: He accuses historians and slave owners of using "ink" to wash away his true African patronymics (e.g., Yelofe , Bakongo , Bongo ). š¤ About the Author Name : NicolĆ”s GuillĆ©n (1902ā1989). Role : Leader of the PoesĆa Negra (Black Poetry) movement.
While "El Apellido" is more elegiac, it often incorporates the rhythmic, musical elements of the el apellido nicolas guillen english translation
: Further analysis and translations are available via academic repositories and the Internet Archive. : He accuses historians and slave owners of
: The poem critiques the historical process where enslaved Africans were stripped of their original names and given those of their Spanish masters. it often incorporates the rhythmic
: He seeks his "real" nameāthe one lost in the middle passage or buried in African history.
