Please enable JavaScript.
Coggle requires JavaScript to display documents.
The Pacific Coastal region in the Colombian Context - Coggle Diagram
The Pacific Coastal region in the Colombian Context
Historical Overview
Introduction of africans in the 1520s
Slave trade in Cartagena
Role of Africans in Agricuture an gold mining
Colonial Expansion
Gold-rich regions in Cauca Valley and Antioquia
Increasing demand for African slaves
Challenges in the Pacific coastal region
Late Spanish Settlement
Settlement in the southern half in the 17th century
Founding of towns like Barbacoas, Tumaco, Iscuandé
Northern province province Chocó, settled in the late 17th century
Economic Activities
Placer gold mining as the principal activity
Limited white settlement
Prosperous mining towns
Demographics and Racial Dynamics
Shift in demographics with the outnumbering of indigenous people by black slaves
Impact of limited withe control
Escapes and the growth of cimarrones
Limited mestizaje compared to other regions