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The term gitano evolved from the word egiptano [10] ("Egyptian"), which was the Old Spanish demonym for someone from Egipto (Egypt), however, in Middle and Modern Spanish the irregular adjective egipcio supplanted egiptano to mean Egyptian, probably to differentiate Egyptians from Gypsies.
The Spanish term Gitano and French Gitan have similar etymologies. They are ultimately derived from the Greek Αιγύπτιοι (Aigyptioi), meaning 'Egyptian', via Latin. This designation owes its existence to the belief, common in the Middle Ages, that the Roma, or some related group (such as the Indian Dom people), were itinerant Egyptians.
It originates from Egyptian (a historical name for Romani people in Britain). [ 34 ] Romani "gipsies" have been a recognised ethnic group for the purposes of Race Relations Act 1976 since Commission for Racial Equality v Dutton 1989 , as have Irish Travellers in England and Wales since O'Leary v Allied Domecq 2000 (having already gained ...
Gitano may refer to: Gitanos, Romani people in Spain; Gitano, a 2000 Spanish film; Gitano, a 2007 album by Rolando Villazón; Gitano, a 2012 album by Canut Reyes;
Ancient Egyptian deities were an integral part of ancient Egyptian religion and were worshiped for millennia. Many of them ruled over natural and social phenomena , as well as abstract concepts [ 1 ] These gods and goddesses appear in virtually every aspect of ancient Egyptian civilization, and more than 1,500 of them are known by name.
The Black Egyptian hypothesis is the hypothesis that ancient Egypt was a "Black", homogeneous civilization. [236] [237] At a UNESCO symposium in 1974 there was consensus that Ancient Egypt was indigenous to Africa. [34]
The Prison Window by John Phillip depicting a Romani family in Spain during the Great Gypsy Round-up.. The Great Gypsy Round-up (Spanish: Gran Redada de Gitanos), also known as the general imprisonment of the Gypsies (prisión general de gitanos), was a raid authorized and organized by the Spanish Monarchy that led to the arrest of most Roma in the region and the genocide of 120,000 Romani ...
There is a significant Roma population in Mexico, most being the descendants of past migrants.According to data collected by the National Institute of Statistics and Geography in 2000, they numbered 15,850, [1] however, the total number is likely larger. [1]