A History of Agriculture in India v2.c72.s4: Slave Trade

v2.c72.s4.1

One result of these ventures in navigation was the development of the slave trade. The Negroes of the African coast were captured in large numbers and brought to Lisbon. They were purchased by the owners of estates. It was thus that the neglected agriculture of southern Portugal revived. Later on Negro slaves were transported to the West Indies and southern States of the USA.