Portuguese Gold Coast
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portuguese-gold-coast-265-7033408
title:
Portuguese Gold Coast
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The Portuguese Gold Coast was a Portuguese colony on the West African Gold Coast along the Gulf of Guinea. Established in 1482, the colony was officially incorporated into Dutch territory in 1642. From their seat of power at the fortress of São Jorge da Mina, the Portuguese commanded a vast internal slave trade, creating a slave network that would expand after the end of Portuguese colonialism in the region. The primary export of the colony was gold, which was obtained through barter with the lo
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Portuguese colony in west Africa (1482–1642)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portuguese_Gold_Coast
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2024-03-12T21:48:29Z
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