What explanation or justification does Azurara provide for the enslavement of the African captives and the sundering of their families?
Portuguese annalist Gomes Eannes de Azurara composed accounts of
the early slave trade. His description of the division of captives
in 1450 reveal the prejudices of the Europeans and the horror of
the slave trade in chase of profits.
The Azurara believed in enslavement of African captives because
they considered that as soon as they understood their language,
they accommodated to Christianity with very little refusal.Then
their children's children would be born into
Christianity as if they had direct settel from Christ.
So that's why African captives surrender their families.
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