Bonifacio Pinedo

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Bonifacio Pinedo (also: Marqués de Pinedo , * unknown, † 1954 or 1960 ) was the ceremonial king of the Afro-Bolivian community. He was the grandfather of today's King Julio Pinedo .

Royalty and ministry

Bonifacio Pinedo is said to be a direct descendant of a royal family from Africa who was abducted by the Spaniards to Bolivia (successor to Prince Uchicho). Little has been published about his life and family. He was crowned in 1932. After his death, the throne was vacant until the nephew of Bonifacio ascended it in 1992.

His successor, Julio Pinedo, was crowned in 1992 and officially recognized on December 3, 2007 when he was sworn in by the Prefect of La Paz .

Bonifacio Pinedo and his wife Cecilia are buried near Mururata .

Origin and ancestors

The history of the Pinedo family is closely related to the Spanish slave trade in South America . After the indigenous population of South America from the Spaniards to slave labor a. a. was used in the mines in the Andes and many of them died, Africans were brought into the country as slaves. The last slave ship was sent to South America around 1820, and Bolivia formally abolished slavery in 1826 . On one of the last slave ships themselves to Prince Uchicho from the royal house of Senegal have been (according to other sources in the Congo ). In 1832 he was crowned their first head by the former slaves (see also: Afro-Bolivian royal family ).

The family's name, Pinedo, is believed to have been adopted by the previous slave owner, as was the custom in the past.

The Afrobolivian population group has only been one of the 36 recognized minorities in the country since the constitutional amendment in 2009.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Noticias de la Casa Real , website: Web Oficial de la Casa Real Afroboliviana.
  2. ↑ IndiVisible: African-Native American Lives in the Americas , 2009, Smithsonian Institution, p. 199, ISBN 978-1-58834-271-3 .
  3. ↑ Bolivia ya tiene su rey negro , BBC Mundo of December 4, 2007.
  4. ↑ a b Camilla Landbø in Ein Campensino als König , Südwind Magazin 3–4 / 19, p. 19.
  5. ↑ Familia Real , website: Web Oficial de la Casa Real Afroboliviana.
  6. ↑ Galería de Imágenes , website: Web Oficial de la Casa Real Afroboliviana.
  7. ↑ Camilla Landbø in Ein Campensino als König , Südwind Magazin 3–4 / 19, p. 18.
  8. ↑ Historia de la Casa Real , website: Web Oficial de la Casa Real Afroboliviana.
  9. ^ Fundamentos Jurídicos , Website: Web Oficial de la Casa Real Afroboliviana.
personal data
SURNAME Pinedo, Bonifacio
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Marqués de Pinedo
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Ceremonial king of the Afro-Bolivians
DATE OF BIRTH 19th century or 20th century
DATE OF DEATH 1954 or 1960