Juan Garrido: The Black Conquistador | AP African American Studies 2.1

Explore the story of Juan Garrido, a free African conquistador and one of the earliest known Africans to explore North America. In this AP African American Studies Topic 2.1 review, I examine the roles of ladinos and Atlantic creoles during the early Spanish colonization of the Americas. I also analyze the two required sources: the sixteenth-century image of Juan Garrido on a Spanish expedition and Garrido’s 1538 petition to the Spanish Crown. Study the complete AP African American Studies required-sources series: https://www.apushslides.com/afam Teaching slides and classroom materials: https://www.apushslides.com/store/apa... In this video: How free and enslaved ladinos served as soldiers, laborers, translators, and cultural intermediaries How Juan Garrido participated in Spanish expeditions throughout Florida, the Caribbean, and New Spain What Garrido’s 1538 petition reveals about his military service, inadequate compensation, and early cultivation of wheat in Mexico This review is designed for AP African American Studies students and teachers studying Unit 2, African explorers, Atlantic creoles, ladinos, Black conquistadors, Spanish colonization, and the required course sources.