Afrodescendants in the founding of the Moravian church in Moskitia

Abstract

The goal of this Investigation is the documentation of the contribution of kriol or afro descendant personalities to the foundation and consolidation of the Moravian undertaking in its different historical moments as well as the role of this church in the construction of the "costeño" cultural identity. The author starts with the Initiation of the Moravian labor in the Mosquitla. emphasizing the role of Peter Blair. the black missionary of the West Indies. and the one of black and Indigenous women in the beginning of this evangelization. Next, he analyzes the period that he calls the autochthonization of the Moravian work in Nicaragua. Finally, he points out to the Influence of this church in the cultural changes of the "costeño" people.