Afro-Chileans or Black Chileans are Chilean people of Black African descent. They may be descendants of slaves who were brought to Chile via the trans-Atlantic slave trade , or recent migrants from other parts of Latin America , the Caribbean or Africa .

Apr 14, 2018 · Afro-Chileans are Chileans of African descent. The first Africans were brought in 1563 and slavery was abolished in 1823. They are concentrated in Arica y Parinacota of northern Chile. They make up less than 1% of the population with 8,415 Afro-Chileans. “They are not recognized by the Chilean government as an ethnic group.

They are descendants of Black slaves who were brought to the Americas via the middle passage to Chile. They also comprise recent migrants from the Caribbean, Latin America, and Africa. Afro-Chileans continue to face erasure & discrimination within modern Chilean society.

Dec 1, 2022 · With Chilean Independence and the later War of the Pacific (in which Chile fought against Peru and Bolivia) came a boom in Chilean historiography as historians looked to define their nation’s identity. However, these new historians seemed set …

May 6, 2022 · After decades of fighting to be seen, activists achieved a major milestone after Congress signed a bill into law on April 16, 2019, that honors Afro-Chileans as tribal people. In other words, the government finally recognized Afro Chileans as aboriginals.

May 3, 2019 · After centuries of being made invisible and suffering stigma, Afro-Chilean communities push forward a new law that recognizes their cultural identity and contributions to society.

Mar 2, 2020 · Black feminist organizers have taken on this second issue with great urgency, including Paola Palácios, the Afro-Colombian founder of Negrocéntricas, an organization focused specifically on Black immigrant women in Chile.

Jun 1, 1995 · Afro-Chileans achieved a significant step forward in 2013 when, for the first time in the country’s history, the INE launched a study of the Afro-descendant population in the Arica and Parinacota region.

Jan 5, 2018 · At the December 2000 conference in Santiago de Chile on racism, xenophobia and other forms of discrimination, the term “Afrodescendants” was adopted through consensus after much discussion. And that’s when we Afrodescendants in Chile realized we were Afro-Chileans.

Mar 27, 2025 · Afro-Chilean Traditional Afro-Chilean food Traditional Afro chilean music (Chilean African American history) One food that is eaten in Chile is the Sopaipillas Pasadas. A Chilean classic for rainy days, Sopaipillas Pasadas are fried rounds of …