"Afro-Argentines: The Forgotten Legacy of Black Heritage in Argentina"

 Afro-Argentines, African (Black) people from Argentina with African Ancestry 

 According to the Argentine national census of 2010, the total population of Argentines was 40,117,096, of whom 149,493 (0.37%) identified as Afro Argentines. The Afro Argentines community is as the result of the Middle Passage transatlantic slàve trade. 

 Since 2013, November 8 has been celebrated as the National Day of Afro-Argentines and African Culture. The date was chosen to commemorate the recorded date for the death of María Remedios del Valle, a rabona and guerrilla fighter, who served with the Army of the North in the wár of Independence.The seventh president of Argentina, Domingo Sarmiento, carried out a massive gen0cide of Africans in Argentina.  

Apparently, between 1868 and 1874, Sarmiento put in place oppressive policies that saw the déath of many blacks, gauchos (people of Spanish descent) and native Argentinians.  Some of these included forcing black people into the military, forcing them to live in poor neighbourhoods without adequate health structures and carrying out mass executions.

Afro-Argentines, also known as Black Argentines, are Argentines who have predominantly or total Sub-Saharan African ancestry. The Afro-Argentine population is the result of people being brought over during the transatlantic sláve trade during the centuries of Spanish domination in the region and immigration.

Some notable names in sport 

Erika Mercado (born 1992), volleyball player

Matías Presentado (born 1992), footballer

James Parker (born 1994), handball player

Joana Bolling (born 1995), handball player

Erik Thomas (born 1995), basketball player

Héctor David Martínez (born 1998), footballer

Cristian Medina (born 2002), footballer

Manuel Armoa (born 2002), volleyball player

Lee Aaliya (born 2004), basketball player

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