In January 1609, Yanga led the cimarrones to successful resistance against a special army sent by the Spanish crown to crush their actions. After several cimarrones victories the Spanish acquieced to slaves' demand for land and freedom. Yanga founded the first free African township in the Americas, San Lorenzo de Los Negros, near Veracruz. In 1930, San Lorenzo changed its name to Yanga, Veracruz. Its black population has blended but it is not difficult to see african characteristics in the population's phenotype.

Present day - Veracruz, Mexico

Statue of Yanga Gaspar in Cordoba, Veracruz, Mexico

Every year, on the 10th of August the carnival of negritude (blackness) is celebrated in Veracruz. It is the celebration of the victory of the cimarrones over the Spanish. The celebration marks the founding of "the first free African town in America."