Lengua is a spanishbased creole language spoken in colombia. The palenque, a black community in rural colombia, have an oral history of fugitive african slaves founding a free village near cartagena in the seventeenth century. In 2005 the village was declared masterpieces of the oral and intangible heritage of humanity by unesco. Pdf on jan 1, 2019, armin schwegler and others published. Heritage, land, labor, and competing claims for afrocolombian. Manual of afrodescendants in the americas and the caribbean. It is very much alive and for a community of less than 4,000 souls it has an incredible number of achievements and firsts, including being the oldest africanamerican settlement in the new. Combining the different perspectives of local leaders, scholars, public. In colombia, a village preserves the memory of its african ancestors. The ethnic group which speaks this creole consisted of 6,637 people in 2018.
Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time i comment. Palenquero is the only spanishbased creole in latin america, if papiamento which is often considered to be portuguesebased is excluded. It doesnt appear in many guidebooks, and few tourists take the time to visit. Sus habitantes, afrodescendientes, estan empenados. Find unique places to stay with local hosts in 191 countries. Palenque is also considered the first free african town in the americas. You will get a real paisano experience in a comfortable way. Alternatively you can download a pdf containing the link which can be freely shared online. A capitulation of peace was signed between the spaniards and the former slaves in 1603 and, in 17, the spanish crown issued a royal decree that officially freed the people of the. Citizenship and republican traditions of a maroon village in colombia. The village of palenquewhich means walled citygrew slowly in the early days, when it was a small group of escaped slaves living secretively in the mountains. Combining the different perspectives of local leaders, scholars, public authorities, and. Pese al paso del tiempo y gracias a su aislamiento.