar Plantations, Cattling, Cowboys, Maids, Farming and Others. They can be found in most parts in the Island, but the purest blacks are mostly in the coastal lowlands of the country and in the border regions. While in the Central Cibao region, you can find people of either European, Mixed and African descent.^[2][3][4]

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Torres-Saillant, Silvio (1998). "The Tribulations of Blackness: Stages in Dominican Racial Identity". Latin American Perspectives. 25 (3): 126–146. doi:10.1177/0094582X9802500307. JSTOR 2634170. S2CID 143800188.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} "วิเคราะห์บอลดัง ไฮไลท์เด็ด". Archived from the original on 2019-02-21. Retrieved 2019-02-15.
3. ↑ "Central America :: Dominican Republic — The World Factbook - Central Intelligence Agency". www.cia.gov. Archived from the original on 2016-02-13. Retrieved 2012-06-28.
4. ↑ "Las Mejores Frases Del Día". Frases Al Día. Archived from the original on 2019-02-21. Retrieved 2019-02-15.