The Arrival of African Slaves
African Slaves inIn the planned expansion along African coastlines, the Portuguese needed a stable base.CanariasIt would have been the ideal option, but the fact that it was part of the Castilian crown since the early 15th century prevented this from happening.7On the Mauritanian island of Arguinwas where the Portuguese navigator João Fernández, who would cross theCabo Bojadorin 1445, I would exchange textiles and wheat obtained in the ports of Meça,MogadorandSafíby slaves and gold. Three years later, a stable settlement would be built in the area and the so-called Route of the Portuguese would be created between Arguin andWadaneIn 1450 Portuguese trade was already established. They exchanged linen fabrics, carpets, wheat and other goods for gold, ivory, spices, rubber, furs, musk and slaves that the Arabs brought from the so-called 'Land of Blacks'.8From Arguín, the merchandise was being transported toLakesandLisboa. Arquin would lose much of its importance after the opening of new Portuguese commercial centers in the Gulf of Guinea and with the consolidation ofCidade Velha de Ribeira Grande, inCabo Verde, as a nerve center of Portuguese trade with Africa, Asia and America.9Since 1425 the Portuguese had occupied the island of Madeiraand the colonists were dedicated to the production of wheat. The Portuguese noblemanEnrique 'the Navigator'He decided to create a sugarcane cultivation, bought inSicilyto merchants who imported it fromSoutheast AsianSustained by African slaves on the island.10During theCastilian Succession War, in 1478, the kings of Castile Fernandoa eIsabelsent them an armada to the coast ofPigformed by between eleven and thirty-five ships. This fleet was surprised in thenaval battle of Guineafor once Portuguese ships, which seized the Castilian booty in gold and slaves and took it to Lisbon. Practically at the same time twoshellbackswith fishermen ofPoles of the Frontierand some sailors ofPuerto de Santa MaríaDeparted from Andalusia and arrived atGuinea Gulftook possession of 120 slaves and took them to Palos, in the current province of Huelva, which would become from then on a place for trading black slaves.11The War of the Spanish Succession ended the following year with the signing of Treaty of Alcaçovaswhere Alfonso V renounced his aspirations to the Castilian throne, recognized Castilian sovereignty in the Canary Islands in exchange for sovereignty over the Atlantic, which gave him power over Guinea, Madeira, the Azores, Cape Verde and 'any other islands that were found or conquered from the Canary Islands for use against Guinea'.12Therefore, until mid-16th century Portugal became the largest slave trader in Europe. Arabs continued their slave business, mainly supplying eastern countries. When the Eastern Mediterranean and the Kingdom of Granada were taken, it practically made it impossible to enslave whites in the Peninsula. Among the black slaves were those calledFeral childrenIn other words, those who had been cultivated in North Africa or some Christian kingdom. Those who were notFeral childrenThey had a more complicated life because they first had to learn almost everything about the culture surrounding them.12Around 1540 were passing throughLisboaabout five thousand or six thousand African slaves each year. The city had around ten thousand black residents, 10% of the total. At the same time, the Portuguese were sending annually to Améyummy about one and a half thousand black slaves.WIKIPEDIA source (no one gives a damn about it anyway)
African Slaves inIn the planned expansion along African coastlines, the Portuguese needed a stable base.CanariasIt would have been the ideal option, but the fact that it was part of the Castilian crown since the early 15th century prevented this from happening.7On the Mauritanian island of Arguinwas where the Portuguese navigator João Fernández, who would cross theCabo Bojadorin 1445, I would exchange textiles and wheat obtained in the ports of Meça,MogadorandSafíby slaves and gold. Three years later, a stable settlement would be built in the area and the so-called Route of the Portuguese would be created between Arguin andWadaneIn 1450 Portuguese trade was already established. They exchanged linen fabrics, carpets, wheat and other goods for gold, ivory, spices, rubber, furs, musk and slaves that the Arabs brought from the so-called 'Land of Blacks'.8From Arguín, the merchandise was being transported toLakesandLisboa. Arquin would lose much of its importance after the opening of new Portuguese commercial centers in the Gulf of Guinea and with the consolidation ofCidade Velha de Ribeira Grande, inCabo Verde, as a nerve center of Portuguese trade with Africa, Asia and America.9Since 1425 the Portuguese had occupied the island of Madeiraand the colonists were dedicated to the production of wheat. The Portuguese noblemanEnrique 'the Navigator'He decided to create a sugarcane cultivation, bought inSicilyto merchants who imported it fromSoutheast AsianSustained by African slaves on the island.10During theCastilian Succession War, in 1478, the kings of Castile Fernandoa eIsabelsent them an armada to the coast ofPigformed by between eleven and thirty-five ships. This fleet was surprised in thenaval battle of Guineafor once Portuguese ships, which seized the Castilian booty in gold and slaves and took it to Lisbon. Practically at the same time twoshellbackswith fishermen ofPoles of the Frontierand some sailors ofPuerto de Santa MaríaDeparted from Andalusia and arrived atGuinea Gulftook possession of 120 slaves and took them to Palos, in the current province of Huelva, which would become from then on a place for trading black slaves.11The War of the Spanish Succession ended the following year with the signing of Treaty of Alcaçovaswhere Alfonso V renounced his aspirations to the Castilian throne, recognized Castilian sovereignty in the Canary Islands in exchange for sovereignty over the Atlantic, which gave him power over Guinea, Madeira, the Azores, Cape Verde and 'any other islands that were found or conquered from the Canary Islands for use against Guinea'.12Therefore, until mid-16th century Portugal became the largest slave trader in Europe. Arabs continued their slave business, mainly supplying eastern countries. When the Eastern Mediterranean and the Kingdom of Granada were taken, it practically made it impossible to enslave whites in the Peninsula. Among the black slaves were those calledFeral childrenIn other words, those who had been cultivated in North Africa or some Christian kingdom. Those who were notFeral childrenThey had a more complicated life because they first had to learn almost everything about the culture surrounding them.12Around 1540 were passing throughLisboaabout five thousand or six thousand African slaves each year. The city had around ten thousand black residents, 10% of the total. At the same time, the Portuguese were sending annually to Améyummy about one and a half thousand black slaves.WIKIPEDIA source (no one gives a damn about it anyway)
At the end, they only arrived to screw our women while we went fishing among the bearded ones
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