Roberto von Archimboldi#TIL I learnt that the #SouthSeaBubble was caused by speculation in a company, the South Sea Company, that had brought Great Britain's 'concession' to traffic slaves, you know actual flesh and blood human beings, to Spanish America. Why did no one bother to tell me the crucial trafficking in human beings part of the story afore now?
I also learnt that the Royal Maritime's Museum's only comment on the world historical crime aspect of the sordid tale is the trade was not as lucrative as expected. #Priorties
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