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jan 8, 1454 - Portuguese a perpetual monopoly in trade with Africa.

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Pope Nicholas V issues Romanus Pontifex, a bull granting the Portuguese a perpetual monopoly in trade with Africa. Nevertheless, Spanish traders begin to bring slaves from Africa to Spain.

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jan 8, 1454
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~ 572 years ago