Spain reclaims its African heritage: after centuries of denial, Spain is reclaiming the heritage of Arab-African Moors who brought a high civilisation to barbarian Europe.
New African › Nbr. 2002, July 2002
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Diaspora: Old Africa
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Spain reclaims its African heritage: after centuries of denial, Spain is reclaiming the heritage of Arab-African Moors who brought a high civilisation to barbarian Europe.
The Catholic cemetery in the southern Spanish port of Algeciras has dozens of graves of illegal African immigrants, roughly moulded recess tombs of concrete which stand out among marble grave slates within the confines of the whitewashed walls. They show no names or dates, just one hastily scribbled word: "Unknown."
"They crossed over from Africa to look for a better life," shrugs Manolo Blanco, caretaker of the cemetery. Thousands of Moroccans and sub-Saharan Africans...See the full content of this document
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