Medieval Zimbabwe

Medieval Zimbabwe

Between the 16th & 19th centuries Portuguese slave traders from Mozambique were active in the region which is now known as Zimbabwe. As the slave trade died British merchants & missionaries arrived. Prior to the arrival of the British, European influence on the natives of this region was minimal. Cecil Rhodes was among the first British to arrive. Rhodes was granted mineral concessions in Northern & Southern Rhodesia. He was to become a famous English colonial capitalist. [BM] {UA}