 Yango, a city formed by escaped black slaves brought by Colonial Spain, ran to the mountains, escaping plantations and lived with the indigious people there.The song, La Bamba (or The Captain) was originally sang by these escapees which tormented Mexico City with uprisings and attacks to haciendas leading to the elimination of slavery in this area, years before the Pilgrims landed on Plymouth rock.The enormous mountain range behind Veracruz lowlands gave rise to independent communities and became home to escaped ex-slaves who mixed with the indigenous people.