What are some possible reasons why the king decided to allow the Portuguese to begin trading?
gold and slaves . .
the Portuguese
Macau. In 1535, Portuguese traders obtained the rights to anchor ships in Macau's harbours and to carry out trading activities, though not the right to stay onshore. In 1557, the Portuguese established a permanent settlement in Macau. Goa is in India.
They traded for gold and ivory and established trading posts. Portuguese began buying slaves there as well.
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.
The Portuguese
gold and slaves
gold and slaves . .
Trading Post
the Portuguese
Afonso de Albuquerque
Macau. In 1535, Portuguese traders obtained the rights to anchor ships in Macau's harbours and to carry out trading activities, though not the right to stay onshore. In 1557, the Portuguese established a permanent settlement in Macau. Goa is in India.
They traded directly with the coastal people of West Africa.
Madison Lee Gibbs
They traded for gold and ivory and established trading posts. Portuguese began buying slaves there as well.
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.
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