How Was Santeria Created?

Santeria was created in Cuba by the mingling of Yoruba traditions brought by enslaved Africans from Nigeria and Benin with the Roman Catholic faith of the Spanish plantation owners. ... there was a strong symbiosis between the Catholic sacramental system and that of traditional African religion.

Is Santeria in Africa?

Santeria is a belief system that has its roots in Yoruba land, West Africa. During the times of slavery, in the 17th century, this belief system took a journey from West Africa to Cuba.

What part of Africa is Santeria from?

Santeria incorporates the worship of the Orisha (literally "head guardian") and beliefs of the Yoruba and Bantu people in Southern Nigeria, Senegal and Guinea Coast by synchronizing these African cultures and religions with the surrounding elements of worship from Roman Catholicism.