Empires & Encounters

Imagine if we lived in a world where global commerce was yet to be discovered. We wouldn't be as advanced as we are today. Power and enrichment was gold in Christopher Columbus' eyes when he set sail to en route to discover Asia and it's commerce. When Columbus finally reached land, the Atlantic Slave Trade was at its beginning stages. A Chief told the Spanish, "There is no king and no sole authority in this land; but everyone holds his own view and opinion, and does as he prefers." This was precisely what the Spanish had set voyage to obtain and more. They brought with them slaves, diseases, religion, and much more. They sought spices such as cinnamon, nutmeg, mace, cloves, pepper, Chinese silk, Indian cottons, rhubarb, emeralds, rubies, and sapphires.