The spread of mangoes to the South American continent is also said to be due to the Portuguese. It is said that during the 16th century, the Age of Discovery, monoembryonic cultivars (see Mango-pedia, Morphological Traits > Mono- and Polyembryonic Mango) were brought to Brazil from the African colonies of Mozambique and Angola. In addition, polyembryonic mango cultivars were introduced to Mexico and Panama by the Spaniards who cultivated mangoes in the Philippines. The 'Manila' cultivar, which has been cultivated in Mexico for centuries, is said to have originated in the Philippines.
Mangoes were first introduced to the West Indies in the late 18th century, probably from Brazil. It was introduced to Cuba, and later the 'No. 11' variety was introduced from Cuba to Florida.