Where did all the black people go.

[donquixote]

Just curious, I don't want to start a food fight. During my travels in Argentina there is a conspicuous absents of Black people. I read during the 19th century that the population of BsAs was 30% people of African heritage. Where did all the Black people go?
Outside of Palermo Viejo and puerto Madero most Argentines are Mestizos.
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[G]

And why don't we see more of them here in BsAs? I was just making that observation a few days ago and so far no one has given a "good" answer. Why the heck did they all go?

 

[ghost]

At the beginning of the century there was a Yellow Fever plague that wiped out the black population. And thus the black population never re established in Argentina. Simple as that.

 

[tangobob]

There were about half a dozen in Salon Canning last night

 

[G]

Interesting, you mean the Yellow Fever Plague was color specific? How come it only affected the blacks and not the "mestizos"? Very interesting.

 

[SaltShaker]

Not quite that simple, though, yes G, the Yellow Fever did hit the black population in disproportionately large numbers - mostly because the black populace was concentrated in a few areas of town where the outbreak started. But, prior to that, in the 1865 war, blacks were conscripted into the military and used in particularly dangerous campaigns, resulting in a large number of losses, followed by mass emigration to Uruguay, particularly around Montevideo, which had a good sized black population already.

 

[charly]

As Saltshaker said, many blacks were recruited for military campaigns. Many were sent to fight the Spanish colonial power that threatened the Argentine Independence.

 

[charly]

Here's some info:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afro-Argentines

 

[ghost]

Saltshaker....thanks for filling in the blanks. I was too lazy to go into detail on the topic.