The labeling of individuals as pirates was a means of advancing the economic and political goals of the European states operating in the oceans
— isaac Samuel (@rhaplord) March 17, 2024
repeated attempts by the Portuguese, and later by the Dutch, and English to monopolize maritime commerce failedhttps://t.co/PrJKsRYvhG
On the African coast, local rulers were under no obligation to respect Portugal's monopoly over external trade
— isaac Samuel (@rhaplord) March 17, 2024
In the coastal Senegal facing the island of Cabo Verde, the Wolof people regularly traded with pirates on the island rather than the Portuguesehttps://t.co/PrJKsRXXs8
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