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The Asiento: Spain's Slave Trade Empire
In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the asiento de negros — the system of monopoly contracts that supplied enslaved Africans to Spanish America. They trace its origins from the 1518 grant to Lorenzo de Gorrevod to the Portuguese and Dutch periods, and delve into the infamous British South Sea Company's asiento after the Treaty of Utrecht in 1713. The conversation covers the mechanics of the slave trade, including the role of Cartagena de Indias as a key port, the horrors of the Middle Passage, and the economic motivations of European powers. Lucas explains how the asiento was not…
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