Africa's Gold Coast through Portuguese sources, 1469-1680 / edited by Kwasi Konadu.

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Fontes historiae Africanae ; 22.
Other Authors: Konadu, Kwasi (Editor)
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2022.
Edition:First edition.
Series:Fontes historiae Africanae ; 22.
Subjects:
Ghana > History > To 1500 > Sources.
Ghana > History > 16th century > Sources.
Ghana > History > 17th century > Sources.
Ghana > Foreign relations > Portugal.
Portugal > Foreign relations > Ghana.
Diplomatic relations.
Ghana.
Portugal.
To 1699
History.
Sources.
Genre:
Sources.
History.
Physical Description:lv, 396 pages : maps ; 24 cm.
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Machine generated contents note: Documents
  • 1. Leasing of the Guinea Trade (1469)
  • 2. Duarte Pacheco Pereira's View of Mina (1490)
  • 3. War Between Two Mina Communities (1490)
  • 4. Instructions from King Jo3o II to Rui Gil (10/08/1493)
  • 5. License for the Residents of SaoTom6 (11/12/1493)
  • 6. Manumission of Beatriz Gomes (20/04/1499)
  • 7. Residents of the Town ofS3o Jorge Da Mina (23/08/1499)
  • 8. Gold from S3o Jorge Da Mina (1500)
  • 9. Letter from Dom Manuel to the Factor of Mina (28/09/1501)
  • 10. Gold from Mina (1502)
  • 11. Letter from Diogo De Alvarenga to King Manuel (18/08/1503)
  • 12. Letter from the Captain of Mina to King Manuel (22/12/1503)
  • 13. Mina Captain Ant6nio De Miranda De Azevedo to Mina Clerk (05/07/1504)
  • 14. Accounts of Paio Rodrigues, Factor in Old Cloth in Sao Jorge Da Mina (07/05/1507)
  • 15. Accounts of Aires Botelho, Factor at Akyem (`Axim') (16/02/1508)
  • 16. List of Residents at S3o Jorge Da Mina (01 /02/1509)
  • 17. List of Residents and their Ration at Sao Jorge Da Mina (01/03/1509)
  • 18. Letter from Pedro Ferreira to King Manuel (05/10/1509)
  • 19. Letter from Manuel De Gois to King Manuel (1510)
  • 20. Letter from Manuel De Gois to King Manuel (02/01/1510)
  • 21. Letter from Manuel De Gois to King Manuel (22/01/1510)
  • 22. Accounts of Estevao Barradas, Factor of S3o Jorge Da Mina (22/03/1510)
  • 23. Letter from Manuel De Gois to King Manuel (18/04/1510)
  • 24. Letter from Rui Leite, Rui Pinto and Sebastiao Colaco to King Manuel (02/09/1510)
  • 25. Letter from Manuel De G6is to King Manuel (02/09/1510)
  • 26. Officials of the Casa De Guin6 to King Manuel Concerning Sao Jorge Da Mina (27/09/1510)
  • 27. Instructions from Dom Martinho De Castelo Branco to Alvaro Raposo (26/06/1512)
  • 28. Letter from Nuno Vaz De Castelo Branco to King Manuel (07/10/1512?)
  • 29. Letterto King Manuel (1512-13)
  • 30. Afonso Caldeira to King Manuel about Sao Jorge Da Mina (02/01/1513)
  • 31. Letter from the Factor of Mina, Francisco De Gois, to King Manuel (19/08/1513)
  • 32. Letterto King Manuel (18/017/1514)
  • 33. Letter from Goncalo Mealheiro to King Manuel (07/10/1514)
  • 34. Accounts of Goncalo Lopes (17/12/1514)
  • 35. Report by Alessandro Zorzi from the City of Venice (1517)
  • 36. Letter from Fern3o Lopes Correia to the Factor of Mina (20/10/1517)
  • 37. Writ for the Brotherhood of the Black Men of Lisbon (18/04/1518)
  • 38. Instructions from Fernao Lopes Correia to Factor Manuel De Sande (23/04/1518)
  • 39. Instructions from Fernao Lopes Correia to Factor Manuel De Sande (13/08/1518)
  • 40. Letter from Fern3o Lopes Correia to King Manuel (08/10/1518)
  • 41. King Manuel to Ant6nio Porto Carreiro, Captain of Arguin (02/12/1518)
  • 42. Receipt from Duarte Borges for Slaves Delivered to Him at Arguim (04/01/1519)
  • 43. Dispatch from S3o Tom6 Officials to the Agents of Sao Jorge Da Mina (17/01/1519)
  • 44. Accounts of Gaspar De Villalobos, Factor of Old Cloth in Sao Jorge Da Mina (06/02/1519)
  • 45. Regulations of the Commerce ofS3oTom6 (08/02/1519)
  • 46. Command by Fernao Lopes Correia, Governor of Sao Jorge Da Mina (21/03/1519)
  • 47. Writ to the Captain and Officials of Mina (30/07/1519)
  • 48. Instructions from Fernao Correia to the Factor of Mina (26/09/1519)
  • 49. Instructions from Fernao Correia to the Factor of Mina (26/09/1519)
  • 50. Letter from Duarte Pacheco Pereira to the Factor of Mina (03/10/1519)
  • 51. Receipt from Manuel De Sande to Factor Jo3o De Figueiredo (15/10/1519)
  • 52. Instructions from Duarte Pacheco Pereira to the Factor of Mina (20/11/1519)
  • 53. Acceptance of Slaves by the Pilot of the Santa Maria-a-Nova (01/12/1519)
  • 54. Letter from King Manuel to the Officials of Mina (20/03/1520)
  • 55. Instructions to the Factor of Mina (07/05/1520)
  • 56. Instructions to the Factor of Mina (08/05/1520)
  • 57. Letter from Duarte Pacheco Pereira to the Factor of Mina (08/08/1520)
  • 58. Letter from Duarte Pacheco Pereira to the Factor of Mina (08/08/1520)
  • 59. Instructions from Duarte Pacheco Pereira to Factor Jo3o De Figueiredo (07/01/1521)
  • 60. Jo3o De Barros, Chronica Do Emperador Clarimundo (1522)
  • 61. Royal Letter to the Captain of Mina (13/10/1523)
  • 62. Writ of Confirmation for the Convent of Tomar (03/12/1523)
  • 63. Nomination of Luis Alvares as Vicar of Sao Jorge Da Mina (20/02/1524)
  • 64. Regulations Regarding the Portuguese Trade of S3o Jorge Da Mina and Sao Tome (07/02/1529)
  • 65. Regulations of the Captain of Mina (08/02/1529)
  • 66. Letter from Duarte Roiz to King Joao III (10/05/1529)
  • 67. Letter to Estevao Da Gama, Captain of Mina (25/06/1529)
  • 68. Letter from Fernao De Carvalho to Dom Joao III (03/06/1530)
  • 69. Merchandise Delivered by Goncalo De Campos to the House of Mina Treasurer (30/08/1530)
  • 70. Bill of Lading of LopoDePina (17/06/1532)
  • 71. King Joao III to the Count of Castanheira (03/02/1533)
  • 72. King Joao III to the Count of Castanheira (08/02/1533)
  • 73. Bill of Lading of Lopo De Pina, Factor of Sao Jorge Da Mina (05/08/1533)
  • 74. King Joao III to the Count of Castanheira (1533/04?)
  • 75. Embassy from Mina to Rome (15/02/1535)
  • 76. Book of Cargo and Regulations of the Ship Santa Maria Do Cabo (24/04/1535)
  • 77. Logbook of the Sao Cristovao (05/12/1535)
  • 78. Logbook Fragment of the Sao CristtWao (19/03/1536)
  • 79. Letter Bestowing the Office of Mina Captain on Manuel De Albuquerque (20/08/1536)
  • 80. King Joao III to the Count of Castanheira (29/08/1536)
  • 81. King Joao III to the Count of Castanheira (26/09/1536)
  • 82. King Joao III to the Count of Castanheira (05/02/1537)
  • 83. King Joao III to the Count of Castanheira (09/02/1537)
  • 84. King Joao III to the Count of Castanheira (05/05/1537)
  • 85. Letterto King Joao III (28/08/1537)
  • 86. Writ for the Captains of Mina (22/11/1537)
  • 87. Inquisition Trial Dossier for Grafa (17/09/1540)
  • 88. Black Man from the Malagueta Coast Appointed as Interpreter (30/09/1540)
  • 89. Letter to the Factor and Officials of the Houses of India and Mina (23/12/1541)
  • 90. Female Slave from Sao Jorge Da Mina Accused of Offenses Against the Faith (16/10/1542)
  • 91. Letter by Jorge Vaz to King Joao III (1542)
  • 92. Letter from Joao Gomes Souro to King Joao III (08/01/1543)
  • 93. Letter from Goncalo Toscano De Almeida, Vicar of Mina, to the King (14/04/1548)
  • 94. Letter from the King to Lopo De Sousa, Captain of Mina (12/10/1548)
  • 95. Letter from the Captain of Mina to Dona Catarina (03/04/1550)
  • 96. Letter to the King Regarding the Mina Trade (1547-53?)
  • 97. King Joao III to the Count of Castanheira (05/02/1551)
  • 98. Letter from Simao Roiz to Dona Catarina (12/04/1557)
  • 99. Letter from Francisco Pires to Dona Catarina (17/04/1557)
  • 100. Letter from Afonso Goncalves De Botafogo to Dona Catarina (18/04/1557)
  • 101. Letter from Afonso Goncalves De Botafogo to Dona Catarina (18/04/1557)
  • 102. Letter from Francisco Da Costa Pontes (05/08/1564)
  • 103. Royal Decree Ending the Offices of Almoxarife and Registrar of the Supplies (16/05/1566)
  • 104. Regulations for the Augustinians Who are Going to Mina (23/02/1572)
  • 105. Information Regarding Mina (29/09/1572)
  • 106. Memorandum from Jorge Da Silva to King Dom Sebastiao (22/08/1573)
  • 107. Proposal for Making Effective His Majesty's Regulations Regarding Goods from Mina (n.d.)
  • 108. Letter from Cardinal Alberto to King Filipe About the Mina Trade (25/10/1586)
  • 109. Letter from Cardinal Alberto to the King About the Fortification of Mina (25/10/1586)
  • 110. Events Which Took Place in Mina (1592)
  • 111. Letter from the King to the Viceroy of Portugal (24/04/1606)
  • 112. Letter from the King to the Viceroy of Portugal (28/08/1606)
  • 113. Letter from the King to the Viceroy of Portugal (30/11/1606)
  • 114. Memorandum from Dom Estevao De Faro to the Viceroy (1607)
  • 115. Letter from Dom Cristovao De Melo to the King (05/02/1607)
  • 116. Letter from the King to the Viceroy of Portugal (31/05/1607)
  • 117. Letter from the King to the Viceroy of Portugal (31/05/1607)
  • 118. Ecclesiastical Administrator of Mina (09/07/1607)
  • 119. Regulations of the
  • Vicar of Mina (04/08/1607)
  • 120. Letter from the Bishop Viceroy to King Filipe II (11/08/1607)
  • 121. AidtoSao Jorge Da Mina (15/08/1607)
  • 122. Consultation of the Council of Portugal (18/08/1607)
  • 123. Consultation to the Council of Portugal Concerning the Castle of Mina (08/10/1607)
  • 124. Letter from Dom Jose De Melo to the King (16/10/1607)
  • 125. Aid to Sao Jorge Da Mina (30/10/1607)
  • 126. Letter from the King to the Council of India (30/10/1607)
  • 127. Exploration of the Manso (`Ankobra') River (1608)
  • 128. Letter from King Filipe II to the Council of India (11/02/1609)
  • 129. Dom Duarte De Lima, Captain of Mina (19/07/1610)
  • 130. Dom Duarte De Lima, Captain of Mina (19/07/1610)
  • 131. Dom Duarte De Lima, Captain of Mina (23/07/1610)
  • 132. Journey from Lisbon to Mina (21/11/1613)
  • 133. Aid to the Fortress of Mina (08/01/1614)
  • 134. Letter from the Governor of Sao Jorge Da Mina (13/10/1615)
  • 135. AidforSSo Jorge Da Mina (October 1615)
  • 136. Memorandum Concerning SSo Jorge Da Mina (1616?)
  • 137. Memorandum by Joao RoizRoxo (1618?)
  • 138. Memorandum by Gaspar Da Rosa (1618?)
  • 139. Account by Garcia Mendes Castelo Branco (1620)
  • 140. Christendom of Sao Jorge Da Mina (23/02/1623)
  • 141. News from West Africa (1624-1625)
  • 142. Dutch in Sao Jorge Da Mina (25/10/1625)
  • 143. Letter from the Apostolic Collector to the Secretary of State (05/02/1628)
  • Note continued: 144. Aid Sent to Mina (01/04/1630)
  • 145. Letter from the Apostolic Collector to Cardinal Ludovisi (14/06/1631)
  • 146. Report on the Coast of Mina (14/06/1631)
  • 147. Letter from the Apostolic Collector to Cardinal Borgia (01/11/1631)
  • 148. Letter from the Governor of Mina to the King (04/03/1632)
  • 149. Report from the Vicar of Mina to the Propaganda Fide (13/10/1632)
  • 150. Letter from the Apostolic Collector to the Propaganda Fide (30/04/1633)
  • 151. Letter from the King to Francisco De Lucena (24/06/1633)
  • 152. Letter from the King to the Count Viceroy (08/03/1634)
  • 153. Letter from the Captain of Mina to the King (15/05/1634)
  • 154. Letter from the Governor of Sao Tome" to the King (24/09/1634)
  • 155. Letter from the Chief Captain of Mina to the King (10/10/1634)
  • 156. Information from Andr6 Da Fonseca to the King (02/03/1635)
  • 157. Letter to the King About Mina (10/03/1635)
  • 158. Letter from Luis GalvaoDe Melo to the King (17/03/1635)
  • 159. Consultation of the Council of Portugal About Aid to Mina (10/01/1636)
  • 160. Representations about the Abuses of the Blacks of the Coast of Mina (29/01/1637)
  • 161. Petition of Jorge De Almeida (13/11/1638)
  • 162. Notes by Manuel Da Cunha Regarding the Aid for Akyem (`Axim') (04/06/1639)
  • 163. Petition of Captain Jose Martins (16/06/1639)
  • 164. Consultation of the Council of State (16/06/1639)
  • 165. Consultation of the Overseas Council (26/11/1649)
  • 166. Consultation of the Overseas Council (19/04/1655)
  • 167. Consultation of the Overseas Council (12/02/1656)
  • 168. Letter from Brito Freire to the King (29/11/1657)
  • 169. Letter from Paulo Freire De Noronha to the Prince Regent Dom Pedro (07/12/1672)
  • 170. Letter from a Jesuit to the King (17/10/1678)
  • 171. Commerce of the Coast of Mina (06/05/1680)
  • Appendix
  • Governors at Sao Jorge da Mina
  • Factors at Sao Jorge da Mina
  • Clergy at Sao Jorge da Mina
  • Captains of Akyem (`Axim')
  • Factors of Akyem (`Axim')
  • Clergy of Akyem (`Axim').