King Afonso: Detrimental Effects

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According to King Afonso, there have been detrimental effects of the Portuguese presence in his kingdom. Some of the effects were the slaves being kidnapped, diseases being brought from the West, and the Portuguese people stealing and trading the noblemen. One effect was that when the Portuguese people were sick, they turned away from Christianity because God was not helping them.This made King Afonso very stressed, “ ...and the rest of the people in their majority cure themselves with herbs and breads and other ancient methods, so that they put all of their faith in the mentioned herbs and ceremonies if they live, and believe that they are saved if they die; and this is not much in the service of God.” When the people are getting sick, they

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