Late Middle Ages · Africa · Exploration
1441
First African Slaves Arrive in Portugal
1441
A Portuguese caravel captained by Antao Goncalves landed at Lagos with ten captives taken from the Mauritanian coast. Prince Henry received his share and sold them. Within a decade a regular trade was organized. The Atlantic slave system that would last four centuries began with a single raid for silver fur and men.
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Late Middle Ages (1301–1500), one of 874 events from that era on Saeculum.