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Elmina Castle is a historical site, and was a major filming location for Werner Herzog's 1987 drama film Cobra Verde. The castle is recognized by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site , along with other castles and forts in Ghana , because of its testimony to the Atlantic slave trade.
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.
Elmina is also home to Fort Coenraadsburg on St. Jago Hill, built by the Portuguese in 1555 under the name Forte de Santiago; it was used for commerce. In 1637, it was conquered and renamed by the Dutch, after they captured Elmina's main castle. Today, Elmina's main economic industry is fishing, salt production and tourism.
The prospect of trade in the Gold Coast region helped spur the construction of the fortress São Jorge da Mina (St. George of the Mine) in 1482, which soon came to be known as Elmina Castle, derived from the Portuguese term "el mina" ("the mine"). [6] The castle was erected near a populated African town which was also called Elmina. [7]
Elmina Castle viewed from the sea in 1572, by Georg Braun. As a result of European presence and the development of the Trans-Atlantic slave trade, Elmina grew to possess a population of over 2000 from the 15th and 16th centuries. The town was governed by a chief and council of elders whiles protected by a standing army.
The Battle of Elmina was a military engagement of the Dutch-Portuguese War, fought near the castle of São Jorge da Mina (Elmina Castle) [3] [7] in the Portuguese Gold Coast in 1625. It was fought between 1,200 soldiers of the Dutch West India Company (transported by a fleet of 15 ships) who landed and assaulted the Portuguese garrison of the ...
Elmina Castle, 1704. A slave fort or slave castle was a fortification designed to provide a defensible area in which enslaved victims would be kept until ships were ready to embark them and forcibly migrate them during the atlantic slave trade. [1]
History of Elmina (3 P) P. People from Elmina (1 C, 18 P) Pages in category "Elmina" ... Elmina; Elmina Castle; Elmina Java Museum; Elmina Sharks F.C. F. Fort ...