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1515

1515: Sugar cane was introduced to the West Indies from the Canary Islands as the goldfields began to show signs of exhaustion.

1515: Sugar cane was introduced to the West Indies from the Canary Islands as the goldfields began to show signs of exhaustion. This shift toward industrial agriculture created an increased demand for imported Black slaves from Africa to replace the declining Taino population.

Source  ·  p. 157-158 Rouse, The Tainos, 157-158