Portuguese Gold Coast
| Portuguese Gold Coast | ||||||||
| Costa do Ouro | ||||||||
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Colony of the Portuguese Empire |
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| Capital | São Jorge da Mina | |||||||
| Languages | Portuguese | |||||||
| Religion | Roman Catholicism | |||||||
| Political structure |
Colony of the Portuguese Empire |
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| Head of state | ||||||||
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King 1482-1495 (first) |
John II of Portugal | ||||||
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King 1640-1642 (last) |
John IV of Portugal | ||||||
| Captain-major | ||||||||
| • | 1482-1484 (first) | Diogo de Azambuja | ||||||
| • | 1634-1642 (last) | António da Rocha Magalhães | ||||||
| History | ||||||||
| • | Established | 21 January 1482 | ||||||
| • | Disestablished | 9 January 1642 | ||||||
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The Portuguese Gold Coast was a Portuguese colony on the West African Gold Coast (present day Ghana) on the Gulf of Guinea.
The Portuguese established the following settlements on the Gold Coast from January 21, 1482:
On August 29, 1637 the Dutch occupied São Jorge da Mina. On January 9, 1642 the whole colony was ceded to the Dutch, who made it part of their Dutch Gold Coast colony.
The Portuguese governors, going by this modest, military style, were:
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