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Occupants Portugal (1523-1642)Netherlands (1642-1872) Hours Open today · 9AM–4:30PMWednesday9AM–4:30PMThursday9AM–4:30PMFriday9AM–4:30PMSaturday9AM–4:30PMSundayClosedMonday9AM–4:30PMTuesday9AM–4:30PM Similar Fort Metal Cross, Fort Batenstein, Fort Patience, Fort Amsterdam - Ghana, Fort Orange - Ghana | ||
Fort san sebastian hd shama western region ghana february 2012
Fort San Sebastian located in Shama, Ghana is the third oldest fortification in Ghana.
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- Fort san sebastian hd shama western region ghana february 2012
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- History
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Hexen parcour fort san sebastian bitche lothringen frankreich 1 5 2015
History
It was built by the Portuguese from 1520 to 1526 as a trading post in and captured by the Dutch West India Company in 1642. The original purpose of the fort was to serve as a deterrent to English sailors interfering in Shama trade. The first black European university professor, Anton Wilhelm Amo, lies interred in the fort's graveyard. The fort was ceded with the entire Dutch Gold Coast to Britain in 1872.
During the time of the African Slave Trade, kidnapped slaves were imprisoned here while awaiting transport to North America.
References
Fort San Sebastian Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA