Why did Europe choose to colonize Africa after the Americas even though Africa was a lot closer and discovered earlier?
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Portugal did that during the 1400’s, with the goal of creating a new trade route for the spices in India.
Spain had a theory that they could go around the world to reach India. So, to avoid a war in Europe, a treaty with Spain, Portugal and the Pope was made, which split the world in half. Portugal would get the African part, Spain a certain latitude to the west. They weren’t expecting to find the American continent, they were expecting to find India!
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