Names and Origins of Cabildos
Slaves were differentiated by their white owners according to their place of origin, with a variety of different names that identified distinct ethnicities from Africa. The names were corruptions of traditional tribal names devised by the slave owners, but they were soon used by the slaves themselves.
| Name of Cabildo | African region of origin | Ethnic group of origin |
| Abakuá | Nigeria/Cameroon | Ekpe |
| Mandinga | Sierra Leone | Malinké |
| Ganga | Sierra Leone | Malinké |
| Mina | Gold Coast | Akan |
| Lucumi | Benin and Nigeria | Yoruba |
| Carabalis | Biafra | Igbo - Efik |
| Macauas | Mozambique | Makua |
| Congo | Angola | Bantu |
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