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This book addresses the history of a small community of the African Diaspora mostly overlooked: the Afro-Zulians as the descendants of the first blacks brought over to the Sur del Lago Maracaibo region in Venezuela by the Basque-French slave trader Jean de Chourio in 1722. Despite attempts by Creole elites to strip away their African identity, it shows that they remained true to their African roots precisely because of the geographical remoteness of their settlements. The author links them to the Imbangala peoples of pre-colonial Angola, but shows how they adapted to a greater multicultural Ve

Black people -- Race identity -- Venezuela -- Zulia. --- Black people -- Venezuela -- Zulia -- History -- 18th century. --- Black people -- Venezuela -- Zulia -- History -- 19th century. --- Imbangala (African people) -- Venezuela -- Zulia. --- Race awareness -- Venezuela -- Zulia. --- Slavery -- Venezuela -- Zulia -- History. --- Black people --- Imbangala (African people) --- Race awareness --- Slavery --- History --- Race identity