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was to be derived. Antony Gonzalez, who had brought them to Por- 1443. tugal, was commanded to restore them to their ancient homes. He did so, and the Moors gave him as their ransom, not gold only, but black Moors with curled hair. Thus negro slaves came into Europe; and mercantile cupidity immediately observed, that negroes might become an object of lucrative commerce. New 444. ships were despatched without delay. Galvano, in Hakluyt, IV. 413 De Pauw, Rech. Phil. i. 21. Spain also 1444. engaged in the traffic: the historian of her maritime discoveries even claims for her the unenviable distinction of having anticipated the Portuguese in introducing negroes into Europe. Navarette, Introduccion, s. XIX. The merchants of Seville imported gold dust and slaves from the western Chap V.} coast of Africa; Prescott's Ferdinand and Isabella. and negro slavery, though the severity of bondage was mitigated in its character by benevolent legislation, Zuuiga, Annales de Sevill