Plan A Trip
SEE PACKAGES
enquire now
Elmina Trip Packages

Elmina

Georgia, Ghana
contact agent
enquire now

About Elmina

Elmina, also known as Edina by the local Fante, is a town and the capital of the komenda District on the south coast of Ghana. Preceding the landing of the Portuguese, the town was called Anomansah "ceaseless" or "inexhaustable beverage" from its situation on the landmass between the Benya tidal pond and the sea. In 1478 during the War of the Castilian Succession, a Castilian naval force of 35 caravels and a Portuguese armada faced a huge maritime conflict close Elmina for the control of the Guinea exchange gold, slaves, ivory and melegueta pepper. The war finished with a Portuguese maritime triumph, trailed by the official acknowledgment by the Catholic Monarchs of Portuguese sway over the majority of the West African domains in contest typified in the Treaty of Alcacovas,1479. This was the primary provincial war among European forces.

The town developed around São Jorge da Mina Castle, worked by the Portuguese Diogo de Azambuja in 1482 on the site of a town or town called Amankwakurom or Amankwa. It was Portugal's West African home office for exchange and abuse of African riches. By 1479, the Portuguese were shipping slaves from as far away as Benin, represented 10% of the exchange Elmina, and were utilized to clear land for tillage.

enquire now
show more

Download Travel Checklist for Elmina

Similar Places in Ghana

Central, Ghana

Central

5.0
Enquire Now
Western Region, Ghana

Axim

5.0
Enquire Now
Greater Accra Region, Ghana

Accra

5.0
Enquire Now
Ashanti Region, Ghana

Kumasi

5.0
Enquire Now
Volta Region, Ghana

Keta

5.0
Enquire Now
Ashanti Region, Ghana

Kumasi

5.0
Enquire Now
Ashanti Region, Ghana

Ashanti

4.5
Enquire Now
Brong Ahafo Region, Ghana

Wenchi

4.5
Enquire Now
Brong Ahafo Region, Ghana

Techiman

4.5
Enquire Now

Similar Places Outside Ghana

Florida, United States Of America

Lake City

5.0
Enquire Now
New York, United States Of America

Indian Lake

5.0
Enquire Now
New York, United States Of America

Lake Placid

5.0
Enquire Now
Jammu And Kashmir, India

Jammu

5.0
Enquire Now
Uttar Pradesh, India

Varanasi

5.0
Enquire Now

Share

calendar-event-busy