History of Elmina
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history-of-elmina-225-4104338
title:
History of Elmina
text:
The documented history of Elmina begins in 1482 with an agreement between the Portuguese navigator Diogo de Azambuja and the ruler of Elmina, called Caramansa by the Portuguese. In it, the Portuguese were allowed to build the first European fortress in sub-Saharan Africa. For the next 150 years until the conquest by the Dutch in 1637, Elmina was the capital of the Portuguese bases on the Gold Coast, then for about 250 years the capital of the Dutch Empire in West Africa. Since the capture of the
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
History of the district capital
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Elmina
date created:
2022-06-23T18:41:04Z
date modified:
2024-09-14T18:17:27Z
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13
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