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The unique slave trade in black Africans from the 7th to the 20th century. Malairt nan tr脿illean dubha Afraganach eadar an 7mh 's an 20mh linn.

1375 鈥� 1620: For all the gold of the world.

At the end of the Middle Ages, Europe opened up to the world and discovered that it was at the margins of the main area of wealth generation on the planet: Africa. The Portuguese Conquistadores were the first to set out to conquer Africa. They went to get gold, and came back with hundreds of thousands of captives to sell in Europe. Between the African coasts, Brazil and their trading posts, the Portuguese set up the first colonies entirely populated by slaves. Off the coast of Gabon, the island of S茫o Tom茅 became the testing ground for the most profitable exploitation system ever to exist: the sugar plantation...

1375 鈥� 1620: Airson 貌r an t-saoghail air fad.

Aig deireadh nam Meadhan Aoisean, nuair a dh'fhosgail dorsan an Roinn E貌rpa dhan t-saoghal mh貌r thuig iad gu robh iad air iomall a' phr矛omh 脿ite air thalamh airson saibhreas a chruthachadh: Afraga. B' iad Conquistadores Phortagail a' chiad fheadhainn a chur romhpa Afraga a chur fo smachd. Chaidh iad a-mach air t貌ir 貌r is thill iad leis na ceudan mh矛ltean de thr脿illean airson an reic san Roinn E貌rpa. Eadar cladaichean Afraga, Braisil agus na l脿raich mhalairt aca, st猫idhich Portagail a' chiad cholonaidhean de thr脿illean a-mh脿in. Far costa Gabon, air eilean S茫o Tom茅, chaidh an siostam dubh-shaothrach a bu prothaidiche riamh fheuchainn: am planntachas si霉cair...

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