Elmina Castle Floor Map

George of the mine castle also known simply as mina or feitoria da mina in present day elmina ghana formerly the gold coast it was the first trading post built on the g show in map show coordinates.

Elmina castle floor map. Elmina castle was erected by portuguese in 1482 as são jorge da mina st. George s castle museum is located within st. Its name comes from the portuguese word for mine. The elmina java museum is a museum in elmina ghana dedicated to the history of the so called belanda hitam.

George s castle often called elmina castle a fortress in the central region. The gold found in these mines are also the origin of the name gold coast which was the name of what is now ghana when it was a british colony. People captured from the interior of the continent were held prisoner in the castle and guarded by soldiers before being transported to ships bound for the colonies. Lucy let me into the building quite soon.

George of the mine castle also known as castelo da mina or simply mina or feitoria da mina in present day elmina ghana formerly the gold coast it was the first trading post built on the gulf of guinea and the oldest european building in existence south of the sahara. Elmina elmina is a city in coastal plain region of ghana. We had a good guided tour around elmina slave castle. Built in 1482 this was the hub of the portuguese 1482 1637 and dutch slave trade 1637 1872 on the gold coast.

Fentener van vlissingen cc by sa 3 0. My guide was ghanian by birth though she spent many years in the gambia a country barely wider than the river it encompasses the elmina java museum founded in 2003 traces all the links that formed between ghana and java due to the recruitment of 3080 local men as soldiers often called the black dutchmen in the east indies during the period. Under the rule of the dutch west indies company around 30 000 slaves a year passed through elmina s door of no return. Firstly as a fort which was later expanded into the castle you see today.

The mine is referencing the vast amount of gold mines in the area. This museum was established in 1996 through the joint efforts of gmmb the united states agency for international development and the mid west universities consortium for international activities. Elmina castle was erected by the portuguese in 1482 as castelo de são jorge da mina st. It s believed the name elmina came from the portuguese al mina which means the mine.

One of the rusted cannons still visible today elmina castle ghana wikimedia commons jean barbot who authored the book description of the coast of north and south guinea 1732 visited elmina castle in 1682 and gave this eye witness account. Soldiers recruited in the 19th century in the dutch gold coast to serve in the royal netherlands east indies army. Elmina castle was created by the portuguese in 1482.