caribbean history – Finance Colombia https://www.financecolombia.com Connecting Colombia to the global capital markets, analysts, economists, investors, and executives that matter Mon, 09 Jun 2025 17:40:35 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.financecolombia.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/cropped-Favicon-32x32.png caribbean history – Finance Colombia https://www.financecolombia.com 32 32 San Basilio de Palenque, Colombia: The 1st Free African Town in The New World is Still Thriving! https://www.financecolombia.com/san-basilio-de-palenque-colombia-the-1st-free-african-town-in-the-new-world-is-still-thriving/ Mon, 09 Jun 2025 17:40:35 +0000 https://www.financecolombia.com/?p=34619 Have you heard about San Basilio de Palenque, Colombia? What do you know about the town’s history as the first free settlement of Africans in The Americas? Established by fugitives in 1603, the town and its people, the Palenqueros are still thriving today, more than 400 years later!

Finance Colombia presents a short documentary by Loren Moss about San Basilio de Palenque, its people, its history in their own words, and how the town is doing today. Its inhabitants, the Palenqueros, also share advice for those who wish to visit.

Special thanks to:

  • The people of San Basilio de Palenque, los Palenqueros
  • El Maestro Rafael Cassiani (RIP) and his family
  • The musical group Kombilesa Mi, especially Ali Mc PM & Afroneto
  • HBCU Connect, LLC
  • Chevron Petroleum
  • The Talento Total Foundation

 

VERSIÓN EN ESPAÑOL https://youtu.be/LdDYDpm6m6k?si=-I7qQbGIfV_QgYsP

 

 

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