Estevanico

Collection title

Forgotten pages

ID

2MT00028

Source

SOREAD-2M (MA)

First broadcast date

06/30/2009

Production year

2009

Abstract

In 1513, Mostapha Zemmouri nickamed “Estevanico” was sold as a slave to the Portuguese occupying the city of Azemmour. In 1520, he was sold to Andres Dorantes de Carranza, a Spanish Nobleman with whom he travelled to Hispaniola and Cuba; in the Panfilo de Narvaez expedition in 1527 to conquer Florida. He became the first African to set foot on what is now the United States of America. In 1539, Estevanica again accompanied Fray Marcos de Niza, as a guide, in search for the fabulous cities of gold. He was a remarkable polyglot and although he was considered as a deity by the American Indian tribes for his knowledge regarding herbs and remedies, he was killed by an Indian tribe.

Type

video

Production companies

• 2M - Own production

Broadcaster

2M - 2M

Audiovisual form

Documentary

Personalities

• Azemmour Estevanico

Primary theme

Historical heritages

Secondary themes

• Historical heritages / Latin and oriental christendom

Credits / Cast

• Zaid Mohamed - Journalist

Period of events

• From 1500 to 1800

Map locations

• Morocco - Atlantic coast - Azemmour

Original language

Arabic

Media running time

50m58

Additional information