Elmina Castle
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elmina-castle-176-6309316
title:
Elmina Castle
text:
Elmina Castle was erected by the Portuguese in 1482 as Castelo de São Jorge da Mina, also known as Castelo da Mina or simply Mina, in present-day Elmina, Ghana, formerly the Gold Coast. It was the first trading post built on the Gulf of Guinea, and the oldest European building in existence south of the Sahara. First established as a trade settlement, the castle later became one of the most important stops on the route of the Atlantic slave trade. The Dutch seized the fort from the Portuguese in
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Fort and former trading post in Elmina, Ghana
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elmina_Castle
date created:
2005-01-28T21:04:04Z
date modified:
2024-09-03T16:24:57Z
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