AN ARCHAEOLOGY OF ELMINA Download An Archaeology Of Elmina ebook PDF or Read Online books in PDF, EPUB, and Mobi Format. Elmina is the administrative capital of the Komenda-Edina-Eguafo-Abrem Municipal District of the Central Region of Ghana. Our new Fort Conraadsburg website will surprise you with some info`s, not on our main Elmina Castle website. Christopher Columbus is believed to have been one of the officers who took part in this voyage. The castle was built by the Swedes in 1653 and was later overtaken by the British. Marking the beginning of the slaves’ perilous journey during the era of the slave trade, these fortresses were the last memory slaves had of their homeland before being shipped off across the Atlantic, never to return again. Fort St Jago has a commanding position over Elmina, great views included! . St. George’s Castle (Elmina Castle), Elmina (1482) Renowned as the first major European construction in tropical Africa, St. George’s Castle, in the town of Elmina in the Central Region of Ghana, was founded by the Portuguese in 1482. Also known as St. George Castle, it is now a World Heritage Site In 1872 British influence over the Gold Coast increased further when Britain purchased the Dutch Gold Coast. Elmina Castle‘s history is very similar, it was also built by the Portuguese in 1482 but The Dutch seized control of the castle in 1637. 1 THE HISTORY OF THE METHODIST CHURCH GHANA By Joseph M. Y. Edusa-Eyison HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT AND LEGAL STATUS OF THE CHURCH The Genesis of Wesleyan Missionary Activities in the Gold Coast, now Ghana (1835f), and It was also the first permanent structure south of the Sahara built by the Europeans. Plenty of pictures and history to discover! The Elmina Castle was built as a trade post by the Portuguese in 1482 to protect the gold-rich land they discovered earlier in 1471. The Portuguese-built Elmina Castle was purchased by Britain in 1873. Then, visit the infamous Cape Coast Castle and slave dungeons. The land on which the Castle was built was acquired from the F … The Portuguese at once began to build the castle now known as Fort St George, but it was not completed till eighty years afterwards. visit Elmina Castle, also known as St. George’s Castle, built by the Portuguese in 1482. History of Elmina Castle. The name "Elmina" is European origin, the native founding name is Edina or Odina and goes back to a Fetu King of the same name which has … Considerations of Identity and Preservation at Elmina Castle and Ghana’s Slave Forts . The dungeons are the most poignant a reminder of those dark times. An estimated 30.000 slaves a … Elmina fish landing harbor which is built along the bank of the Benya lagoon provides a very good landing site for all types of canoes and small semi-industrial boats engaged in traditional fisheries. that carried the building materials" to the Guinea Coast. Take a close look at the coast of Ghana, and you will find myriad ancient castles and forts. Elmina Castle is one of West Africa’s oldest standing buildings; it means ‘the mine’ in Portuguese. Elmina Slave Castle & Road to Accra 1 Elmina Castle was erected by Portugal in 1482 as São Jorge da Mina (St. George of the Mine) Castle, also known simply as Mina or Feitoria da Mina) in present-day Elmina, Ghana (formerly the Gold Coast). Abstract This is a long narrative poem based on the history ofElmina Castle, Ghana. It was the first trading post built on the Gulf of

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