Atlantic slave trade impacts Kongo (20 nov 1499 año – 20 nov 1599 año)
Descripción:
Over the next 300 years, more than 5 million slaves are captured from within several hundred miles on either side of the Congo River mouth with most shipped to Brazil. In 1526, Kongo's King Afonso sends a letter to the Portuguese King João III imploring him to end the practice, stating his country is being "depopulated.", campaigning against african slavery by Europeans
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fecha:
20 nov 1499 año
20 nov 1599 año
~ 100 years