KomÃ¡rno in Slovakia is an inland port on the Danube River which is an important international waterway. Several international treaties have established freedom of navigation on semi-enclosed seas. The Copenhagen Convention of 1857 opened access to the Baltic by abolishing the Sound Dues and making the Danish Straits an international waterway free to all commercial and military shipping.
The expansion of cocoa in Europe (17th - 19th centuries) During the 17th century, cocoa began arriving in other ports throughout Europe, effortlessly conquering every region's palate. Chocolate beverages were first embraced by the French court following the royal marriage of King Louis XIII to the Spanish Princess Anne of Austria in 1615.
Then, in 1875, Swiss born Daniel Peter (son-in-law of Henri NestlÃ©) added condensed milk to chocolateâ¦thereby creating the first âmilk chocolate.â The food of the gods had come a long way from the spicy, bitter brew the Mayans knew.