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The church of San Basilio de Palenque with its bell tower. Father Isidoro, of the order of Saint Basil the Great, was named the first priest of the community in 1714, and the church was consecrated to St. Michael the Archangel. San Basilio de Palenque is considered the first free-slave community of the Americas because on August 23, 1691, the Spanish King Charles II signed a royal charter recognizing the freedom of the runaway slave communities in the María Mountains. Local authorities, however, did not sign a treaty with the communities of free slaves until January of 1714 acknowledging their freedom and ordering the establishment of the town of Palenque San Basilio Magno. People in San Basilio de Palenque speak a Spanish-based creole language known as Palenquero. According to public records, in 1975 the village had 2,400 residents (mostly farmers or day laborers) and 388 houses. Colombian anthropologist Nina S. De Friedemann had been studying the Afro-Colombian community of San Basilio de Palenque for the Colombian Institute of Anthropology and Richard Cross joined her to do work as a visual anthropologist in June 1975. This image illustrates Cross's anthropological categories: Architecture. La iglesia de San Basilio de Palenque con su campanario. El padre Isidoro, de la orden de San Basilio el Grande, nombrado primer sacerdote de la comunidad en 1714, y la iglesia fue consagrada a San Miguel Arcángel. San Basilio de Palenque es considerada la primera comunidad de esclavos libres de las Américas porque el 23 de agosto de 1691, el rey español Carlos II firmó una carta real que reconoce la libertad de las comunidades de esclavos fugitivos en las montañas de María. Las autoridades locales, sin embargo, no se inscribieron en la comunidad de esclavos libres hasta enero de 1714. La gente en San Basilio de Palenque habla el idioma criollo español conocido como Palenquero. Según los registros públicos, en 1975 el pueblo tenía 2.400 residentes (en su mayoría agricultores o jornaleros) y 388 casas. Antropólogo colombiano .
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