The first Portuguese settlers on São Tomé …
Years: 1492 - 1503
The first Portuguese settlers on São Tomé and Príncipe, in search of land to grow sugar, arrive in 1493 to the uninhabited islands, which are right on the equator and wet enough to grow sugar in wild abundance.
The city of São Tomé is founded by Alvaro Caminha in 1493.
Subsequently, ...
