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Everyday life in a slave trading town

Toby Green talks about the arrest of Crispina Peres, a powerful slave trader in the west African port of Cacheu, that provides a remarkable window into everyday life in 17th-century west Africa

• Rob Attar

Published: October 19, 2026 at 9:04 AM

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In 1665 the Portuguese Inquisition arrested Crispina Peres, a powerful slave trader in the west African port of Cacheu. The records of her case provide a remarkable window into everyday life in 17th-century west Africa, and form the basis of Toby Green's latest book, The Heretic of Cacheu.

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In this episode he is joined by Rob Attar to explore the story of Crispina and the lost world she inhabited.

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Rob AttarHead of content and editor of HistoryExtra magazine

Rob Attar is head of content and editor of HistoryExtra magazine

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