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gold and slaves . .
Portuguese sailors were the first europeans to arrive in Africa in the 15th century. They conquered territories and established colonies that are now several African countries: Angola, Mozambique, Guinea-Bissau and the islands of Cabo Verde. These countries only achieved their independence after the portuguese revolution in 1974. Until then they were official portuguese territories with portuguese as official language.
They settled in today's Lebanon-Syria and at Carthage in North Africa. They established trading stations around the Mediterranean Sea littoral.
Yes, Mozambique (Moçambique) IS a former Portuguese colony which become independent for the Portuguese main land with the Portuguese revolution (revolução do cravos - carnation revolution) . This was established with Lusaka treaty, signed in 7 de Setembro de 1974 between the Portuguese government and the liberation movement FRELIMO. The present Mozambique territory was a established in 1885 in the Berlin conference, but the Portuguese stated occuping the region in the XVI century.
because that's where the trading was the Portuguese were not close to the Mediterranean and that where all the countries met up to trade. they needed to go around Africa to Asia.
They traded directly with the coastal people of West Africa.
They traded directly with the coastal people of West Africa.
Portuguese explorers set up trading posts along the coast of Africa, particularly in West Africa, including areas such as Cape Verde, Senegal, Guinea-Bissau, Sierra Leone, and Angola. They also established trading posts in other parts of the world, such as India, Macau, and Brazil.
gold and slaves
gold and slaves . .
They traded directly with the coastal people of West Africa.
The Portuguese slave trade in Africa developed through the establishment of trading posts along the West African coast in the 15th century. They initially traded goods for enslaved Africans captured by local African rulers. As demand for enslaved labor in the Americas increased, the Portuguese expanded their trading networks and began raiding inland communities for slaves.
Portuguese sailors were the first europeans to arrive in Africa in the 15th century. They conquered territories and established colonies that are now several African countries: Angola, Mozambique, Guinea-Bissau and the islands of Cabo Verde. These countries only achieved their independence after the portuguese revolution in 1974. Until then they were official portuguese territories with portuguese as official language.
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They traded directly with the coastal people of West Africa.
They settled in today's Lebanon-Syria and at Carthage in North Africa. They established trading stations around the Mediterranean Sea littoral.