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Lançarote de Freitas

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Portuguese explorer

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Lançarote de Freitas, better known as Lançarote de Lagos or Lançarote da Ilha, was a 15th-century Portuguese explorer and slave raider from Lagos, Portugal. He was the leader of two large Portuguese slaving raids on the West African coast in 1444-1446.

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Old Customs house of Lagos, Portugal, site of the first African slave market in PortugalOld Customs house of Lagos, Portugal, site of the first African slave market in PortugalMap of the Bay of ArguinMap of the Bay of Arguin

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