Sevilla, Puerto de Indias
(Alfonso Sánchez Coello)
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The trace of flamenco
dilutes in the three centuries that followed, during which
Seville became the uproaring epicenter of European business,
having been the entry point of America, , later passing
on this duty to Cadiz. The close communications between
both sides of the Atlantic not only enable the overseas
commerce but also served as a channel for cultural exchange.
This initiates an onwards trip taken by cantes and dancing
expressions from Andalusia that, after going through a native
and half-caste (thus African) sieve, would then bring back
guajiras, milongas, colombianas, rumbas, vidalitas.... All
of which were then made popular at the beginning of the
20th century by outstanding flamenco singers of the time.
