Slave Shipwrecks Discovered Off Costa Rica Reveal Denmark’s Forgotten Role in 18th Century Trade

In a groundbreaking underwater discovery, two shipwrecks found off the coast of Costa Rica have unveiled a grim but crucial chapter in maritime history. Once thought to be pirate ships, these vessels—Fridericus Quartus and Christianus Quintus—are now confirmed to have been part of the Danish West India Company’s slave trade operations in the early 1700s. […]

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