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Chapter 1 Colliding Worlds, 1450-1600 Christopher Columbus appeared at the court of Queen Isabella of Castile and King Ferdinand, in 1493, with the finest gold and many other gifts never seen in Spain. He now has the title of Admiral of the Ocean Sea. In 1540, Hernando de Soto met the Lady of Cofachiqui. Although an epidemic led to the death of many of her people, she gave them a lot of corn and pearls, in return de Soto gave her a gold ring with a ruby. Duarte Lopez, a Portuguese traveler, visited Kongo in 1578. He noticed that all of the people were black and of middle height. He claimed they were like the Portuguese but with black skin. The Portuguese traders then had a commercial district in Kongo to acquire many of the country’s

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