The area of present day Gambia becomes…

March 1588 CE

The area of present day Gambia becomes England’s first African possession in 1588 when the defeated claimant to the Portuguese throne, Antonio, Prior of Crato, sells exclusive trade rights on the Gambia River to English merchants; this grant is confirmed by letters patent from Queen Elizabeth I.

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Banjul Banjul Gambia View →

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António, Prior of Crato View → Elizabeth I View →

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England, (Tudor) Kingdom of View → Portugal, Habsburg (Philippine) Kingdom of View →

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Interaction with Subsaharan Africa, Early European View → Elizabethan Period View → Spanish-Portuguese War of 1580-89 View → Anglo-Spanish War of 1585-1604 View →

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Weapons View → Slaves View →

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Commerce View → Labor and Service View → Conflict View → Faith View → Government View → Technology View →

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