beginning of portuguese slave trade (aug 20, 1445 – mar 27, 2265)
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Period- 1400 CE Located- Portuguese
Bio- "Portugal started the European slave trade with Africa. Prince Henry the Navigator of Portugal sent a trading expedition to Africa, to explore the little known continent, in 1441. By 1444, a 'cargo' of 235 enslaved Africans had been brought to Lagos in Portugal. The Portuguese were using enslaved Africans on sugar"
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