The Gold Mining Boom, North European Capital, and the Reorganization of the Portuguese Slave Trade in Angola (1710-1730)

The article explores the reorganization of Portuguese slave trade in Angola early eighteenth century when an upsurge traffic took place along with a gold mining boom Brazil. appearance new group administration contract, political support Crown and financial assistance merchants connected to London stimulated expansion slaving frontier into Benguela. A large part historiography has interpreted this growth Benguela as phenomenon produced by local or “internal” developments empire. My argument is that shift was related international development capitalism. growing competition over markets Gulf Guinea Loango pushed authorities traders focus on areas south Luanda. This process financed credit networks played central role establishment supplied captives Brazilian goldfields.