Julio Pinedo
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| Julio I | |
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| King of the Afro-Bolivians | |
| Reign | 18 April 1992 – present |
| Coronation | 2007 |
| Predecessor | Bonifacio I |
| Heir apparent | Rolando Julio |
| Born | 19 February 1942 Mururata, Bolivia |
| Spouse | |
| Issue | Rolando Pinedo Larrea (adopted) |
| House | Pinedo |
| Father | Genaro |
| Mother | Princess Aurora Pinedo |
| Styles of King Julio I | |
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| Reference style | His Majesty |
| Spoken style | Your Majesty |
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Don Julio Bonifaz Pinedo (born 19 February 1942) is the ceremonial king of the Afro-Bolivian community of the Nor Yungas province,[1] crowned in 1992, forty years after the death of the previous king, his grandfather Bonifacio Pinedo.[2] His coronation took place during a Catholic ceremony in the chapel at the hacienda of the Marquis de Pinedo.[3]
Early life
[edit]Julio was born on 19 February 1942 in Mururata Prince Genaro and to Princess Aurora Pinedo. He is a descendent of Uchicho, an African prince who enslaved by the Spanish and brought to Bolivia, where he was later appointed as the first Afro-Bolivian king. At the time of his birth, his maternal grandfather Bonifacio Pinedo, reigned as the King of the Afro-Bolivians. Following his grandfather's death in 1954, Julio's mother became Princess Regent, until he was old enough to succeed the title.
Reign
[edit]He was crowned by the Afro-Bolivians as King Julio I on 18 April 1992, during a Catholic coronation ceremony at the chapel of the hacienda of the Marquis de Pinedo. His position as King of the Afro-Bolivians gained official recognition from the Bolivian government in 2007, when he was officially installed by the prefect of La Paz.[4][5]
As king, he is the sovereign and Grand Master of the Royal Order of Merit of Prince Uchicho.[6] He appointed Bishop Juan Vargas Aruquipa, Prince Alexander David Ssimbwa of Buganda, Prince Daudi Kintu Wasajja of Buganda, Katikkiro John Baptist Walusimbi of Buganda, Miguel Dongil y Sánchez, and Francisco Manuel de las Heras y Borrero to the order.[6]
In 2016, he went on an royal tour to Senegal, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Uganda.[7]
Marriage and family life
[edit]Julio married Angélica Larrea in 1976. He and Angélica have no biological children,[8] but adopted his nephew and heir, Prince Ronaldo.[9]
He is Catholic and, when not performing royal duties, works as a farmer and shop owner in Mururata.[10][11]
Honours
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Grand Master of the Royal Order of Merit of Prince Uchicho
References
[edit]- ^ Levinson, David (1996). Encyclopedia of World Cultures: South America. G. K. Hall. p. 10. ISBN 978-0-8168-8840-5.
- ^ Walker, Sheila S. (2001). Africa roots/American cultures: Africa in the creation of the Americas. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 320. ISBN 978-0-7425-0165-2.
- ^ "Le roi Julio Pinedo : Le dernier roi d'Amérique". 21 March 2021.
- ^ Tayac, Gabrielle (2009). IndiVisible: African-Native American Lives in the Americas. Smithsonian Institution. p. 199. ISBN 978-1-58834-271-3.
- ^ "Bolivia ya tiene su rey negro". BBC Mundo. 4 December 2007. Retrieved 29 October 2010.
- ^ a b "Real Orden del Mérito". Afro-Bolivian Royal House. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
- ^ Blair, Laurence (6 December 2017). "Bolivia's Afro king leads a long-neglected group stepping out of the shadows". The Guardian. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
- ^ "Crowning Afro-descendant Memory and Visibility in an Indian/Mestizo Country on JSTOR". No. 127, Afro-Latin America Rising (2019).
- ^ "African royal's heirs live on in Bolivia - Taipei Times". www.taipeitimes.com. December 22, 2014.
- ^ "El último rey de América". La Nacion. Buenos Aires, Argentina. 10 March 2013. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
- ^ https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20210310-bolivias-little-known-tribal-kingdom
External links
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