On 29 August 1637 the Dutch occupied São Jorge da Mina . On 9 January 1642 the whole colony was ceded to the Dutch , who made it part of their Dutch Gold Coast colony .
In 1419, attracted by the stories that linked the region to the gold deposits, the Portuguese arrived in the area of ​​present-day Ghana, which became known as the Gold Coast. There, in 1482, they created the São Jorge da Mina fort. —Which later became known as Elmina— and little by little they specialized in the slave trade, which were sent as labor to the plantations of America. Soon after, however, their involvement in trafficking declined due to competition from other European countries that also established forts there. In 1642 , the Portuguese lost the colony to the Dutch during the Portuguese-Dutch War. The Dutch would incorporate the territories acquired during the war to the Dutch Gold Coast .
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. On 9 January
fort. —Which later became known as Elmina— and little by little they specialized in the slave trade, which were sent as labor to the plantations of America. Soon after, however, their involvement in trafficking declined due to competition from other European countries that also established forts there. In
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the whole colony was ceded
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, who made it part of their Dutch Gold Coast colony
during the Portuguese-Dutch War. The Dutch would incorporate the territories acquired during the war to the Dutch Gold Coast