From the Wikipedia article linked above: >By the 16th century, 7.4 percent of the population in Seville, Spain were slaves. Many historians have concluded that

From the Wikipedia article linked above: >By the 16th century, 7.4 percent of the population in Seville, Spain were slaves. Many historians have concluded that Renaissance and early-modern Spain had the highest amount of African slaves in Europe As for what to do about blackface characters, the simplest solution is just to portray them differently. I believe this is gradually becoming a more popular option in the Netherlands, which has a similar problem with Zwarte Piet: https://raffia-magazine.com/2020/12/02/outgrowing-zwarte-piet-turning-a-racist-past-into-an-inclusive-future/ https://raffia-magazine.com/2020/12/02/outgrowing-zwarte-pie...