The controversy continued after the Dutch writer Frank Westerman discovered in his book El Negro and Me , published in 2007 , that the body was actually dug up in Cape Town , South Africa , and not in Botswana as originally believed . This is because the State of Botswana was the only one that was willing to accept the body when the Spanish government announced its willingness to repatriate the human remains . This led to controversy linked to the Botswana government ’ s interest in diverting attention from its policy of expelling Bushmen in the Kalahari . Today , the burial site , located in the Tsholofelo neighbourhood , is neglected and in a poor state .
Links and sources :
Molina , M . ( 2019 ) El Negro de Banyoles fue enterrado en un país equivocado , La Vanguardia . Available at : https :// www . lavanguardia . com / cultura / 20190302 / 46768019743 / africa-negrodisecado-taxidermia-banyoles-racismo . html Valenzuela , J . L . ( 2020 ) “ El Negro ” de Bañolas : el guerrero africano al que disecaron , trajeron a España y mostraron como un animal en un museo , El Plural . Available at : https :// www . elplural . com / sociedad / el-negro-banolas-guerrero-africano-disecaron-trajeronespana-mostraron-animal-museo _ 256098102 Hochadel , O . ( 2018 ) Francesc Darder : el amigo de las bestias , El Periódico . Available at : https :// www . elperiodico . com / es / cuaderno / 20180519 / francesc-darder-amigo-bestias- 6818895 Iglesias , N . ( 2007 ) El nuevo Museo Darder evita cualquier referencia a la polémica del “ Negro de Banyoles ”, El País . Available at : https :// elpais . com / diario / 2007 / 04 / 13 / catalunya / 1176426457 _ 850215 . html Ros , E . ( 1992 ) El COI reclama que se retire el negro disecado del Museo de Banyoles , El País . Available at : https :// elpais . com / diario / 1992 / 05 / 05 / espana / 705016813 _ 850215 . html Nfubea , A . ( 2020 ) Arcelin , los Panteras y la plaza de la reparación negra , El Salto . Available at : https :// www . elsaltodiario . com / racismo / arcelin-los-panteras-y-la-plaza-de-la-reparacion- negra- Westermann , F . ( 2007 ) El negro y yo . Océano .
2 . Demand for the return of the Quimbaya Treasure
Name of the initiative
Year Participants Status
Demand for the return of the Quimbaya Treasure ( Museo de América in Madrid ) |
2017 |
Felipe Rincón Salgado Antonio José Rengifo Quindío History Academy John Jairo Osorio Constitutional Court of Colombia Spanish Embassy |
In Progress |
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