- 02 Jul 2012 13:53
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Well, while that did happen, it wasn't in big numbers. Most slaves in mainland Portugal were Chinese that came from Macao. And even then, slavery there ended in 1761...
The blacks that went into Portugal in huge numbers were all free men form the overseas colonies that migrated there in the 20th century...
PoFo ethnic party statistics: http://www.politicsforum.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=8&p=14042520#p14042520
KlassWar wrote:The Portuguese also imported plenty black slaves into Portugal (many more than the Brits or the Spanish). I guess the ones shipped to Portugal didn't remain slaves for many generations, 'cause they ended up mixing with the native Portuguese (at least with portuguese commoners) pretty much at random.
Well, while that did happen, it wasn't in big numbers. Most slaves in mainland Portugal were Chinese that came from Macao. And even then, slavery there ended in 1761...
The blacks that went into Portugal in huge numbers were all free men form the overseas colonies that migrated there in the 20th century...
PoFo ethnic party statistics: http://www.politicsforum.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=8&p=14042520#p14042520