Santería developed out of the traditions of the Yoruba, one of the African peoples who were imported to Cuba during the 16th through 19th centuries to work on the sugar plantations.
Santería mengembangkan tradisi-tradisi suku Yoruba, salah satu suku Afrika yang diimpor ke Kuba pada abad ke-16 sampai ke-19 untuk dipekerjakan di penanaman gula.