Teresa de Benguela

Photo: Black Women of Brazil

Photo: Black Women of Brazil

 

Country: Brazil

Location: Mato Grosso, Brazil

About

Teresa de Benguela was an Afro-Brazilian political leader and activist during the eighteenth century. She was queen of the Quilombo do Piolho, a free Black and indigenous community. Under her leadership, she resisted slavery from the 1730s until the end of the century.

Afro-Brazilian, Afro-Brazilian Women's Ac, Resistance, South America, QuilomboKeshia White