Actually, the England/African part was the ''first'' leg. It was an Englishman ([[John Hawkins]]) who borrowed the idea from the Portuguese. And whichever leg it is, if the 'triangular" or "circuit" trade is a myth, I have been reading the wrong textbooks and encyclopedias for the last 50 years. [[User:AlanE|AlanE]] 20:38, 24 August 2008 (EDT) | Actually, the England/African part was the ''first'' leg. It was an Englishman ([[John Hawkins]]) who borrowed the idea from the Portuguese. And whichever leg it is, if the 'triangular" or "circuit" trade is a myth, I have been reading the wrong textbooks and encyclopedias for the last 50 years. [[User:AlanE|AlanE]] 20:38, 24 August 2008 (EDT) |