Seychelles granite microcontinent continental drift

Seychelles granite was cited as evidence for continental drift

The granitic Seychelles sit on a submerged block of granite that lay between Madagascar and India before Gondwana broke apart. The islands’ granite was cited as evidence for continental drift.

The Spanish invaded an Inca Empire already weakened from within

Before the main Spanish attack, the Inca Empire had already suffered a war over who would rule, unrest among recently conquered peoples, and deadly disease outbreaks. Emperor Huayna Capac may have died in one of them. The Spanish therefore attacked an empire that was still powerful but already badly weakened.

Slave-trade profits helped fund Copenhagen buildings

Between 1660 and 1806, Danish merchants—many based in Copenhagen—transported about 120,000 enslaved Africans to the Danish West Indies. Profits from the slave trade helped fund prominent Copenhagen buildings, including Moltke Mansion and the Yellow Palace.

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Seychelles granite microcontinent continental drift

Seychelles granite was cited as evidence for continental drift

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