He is known for having tried to ban slave trading.
By the 19th century, slave trading was a thriving business.
But, in 1806, he was accused of slave trading and other charges.
Slave trading continued until the mid-19th century, when it was banned.
Slaves could be taken during wars, and slave trading was common.
Settled by the Portuguese in the 15th century, it became an important center for slave trading.
The last of the slave trading in the area was as late as the 1890s, however.
It took a military expedition and occupation in 1860-1 to end its slave trading.
It is difficult to determine when slave trading began in the archaic period.
Much of the fortune the man had amassed before the war came from slave trading.