Costa da Mina
Historical region in coastal West Africa
The Costa da Mina (lit. 'Coast of the Mine'), sometimes shortened to Mina, is a Portuguese term for the loosely defined coastal region in Western Africa that sometimes overlapped with parts of the Gold Coast and the Slave Coast. The region was initially settled by the Portuguese due to its gold mines, but came to be an important site during the Atlantic Slave Trade after the establishment of the Portuguese Gold Coast colony.
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Costa da Mina
Historical region in coastal West Africa
The Costa da Mina (lit. 'Coast of the Mine'), sometimes shortened to Mina, is a Portuguese term for the loosely defined coastal region in Western Africa that sometimes overlapped with parts of the Gold Coast and the Slave Coast. The region was initially settled by the Portuguese due to its gold mines, but came to be an important site during the Atlantic Slave Trade after the establishment of the Portuguese Gold Coast colony.
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The Costa da Mina (lit. 'Coast of the Mine'), sometimes shortened to Mina, is a Portuguese term for the loosely defined coastal region in Western Africa that sometimes overlapped with parts of the Gold Coast and the Slave Coast. The region was initially settled by the Portuguese due to its gold mines, but came to be an important site during the Atlantic Slave Trade after the establishment of the Portuguese Gold Coast colony. The name of the region is preserved in place names, languages, and communities in Western Africa and Brazil.
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