The purpose of Elmina Castle, as well as the future outposts, was to give support to captains by providing their vessels with a secure harbor. The outposts were heavily armed against assault from ...
The castle came under British ownership in the 1800s. At the height of the Trans Atlantic Slave Trade the castle housed 1000 male and female slaves and 300 slave masters.
Elmina Castle was built on the coast of what is now Ghana as a fortified trading post by Portuguese traders in 1482. It was the first trading post in that region of Africa. Initially, European ...