400 years of transatlantic slave trade By sm@BIS Jan 1, 1502 first trans atlantic slave trade to the americas Sep 14, 1519 slaves come to mexico first African slaves to be brought to mexico Jan 1, 1619 slaves come to virginia slaves now come to virginia to work on tobacco farms Apr 12, 1625 slaves conme to the Caribbean Apr 1, 1699 80% of Caribbean inhabitants are enslaved Africans Jan 1, 1730 Britain becomes the largest slave trading country Jan 1, 1746 Slave rebellion in Jamaica Feb 9, 1752 Slave rebellion in Martinique Jan 1, 1820 slave trade in the us is a crime Feb 9, 1823 Slavery abolished in Chile. Jan 1, 1829 Slavery abolished in Mexico Jan 1, 1854 Slavery abolished in Peru. Sep 22, 1862 emancipation proclamation Jan 1, 1863 slaves freed in the americans Aug 29, 1873 Slavery abolished in Puerto Rico Feb 12, 1880 slavery is ended in cuba Feb 12, 1886 Abolition of slavery in Cuba Oct 30, 1888 Abolition of slavery in Brazil