As the quincentennial of Estevanico de Dorantes’ remarkable transatlantic journey approaches, the world is finally reckoning with a story long relegated to the footnotes of Atlantic history.

According to other sources, “Mustafa Zemmouri,” “Esteban the Moor,” or “Estevanico” was brought here as a member of the Panfilo de Narvaez Spanish expedition, which arrived near ...

It’s impossible to talk about Moroccan migration to America without mentioning a man who was more of an explorer than a pioneering migrant: Estevanico, alias Mustapha al-Zemmouri. Born around ...

Moderated by Dr. Norah Gharala of the University of Houston History Department and featuring the following panelists: H.E. Abdelkader Jamoussi, Consul General of Morocco in New York and widely ...