Estevanico
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Estevanico, also known as Mustafa Azemmouri and Esteban de Dorantes and Estevanico the Moor, was the first person of African descent to explore North America. Wikipedia
Born: 1500, Azemmour, Morocco
Died: 1539 (age 39 years), Hawikuh Ruins
Nationality: Moroccan
Disappeared: 1539; Hawikuh, Nuevo México, New Spain
Other names: Esteban the Moor, Little Stephen, Esteban de Dorantes, Mustafa Azemmouri
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Who was Estevanico and why was he important?
Estevanico was assuredly the first African to traverse Texas, and, in the company of three Spaniards, reentered Texas from Mexico at La Junta de los Ríos.
Aug 25, 2023
What is Esteban famous for?
He was along as Dorantes' slave, but as the journey unfolded, Esteban would become a scout and diplomat, often making the initial contacts with new tribes the men encountered, and acting as the lead communicator because of his noted skill for quickly picking up new languages and using sign languages.
Apr 26, 2023
What did Esteban discover?
Courtesy of the Texas State Historical Society. “The first white man our people saw was a black man,” wrote historian and Pueblo native Joe Sando in Pueblo Nations. Sando was referring to Esteban, an African who became the first non-Indian to enter what is now Arizona and New Mexico in 1539.
Estevanico ( c. 1500–1539), also known as Mustafa Azemmouri and Esteban de Dorantes and Estevanico the Moor, was the first person of African descent to ...
Aug 25, 2023 · Estevanico, also spelled Estebanico, was a native of Azamor on the Atlantic coast of Morocco. In Spain prior to 1527, he was baptized as a Christian.
Estevanico was a Muslim slave from northern Africa who was one of the early explorers of the Southwestern United States.
Jun 14, 2022 · ... Estevanico was a Muslim from west Morocco. He was picked up by Spanish Conquistadors and now traded off and sold as a slave. And basically ...
Nov 18, 2022 · One of the earliest explorers of North America was an African-born slave by the name of Esteban de Dorantes, or Estevanico.
Oct 6, 2022 · Estevanico was a member of the Panfilo de Narvaez 300-man Spanish expedition which arrived in April 1528 near present-day Tampa Bay, Fla.
Apr 26, 2023 · A journey that would firmly establish Esteban as the first Black Texan, and as the first African American.
Feb 21, 2024 · If you need subtitles, please this other version of the recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Wg4vYF_saM Dr. Hsain Ilahiane's started ...
Feb 7, 2025 · Born around 1500 in Azemmour, Morocco, he was enslaved in 1522 and sold to Spanish nobleman Andrés Dorantes de Carranza. His journey began when ...
Estevanico (1500 - 1539) was an African slave and known as the first person born in Africa who has arrived tin present-day continental United States. During his ...