The Spanish obtained African slaves through the transatlantic slave trade, which involved capturing and trading Africans from various regions of Africa to the Americas. This practice was driven by the demand for labor in the Spanish colonies, particularly for work on plantations and in mines.
Slave traders acquired slaves through various means including capturing people during raids, purchasing individuals from African leaders, and trading for slaves with goods or weapons. Many slaves were also kidnapped or sold by their own people as a result of wars or debt.
they did but got them from trading
because by selling or trading slaves they earned money for their economy
Arabian and African societies were involved in slave trading in Africa before Europeans. Arab merchants conducted a significant portion of the trans-Saharan slave trade, while African kingdoms such as the Kingdom of Benin and the Kingdom of Dahomey participated in capturing and selling slaves.
A dutch trading ship arrived in 1619
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The West African trade empires made their money mainly by trading slaves, salt and gold.
1803 Denmark-Norway becomes the first country in Europe to ban the African slave trade, forbidding trading in slaves and ending the importation of slaves into Danish dominions.
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