Julio Pinedo

Don Julio Bonifaz Pinedo (born 19 February 1942) is the ceremonial king of the Afro-Bolivian community of the Nor Yungas province,^[1] crowned in 1992, forty years after the death of the previous king, his grandfather Bonifacio Pinedo.^[2] His coronation took place during a Catholic ceremony in the chapel at the hacienda of the Marquis de Pinedo.^[3]

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Quick facts King of the Afro-Bolivians, Reign ...

Julio I

King of the Afro-Bolivians
Reign	18 April 1992 – present
Coronation	2007
Predecessor	Bonifacio I
Heir apparent	Rolando Julio

Born	(1942-02-19) 19 February 1942 (age 83) Mururata, Bolivia
Spouse	Angélica Larrea (m. 1976)
Issue	Rolando Pinedo Larrea (adopted)
House	Pinedo
Father	Genaro
Mother	Princess Aurora Pinedo

Quick facts Styles of King Julio I, Reference style ...

Styles of King Julio I

Reference style	His Majesty
Spoken style	Your Majesty

Early life

Julio was born on 19 February 1942 in Mururata Prince Genaro and to Princess Aurora Pinedo. He is a descendent of Uchicho, an African prince who enslaved by the Spanish and brought to Bolivia, where he was later appointed as the first Afro-Bolivian king. At the time of his birth, his maternal grandfather Bonifacio Pinedo, reigned as the King of the Afro-Bolivians. Following his grandfather's death in 1954, Julio's mother became Princess Regent, until he was old enough to succeed the title.

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Reign

He was crowned by the Afro-Bolivians as King Julio I on 18 April 1992, during a Catholic coronation ceremony at the chapel of the hacienda of the Marquis de Pinedo. His position as King of the Afro-Bolivians gained official recognition from the Bolivian government in 2007, when he was officially installed by the prefect of La Paz.^[4]^[5]

As king, he is the sovereign and Grand Master of the Royal Order of Merit of Prince Uchicho.^[6] He appointed Bishop Juan Vargas Aruquipa, Prince Alexander David Ssimbwa of Buganda, Prince Daudi Kintu Wasajja of Buganda, Katikkiro John Baptist Walusimbi of Buganda, Miguel Dongil y Sánchez, and Francisco Manuel de las Heras y Borrero to the order.^[6]

In 2016, he went on an royal tour to Senegal, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Uganda.^[7]

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Early life

Reign

Marriage and family life

Honours

References

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