Within a century of the conquest in latin america by spain and portugal the native population had declined considerably from balttl and disease. to offset this loss of labor, spain and portugal

The crowns of Spain and Portugal decided to import African slaves from West Africa as forced labor for their American colonies, following the reduction of the native Indian populations because or war and disease.

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there should be a waiting period

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