Transportene
Transportene refers to the historical event of transporting individuals, often convicts or political dissidents, from one location to another, particularly from Europe to penal colonies, during the 18th and 19th centuries. This practice was a common method of punishment and population control employed by colonial powers. Great Britain, for instance, extensively utilized the transport of convicts to Australia, establishing settlements like New South Wales. France also had its notorious penal colonies, such as those in French Guiana.
The reasons behind transportene were multifaceted. For the sending nations, it served as a way to alleviate