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==Immigration into Ghana== | ==Immigration into Ghana== | ||
*Beginning in the 15th century, the '''Portuguese Empire''', followed by numerous other European powers, contested the area for trading rights, until the '''British''' ultimately established control of the coast by the late 19th century. | |||
*Early European contact by the Portuguese people, who came to the '''Gold Coast region''' in the 15th century to trade and then established the Portuguese Gold Coast (Costa do Ouro), '''focused on the extensive availability of gold'''. | |||
*The Portuguese built a trading lodge at a coastal settlement called Anomansah (the perpetual drink) which they renamed '''São Jorge da Mina'''. In 1481, King John II of Portugal commissioned Don Diego d'Azambuja to build the '''Elmina Castle''', which was completed in three years. | |||
*By 1598, the '''Dutch''' had joined the Portuguese in the gold trade, establishing the '''Dutch Gold Coast''' and building forts at '''Fort Komenda''' and '''Kormantsi'''.In 1617, the Dutch captured the Olnini Castle from the Portuguese, and Axim in 1642 (Fort St Anthony). | |||
*Other European traders had joined in gold trading by the mid-17th century, most notably the '''Swedes''', establishing the '''Swedish Gold Coast''', and '''Denmark-Norway''', establishing the '''Danish Gold Coast''' . | |||
*Also beginning in the 17th century – in addition to the gold trade – '''Portuguese, Dutch, English, and French traders also participated in the Atlantic slave trade in this area'''. | |||
*More than thirty forts and castles were built by the '''Portuguese, Swedish, Dano-Norwegians, Dutch and German merchants'''; the latter Germans establishing the '''German Gold Coast'''. | |||
*In 1874, Great Britain established control over some parts of the country, assigning these areas the status of''' British Gold Coast'''.<ref>"Ghana", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghana, accessed 23 July 2021.</ref> | |||
==Emigration From Ghana== | ==Emigration From Ghana== | ||
==Records of Emigrants in Their Destination Nations== | ==Records of Emigrants in Their Destination Nations== | ||