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*Many '''Brazilian Paraguayans''' are of '''German, Italian and Polish descent'''. | *Many '''Brazilian Paraguayans''' are of '''German, Italian and Polish descent'''. | ||
*There are an estimated 63,000 '''Afro-Paraguayans''', comprising 1% of the population.<ref>"Paraguay", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paraguay#Demographics, accessed 13 June 2021.</ref> | *There are an estimated 63,000 '''Afro-Paraguayans''', comprising 1% of the population.<ref>"Paraguay", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paraguay#Demographics, accessed 13 June 2021.</ref> | ||
====Afro-Paraguayans==== | |||
*The first '''African slaves''' arrived at Paraguay in 1556. The majority of the slaves were of '''Nigerian and Angolan''' origin, similar to other black slaves arriving in South America from the slave trade. | |||
*According to Argentine historian José Ignacio Telesca, the slaves that entered legally came from the slave ports of Buenos Aires, Montevideo and Córdoba, while those that entered illegally came from Brazil. | |||
*According to the Telesca, more than 4% of the population were slaves in colonial times, keeping the same percentage in the 19th century after independence. However, according to the Kamba Cuá "Afro-Paraguayan Association", in 1782, the black population represented 11.2 percent of the total population of the then Province of Paraguay. By 1811 half of the Paraguayan population was of African descent, whether slave or free.<ref>"Afro-Paraguayans", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afro-Paraguayans, accessed 13 June 2021.</ref> | |||
==For Further Reading== | ==For Further Reading== | ||
There are additional sources listed in the FamilySearch Catalog: | There are additional sources listed in the FamilySearch Catalog: | ||