
PROFESSOR CONSTANTINE
SAMUEL RAFINESQUE
THE PRIMITIVE BLACK
NATIONS OF AMERICA. 1832
"The Native
American Negroes or black Indians have been seen in Brazil, Guyana, Caraccas,
Popayan, Choco, North California and etc:
The Aroras or Caroras
of Cumana, were black, but with fine features and long hair, like the Jolofs
and Gallas of Africa.
The Esteros latitude
32, are like the Hottentots and the Numuquas, Tambukis, and many other
Nigritian tribes, not black, but dark brown, yet complete Negroes, with large
thick lips, broad flat noses, and very ugly, with hair crisped or curly. All
these tribes live in New California The Aroras or Caroras of Cumana, were
black, but with fine features and long hair, like the Jolofs and Gallas of
Africa.
The Esteros latitude
32, are like the Hottentots and the Numuquas, Tambukis, and many other
Nigritian tribes, not black, but dark brown, yet complete Negroes, with large
thick lips, broad flat noses, and very ugly, with hair crisped or curly. All
these tribes live in New California
The American Negroes of
Quarenqua, in Choco, (the great level plain 900 miles long, 90 wide, separating
the Andes of South America from the mountains of Panama,) were black and with
woolly heads in 1506. They are mentioned by Dangleria, and all the early
accurate writers.
The Yemasees or Jamasi
were remarkably Black people Notices of Florida and the Campaigns;
The Ancient Caracoles
of Hayti, represented as a Nation of Beasts by the Historical Songs
The Califurnams of the
Carib Islands, called Black Caribs or Guauini by others, are a black branch of
Caribs.
The Arquahos of Cutara
mentioned by Garcias in the West Indies, quite black.
The Aroras of Raleigh
or Yaruras of the Spaniards, ugly black or brown Negroes, yet existing near the
Oronoco, and language known, called Monkeys by their neighbors The Chaymas of
Guyana, brown Negroes like Hottentots,
The Manjipas and
Porcigis of Nienhof, the Motayas of Knivet are all of Brazil, brown Negroes
with curly hair.
The Nigritas of Martyr
in Darien, yet existing in Choco under the name of Chuanas or Gaunas or Chinos
(Dariente). Ugly black or red Negroes.
The Manabies of Popayan
(in Columbia) blackish with Negro features and hair.
The Guabas and Jaras of
Tagugalpa (Tegucigalpa) near the Honduras. The Enslen or Esteros of New
California, ugly blackish Negroes.
The black Indians met
by the Spaniards in Louisiana in 1543.
The Moon-eyed Negroes, and
Albinos, destroyed by the Cherokees, and seen in Panama."
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