World History · Middle East & Africa

Cape Verde Islands Discovered

By Marc Schulman World History 2 min read

HistoryCentral · Primary Source & History

Cape Verde Islands off the African coast near Dakar was discovered by Alivse da Cadamosto who was employed in the service of Henry the Navigator. The islands were soon settled by the Portuguese who began to use it for the slave trade.

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