Barent Eriksz
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Barent Eriksz
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Barent Eriksz was a Dutch trader from Medemblik, who is considered the initiator of Dutch trade with the Gold Coast in Africa. Eriksz departed from Medemblik in 1590, and wanted to sail to Brazil via Hamburg and North Africa, but around the equator he was held up for three months due to unfavourable winds, which eventually made him visit the island of Príncipe to repair his ship. Here he was arrested by the Portuguese, who kept him imprisoned on São Tomé. It is here that he heard of the trading
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2019-08-31T07:54:58Z
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