Unlike Juan Garrido who made his way to Portugal, Juan Valiente was taken from Western Africa in the 1500s. He was delivered to Mexico where he was purchased by Alonso Valiente, a cousin of Hernan Cortes. Not long after this, he was baptized as “Juan Valiente” and accompanied Alonso Valiente back to Spain. CAREER AS […]
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