Before Middle Passage: Translated Portuguese Manuscripts of Atlantic - Slave Trading From West Africa to Iberian Territories, 1513

Summary

On the 20th of January 1526, the Santiago left Lisbon bound for Africa with a cargo of iron and cloth; by early October the ship was back in Portugal with a very different cargo, 108 enslaved Africans. This volume consists of a translation into English of the receipt book from the customs office of the Cape Verde Islands. In it, Portuguese customs

Product details

• Authors: Trevor P. Hall
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 12.12.2019
• EAN: 9780367879747
• ISBN: 978-0-367-87974-7
• No. of pages: 320
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