The Origins Of Slavery In Latin America
LeAndra Reed History 4360
Origins of Slavery in Latin America
Africans and Indians both were enslaved by Portugal and Spain to help build their empires in the new discovered lands. Spain had been the first to reap the glory of the new found land, but Portugal soon followed. African existences in Latin America are due directly from the new market created for cheap labor to help cultivate the new found territories. When Spain and Portugal found the New World they relied heavily on the Indians’ resources and techniques. Spain and Portugal wanted territory and took the Indians’ land and brought Africans to work on it. The Europeans had horses and dogs which made it easier to obtain territories and keep slaves inferior.
In the beginning, …show more content…
They needed a mobile and kinless labor force. Africans were perceived as God’s first attempt at humans, as if they were less than humans. Africans had already been used as indentured servants in Europe. In Europe, Africans shared the right to testify in court, hold property, to participate in the legal process, to obtain an education, and to practice their religion. When the need for a labor force arose, Spain and Portugal went to Africa. There they would load as many Africans in a ship then ship them to Europe to be Europeanized before being sent to the New Lands. This created a new market in the Atlantic world. This triangular trade system between Africa, Europe and Americas made Europe government extremely rich. Eventually the demand for Africans became so intense the part about being Europeanized was eliminated. The Africans provided cheap labor for the Europeans. Millions upon millions of African people had been sent to the Americas as slaves. There was no shortage of Europeans needing slaves to be purchase. The slaves worked in mines, on plantations, as trade smith and domestics. Indians were also shipped to West Indies adding to the new market. African slaves worked on sugar plantation and resources and revenue were sent back to Europe constantly. Slaves were in such demand, that they themselves became the currency between Europeans. The Portuguese and Spanish slave trade expanded
Origins of Slavery in Latin America
Africans and Indians both were enslaved by Portugal and Spain to help build their empires in the new discovered lands. Spain had been the first to reap the glory of the new found land, but Portugal soon followed. African existences in Latin America are due directly from the new market created for cheap labor to help cultivate the new found territories. When Spain and Portugal found the New World they relied heavily on the Indians’ resources and techniques. Spain and Portugal wanted territory and took the Indians’ land and brought Africans to work on it. The Europeans had horses and dogs which made it easier to obtain territories and keep slaves inferior.
In the beginning, …show more content…
They needed a mobile and kinless labor force. Africans were perceived as God’s first attempt at humans, as if they were less than humans. Africans had already been used as indentured servants in Europe. In Europe, Africans shared the right to testify in court, hold property, to participate in the legal process, to obtain an education, and to practice their religion. When the need for a labor force arose, Spain and Portugal went to Africa. There they would load as many Africans in a ship then ship them to Europe to be Europeanized before being sent to the New Lands. This created a new market in the Atlantic world. This triangular trade system between Africa, Europe and Americas made Europe government extremely rich. Eventually the demand for Africans became so intense the part about being Europeanized was eliminated. The Africans provided cheap labor for the Europeans. Millions upon millions of African people had been sent to the Americas as slaves. There was no shortage of Europeans needing slaves to be purchase. The slaves worked in mines, on plantations, as trade smith and domestics. Indians were also shipped to West Indies adding to the new market. African slaves worked on sugar plantation and resources and revenue were sent back to Europe constantly. Slaves were in such demand, that they themselves became the currency between Europeans. The Portuguese and Spanish slave trade expanded