the purpose of the elmina castle was governor.
what was the purpose of the elmina castle?
governor
elmina castle was erected by the portuguese 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). it was the first trading post built on the gulf of guinea, and the oldest european building in existence south of the sahara. first established as a trade settlement, the castle later became one of the most important stops on the route of the atlantic slave trade. the dutch seized the fort from the portuguese in 1637, after an unsuccessful attempt to the same extent in 1596, and took over all of the portuguese gold coast in 1642. the slave trade continued under the dutch until 1814. in 1872, the dutch gold coast, including the fort, became a possession of the british empire.
elmina castle
beginning in 2003, elmina, along with foreign investors, began the elmina strategy 2015, a massive project to improve many aspects of the town, consisting of water drainage and waste management helping to improve the health of the citizens, repairing the fishing industry and harbour of within elmina, tourism and economic development, improved health services, and improved educational services.





























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apart from elmina castle and fort coenraadsburg, the main tourist attractions in elmina include the dutch cemetery and the elmina java museum.





























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list of sister cities of elmina, designated by sister cities international:





























section::::festival.
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