Elmina Castle was erected by the Portuguese in 1482 as Castelo de São Jorge da Mina (St. George of the Mine Castle), also known as Castelo da Mina or simply...

after they captured Elmina's main castle. Today, Elmina's main economic industry is fishing, salt production and tourism. Elmina Castle is very close to...

documented history of Elmina begins in 1482 with an agreement between the Portuguese navigator Diogo de Azambuja and the ruler of Elmina, called Caramansa...

1482, which soon came to be known as Elmina Castle, derived from the Portuguese term "el mina" ("the mine"). The castle was erected near a populated African...

forts and castles, World Heritage Sites, nature reserves and national parks. Notable castles are Cape Coast Castle and the Elmina Castle. Castles mark where...

later used in the Atlantic slave trade. Other Ghanaian slave castles include Elmina Castle and Fort Christiansborg. They were used to harbour enslaved...

Site by UNESCO in 1979, including: Three castles: Cape Coast at Cape Coast St. George's d’Elmina at Elmina Christiansborg at Osu, Accra Fifteen forts:...

The Battle of Elmina was a military engagement of the Dutch-Portuguese War, fought near the castle of São Jorge da Mina (Elmina Castle) in the Portuguese...

dominated by services followed by mining and fishing. Cape Coast Castle and Elmina Castle are prominent UNESCO World Heritage Sites and serve as a reminder...

"Elmina Castle". PBS. Retrieved 18 January 2024. Womber, Peter Kwame (2020). "From Anomansa to Elmina: The Establishment and the Use of the Elmina Castle...

Guzara Castle, Emfraz Fort James (1651) Fort Jillifree, Jufureh Cape Coast Castle, Cape Coast (1688–1782, April 1659 – May 1659) Elmina Castle, Elmina (1482)...

Desseyn plan. After failing in 1625, the company managed to capture Elmina Castle from the Portuguese in 1637. Fort San Sebastian at Shama and Fort Santo...

Britain purchased Elmina Castle, the last of the Dutch forts along the coast. The Ashanti, who for years had considered the Dutch at Elmina as their allies...

strategic trade locations such as Begho on the Trans-Saharan trade route and Elmina, a source of trade during the Atlantic slave trade. States were formed beginning...

Lebanon Elmina, Malaysia El Mina, Mauritania In other Elmina Castle, in Elmina, Ghana Elmina Estate, an oil palm plantation in Malaysia Battle of Elmina (disambiguation)...

school (Dutch: gouvernementsschool) in Elmina Castle, primarily aimed at educating Euro-African boys in Elmina. After many false starts, regular education...

The next oldest piece of adinkra textile was sent in 1825 from the Elmina Castle to the royal cabinet of curiosities in The Hague, in response to an...

North Africa. It served as a model for a chain of African feitorias, Elmina Castle being the most notorious. Between the 15th and 16th centuries, a chain...

broke the Denkyira hegemony and captured the Dutch deed of rent for Elmina Castle. This gave the traders of the empire access to the African coast and...

II of Portugal ordered a factory to be built in Elmina, to manage the local gold industry: Elmina Castle. Gomes married Catarina Leme, an illegitimate child...

On December 2, 2021, Adams took a trip to Ghana where he visited the Elmina Castle. Adams took office shortly after the New Year's Eve Ball Drop at midnight...

also to coastal areas. Portugal Current Christopher Columbus Madeira Elmina Castle Voyages of Christopher Columbus Eastern boundary current Ansa-Emmin...

convincing the King to exchange slaves for new rifles. He takes over Elmina Castle and takes Taparica (King Ampaw), sole survivor of the previous expedition...

The Battle of Elmina was a significant engagement that transpired during the Fourth Anglo-Dutch War. In this military encounter, British forces undertook...

and enslaved Africans with the kingdom of Accra (present-day Ghana). Elmina Castle was the main port. In 1654 the Dutch were thrown out of Brazil after...

Maranhão in the north. The WIC also succeeded in conquering Gorée, Elmina Castle, Saint Thomas, and Luanda on the west coast of Africa. Both regions...

Afonso V also ordered a fort to be built in 1462. Elmina Castle was built in 1482 in present-day Elmina, Ghana (formerly the Gold Coast). It was the first...

Saint Jago and it is situated opposite the Elmina Castle in the Central region of Ghana, to protect Fort Elmina from attacks. Owing to its historical importance...

endangered yellow-headed picathartes. Cape Coast Castle – UNESCO World Heritage Site Elmina Castle – UNESCO World Heritage Site Nzulezo – UNESCO World...

Park Ankasa National park – National Park Cape Coast Castle – UNESCO World Heritage Site Elmina Castle – UNESCO World Heritage Site Nzulezo – UNESCO World...