Basically the Europeans invaded and colonized the areas of Africa during the Scramble of Africa.
John D. Rockefeller
Rockefeller became an assistant bookkeeper at age 16 and went into several business partnerships beginning at age 20, concentrating his business on oil refining. Rockefeller founded the Standard Oil Company in 1870. He ran it until 1897, and remained its largest shareholder.
Catholicism is the dominant religion in Latin America.
