Elmina 1482

The Portuguese build São Jorge da Mina on the Gold Coast, the first European building in sub-Saharan Africa and later a slave-trading post.

Map showing the location of Elmina — Border map for 1400. See the world in 1400.

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Key facts

Date	1482
Type	Historic site or event
Location	5.08° N, 1.35° W
Nearest city on the map	Kumasi (about 181 km)
Territory of (map of 1400)	West African cereal farmers

Rulers in 1482

Realm	Ruler	Reign
France	Louis XI	1461–1483
Ottomans / Turkey	Bayezid II	1481–1512
West African empires	Sonni Ali (Songhai)	1464–1492