Anthony Ramos' Ancestor was Enslaved by Conquistadors
Season 10
Episode 8
About the Episode
Anthony Ramos' 15th great-grandfather, Andrés de Llerina, an indigenous person from Tenerife, Spain, faced hardships due to the Spanish conquest, being driven from his land and enslaved by a conquistador named Fernandez de Lugo.
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