Editing History of Macau (section)

===1848–1870s: Slave trade===

From 1848 to about the early 1870s, Macau was the infamous transit port of a trade of [[coolies]] (or slave labourers) from southern China. Between 1851 and 1874 approximately 215,000 Chinese were shipped from Macau overseas, primarily to [[Cuba]] and [[Peru]], with some being shipped to [[The Guianas|Guiana]], [[Suriname]], and [[Costa Rica]].<ref name=":132" />{{Rp|page=82}} Coolies were obtained via variety of sources, including some who were entrapped by brokers in Macau through loans for gambling, and others who were kidnapped or coerced.<ref name=":132" />{{Rp|page=82}}