Uchicho

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Uchicho
King of the Afro-Bolivians
Coronation 1823
PredecessorMonarchy established
SuccessorBonifaz Pinedo
Born Kingdom of Kongo
House Pinedo

Uchico was the first King of the Afro-Bolivians. He was captured and brought to Bolivia as a slave around 1820. He was crowned as Afro-Bolivian king in 1823.

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Biography

Uchicho was born in either the Kingdom of Kongo or Senegal into a tribal royal family. He was captured and enslaved and brought to Upper Peru, a province of the Spanish Empire, around 1820. [1] [2] He was enslaved by the Marquis de Pinedo at an hacienda in the Los Yungas. [3]

Allegedly, Uchicho bore tribal marks only held by royalty, and was therefore recognized by other slaves as a prince. [4]

Uchicho was crowned King of the Afro-Bolivians by the slave community in 1823. [2] [1] Two years later, slavery was abolished in Bolivia. Uchicho was succeeded as king by Bonifaz, who later adopted the surname Pinedo from the plantation owner. [1]

Legacy

The Royal Order of Merit of Prince Uchicho, the Afro-Bolivian monarchy's official dynastic order of merit founded in 2012, is named after him. [5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Web Oficial de la Casa Real Afroboliviana". www.casarealafroboliviana.org.
  2. 1 2 Rodríguez, Andrés (November 14, 2016). "The last king of the Americas". EL PAÍS English.
  3. ↑ Rodríguez, Andres (January 19, 2018). "El retorno del rey negro boliviano a sus raíces africanas". El País– via elpais.com.
  4. ↑ Busqué, Jordi (11 March 2021). "Bolivia's little-known tribal kingdom". www.bbc.com. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
  5. ↑ "Real Orden del Mérito". Afro-Bolivian Royal House. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
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