Portugal laid the framework of the trade networks in a very sophisticated manner.
Portugal captured the Canary Islands under the direction of Prince Henry, enslaved the majority of the islanders, and sold them mostly in Europe.
Portugal seized control of the Cape Verde Islands, built forts with guns along the coast of West Africa, and exported gold and slaves to Europe.
Portuguese colonists built sugar plantations on the Cape Verde Islands and Sao Tome, both of which are located off the coast of West Africa, using the labor of enslaved Africans.
Following the annihilation of the indigenous inhabitants in the Caribbean, European immigrants built plantations in the Portuguese pattern, employing slaves from Africa as the labor force.
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