At the time, and indeed for many years after, Costa Rica’s African descendants would say with pride that they were “subjects of the British Crown” and that their goal during this migration was never to establish themselves, but rather to earn money and then return to their home country, which ultimately never happened.
فيما بعد، وبالرغم من مرور سنوات كثيرة، سيحدّث الأحفاد ذوي الأصل الأفريقي أنفسهم بفخر كبير: "نحن أبناء المملكة (بريطانيا)" وبأنّ غاية هذه الهجرة ليست الاستقرار بل جمع المال والعودة. الأمر الذي لم يحدث أبدًا.