When did the portuguese explore the gold coast of west africa?
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1471
Portuguese discoveries Portuguese Gold Coast European exploration of Africa
When did the portuguese explore the gold coast of west africa?
European exploration of Africa Gold Coast (British colony) Portuguese Guinea Portuguese discoveries Elmina Castle Portuguese Gold Coast Prince Henry the Navigator Portuguese Empire Bartolomeu Dias Duarte Pacheco Pereira
<b>Portuguese explorer</b> Prince Henry, known as the Navigator, ... Although they <b>did</b> 
conquer the isles, Bethencourt&#39;s ... Along the <b>western</b> and eastern coasts of <b>Africa</b>
, ... European wheat and cloth for <b>African</b> gold and slaves. ... of gold, hence the 
historical name of &quot;<b>Gold Coast</b>&quot; that&nbsp;... The <b>Gold Coast</b> was a British colony on the Gulf of Guinea in <b>West Africa</b> from 
1867 to its independence as the nation of Ghana in 1957. The first European 
explorers to arrive at the coast were the <b>Portuguese</b> in ... In this period, European 
nations began to <b>explore</b> and colonize the Americas. Soon the <b>Portuguese</b> and&nbsp;... <b>Portuguese</b> Guinea (<b>Portuguese</b>: Guiné), called the Overseas Province of Guinea 
from 1951, ... The <b>Portuguese</b> Crown commissioned its navigators to <b>explore</b> the 
Atlantic <b>coast of West Africa</b> to find the sources of <b>gold</b>. ... alongside Afro-British 
from Sierra Leone, since Britain <b>did</b> not relinquish its claim to Bolama until 1870. <b>Portuguese</b> discoveries (<b>Portuguese</b>: Descobrimentos portugueses) are the 
numerous ... Methodical expeditions started in 1419 along <b>West Africa&#39;s</b> coast 
under the ... on the Canary Islands, the <b>Portuguese</b> began to <b>explore</b> the North 
African coast. ... In 1471, Gomes&#39; explorers reached Elmina on the <b>Gold Coast</b> (
present day&nbsp;... Elmina Castle was erected by the <b>Portuguese</b> in 1482 as Castelo de São Jorge 
da Mina also ... The people living along the <b>West African</b> coast at Elmina around 
the fifteenth century were presumably Fante. ... The <b>Portuguese</b> in 1471 were the 
first Europeans to visit the <b>Gold Coast</b> as such, but not necessarily the first sailors
&nbsp;... The <b>Portuguese Gold Coast</b> was a <b>Portuguese</b> colony on the <b>West African Gold</b> 
<b>Coast</b> (present-day Ghana) on the Gulf of Guinea. Infante Dom Henrique of Portugal, Duke of Viseu (4 March 1394 – 13 November 
1460), better ... He is regarded as the patron of <b>Portuguese</b> exploration. ... 
Following this success, Henry began to <b>explore</b> the <b>coast</b> of Africa, most of which 
was ... His objectives included finding the source of the <b>West African gold</b> trade 
and the&nbsp;... The <b>Portuguese</b> Empire (<b>Portuguese</b>: Império Português), also known as the 
<b>Portuguese</b> ... In the wake of the Reconquista, <b>Portuguese</b> sailors began 
<b>exploring</b> the <b>coast</b> of Africa and ... At the time, Europeans <b>did</b> not know what lay 
beyond Cape Bojador on the African <b>coast</b>. ... Map of <b>Western Africa</b> by Lázaro 
Luis (1563). Bartolomeu Dias a nobleman of the <b>Portuguese</b> royal household, was a 
<b>Portuguese explorer</b>. He sailed around the southernmost tip of <b>Africa</b> in 1488, the 
first European to ... The expedition sailed down the <b>west coast</b> of <b>Africa</b>; 
provisions were picked up on the way at the <b>Portuguese</b> fortress of São Jorge de 
Mina on the&nbsp;... Duarte Pacheco Pereira called the <b>Portuguese</b> Achilles (Aquiles Lusitano) by the 
poet Camões, was a <b>Portuguese</b> sea captain, soldier, <b>explorer</b> and cartographer. 
He travelled particularly in the central Atlantic Ocean west of the Cape Verde 
islands, along the <b>coast of West Africa</b> ... Later on, in 1488 he <b>explored</b> the west 
<b>coast</b> of Africa.
15th century
Exploration of Africa