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1518

Spain authorizes direct slave shipments to the Americas

The crown permits direct transatlantic transport of enslaved Africans to its colonies.

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TimelineTimeline of the Transatlantic Slave Trade

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Encyclopaedia BritannicaConfidence 95%

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colonialismslavery