The uninhabited islands were discovered and colonized by the Portuguese in the 15th century; Cape Verde subsequently became a trading center for African slaves and later an important coaling and resup READ MORE https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world...
HISTORY OF CAPE VERDE
The Slave Coast: 15th - 19th century AD
From the viewpoint of European history the Guinea Coast is associated mainly with slavery. Indeed one of the alternative names for READ MORE http://www.historyworld.net/wrldhis/PlainTextHisto...
