Julio Pinedo
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| Julio I | |||||
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| King of the Afro-Bolivians | |||||
| Reign | 18 April 1992 – present | ||||
| Coronation | 3 November 2007[a] | ||||
| Predecessor | Bonifacio I | ||||
| Heir apparent | Rolando Julio | ||||
| Born | 19 February 1942 Mururata, Bolivia | ||||
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| Issue | Rolando Pinedo Larrea (adopted) | ||||
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| House | Pinedo | ||||
| Father | Prince Genaro Pinedo | ||||
| 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 y 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 to Prince Genaro Pinedo and Princess Aurora Pinedo. He is a descendent of Uchicho, an African prince who was 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 a royal tour to Senegal, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Uganda.[7]
In 2019, Julio was made a Knight Grand Cross of the Most Honorable Order of Omukama Chwa II Kabalega by King Solomon Iguru I of Bunyoro.[8]
Marriage and family life
[edit]Julio married Angélica Larrea in 1976. He and Angélica have no biological children,[9] but adopted his nephew and heir, Prince Rolando.[10]
He is Catholic and, when not performing royal duties, works as a farmer and shop owner in Mururata.[11][12]
Honours
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Grand Master of the Royal Order of Merit of Prince Uchicho
Knight Grand Cross of the Most Honorable Order of Omukama Chwa II Kabalega
Notes
[edit]- ↑ Some sources say it's 3 December 2007.
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.
- 1 2 "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.
- ↑ https://casarealafroboliviana.org/noticias.html
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ Busqué, Jordi (11 March 2021). "Bolivia's little-known tribal kingdom". BBC. Retrieved 25 February 2026.
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