History!!! Fighting Imperialism!!! A brief note on European pirates and African states during the 'golden age of piracy.' by ISAAC SAMUEL

The labeling of individuals as pirates was a means of advancing the economic and political goals of the European states operating in the oceans

repeated attempts by the Portuguese, and later by the Dutch, and English to monopolize maritime commerce failedhttps://t.co/PrJKsRYvhG

— isaac Samuel (@rhaplord) March 17, 2024

On the African coast, local rulers were under no obligation to respect Portugal's monopoly over external trade

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

— isaac Samuel (@rhaplord) March 17, 2024