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Ashanti and the Gold Coast; And What We Know of It. a Sketch

John Charles Dalrymple Hay

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Description:Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: CHAPTER III. EUROPEAN CONNECTION. Having endeavoured to sketch what is known of the history of Ashanti to the commencement of this century, it is now proposed briefly to relate how Europe became connected with the Gold Coast. Prince Henry of Portugal, the Navigator, was the first to direct attention to the West Coast of Africa, and it was explored as far as Sierra Leone, under his auspices, in 1441. Prince Henry obtained from Pope Martin V. a grant of all the countries from Cape Mogador to the East Indies, but at Prince Henry's death in 1463 discovery does not seem to have advanced beyond Sierra Leone. King John of Portugal, in 1481, despatched Don Diego d'Asambuja, with a force of 700 men, to the Gold Coast. He landed at El Mina and built the Castle of St. George, in spite of opposition from the natives. The discovery of America by Columbus, and the commencementof the West African slave trade, attracted other nations to the Gulf of Guinea. The Dutch formed establishments at Mouree and elsewhere, and in 1637 drove the Portuguese out of El Mina, which remained in Dutch possession till 1872. The English, so long ago as the reign of Edward IV., had proposed to establish themselves in these regions, but were restrained by the fear of infringing the rights of Portugal under the Pope's grant. In the latter part of Edward VI.'s reign private English adventurers traded to the Gold Coast; but the Government support extended by Portugal, and then by Holland, to their subjects placed the English private adventurers at great disadvantage. James I. extended some support to these traders, and a fort was established at Cormantine. The Company of Eoyal Adventurers of England trading to Africa was formed in 1662 with the Duke of York at its head, but the Dutch war, which commenced i...We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Ashanti and the Gold Coast; And What We Know of It. a Sketch. To get started finding Ashanti and the Gold Coast; And What We Know of It. a Sketch, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Publisher: General Books

Release: 2012

ISBN: 0217176496

Description: Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: CHAPTER III. EUROPEAN CONNECTION. Having endeavoured to sketch what is known of the history of Ashanti to the commencement of this century, it is now proposed briefly to relate how Europe became connected with the Gold Coast. Prince Henry of Portugal, the Navigator, was the first to direct attention to the West Coast of Africa, and it was explored as far as Sierra Leone, under his auspices, in 1441. Prince Henry obtained from Pope Martin V. a grant of all the countries from Cape Mogador to the East Indies, but at Prince Henry's death in 1463 discovery does not seem to have advanced beyond Sierra Leone. King John of Portugal, in 1481, despatched Don Diego d'Asambuja, with a force of 700 men, to the Gold Coast. He landed at El Mina and built the Castle of St. George, in spite of opposition from the natives. The discovery of America by Columbus, and the commencementof the West African slave trade, attracted other nations to the Gulf of Guinea. The Dutch formed establishments at Mouree and elsewhere, and in 1637 drove the Portuguese out of El Mina, which remained in Dutch possession till 1872. The English, so long ago as the reign of Edward IV., had proposed to establish themselves in these regions, but were restrained by the fear of infringing the rights of Portugal under the Pope's grant. In the latter part of Edward VI.'s reign private English adventurers traded to the Gold Coast; but the Government support extended by Portugal, and then by Holland, to their subjects placed the English private adventurers at great disadvantage. James I. extended some support to these traders, and a fort was established at Cormantine. The Company of Eoyal Adventurers of England trading to Africa was formed in 1662 with the Duke of York at its head, but the Dutch war, which commenced i...We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Ashanti and the Gold Coast; And What We Know of It. a Sketch. To get started finding Ashanti and the Gold Coast; And What We Know of It. a Sketch, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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