Prior to the 1600's the transatlantic slave trade was virtually monopolized by the Portuguese.
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The communist movement during the twentieth century had
departed from the Marxist theory was because of the occurrence where in there
was a largely agarian society leading the communist movement during the 20th
century to depart or separate from the Marxist theory.
Very long story short, farming and sugar, as well as a port to china, east india and asia. and the islands were a prime place for a navel base.
