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Timeline: Role of the colonial powers in the establishment and expansion of slavery; asiento system
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Rhea Kommerell
⟶ Updated 31 Oct 2018 ⟶
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October 12, 1492: Columbus lands in the New World
November 20, 1542: New Laws of the Indies for the Good Treatment and Preservation of the Indians issued
June 7, 1494: Treaty of Tordesillas signed
February 17, 1627: First English settlements on Barbados
May 14, 1607: English found Jamestown
1420: Portuguese start colonizing Madeira
December 21, 1471: Portuguese discover Sao Tome
1670s: Residents of Barbados move to South Carolina
1518: Spanish crown issues first asiento
1580s: Asiento system starts to become more widespread
October 5, 1750: England gives up its right to the Spanish asiento
July 13, 1713: English obtain asiento in Treaty of Utrecht
