Fort Santo Antonio
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Opened | 1515 |
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Occupants | Portugal |
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Ghana | |
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ID | 2218255 |
About Fort Santo Antonio
Fort Saint Anthony was a fort built by the Portuguese in 1515 near the town of Axim, in what is now Ghana. In 1642, the Dutch captured the fort and subsequently made it part of the Dutch Gold Coast.