Fort San Sebastian
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Fort San Sebastian is a fort in Shama, Ghana
. It was built by the Portuguese as a trading post in 1523 and captured by the Dutch West India Company
in 1642. The first black European university professor, Anton Wilhelm Amo
, lies interred in the fort's graveyard. The fort was ceded with the entire Dutch Gold Coast to Britain in 1872.
Shama, Ghana
Shama or Shema is a small fishery village in Ghana. The village lies about 20 km east of Sekondi-Takoradi, on the mouth of the Pra River. The village is home to Fort San Sebastian, in whose graveyard philosopher Anton Wilhelm Amo, the first African known to have attended a European university,...
. It was built by the Portuguese as a trading post in 1523 and captured by the Dutch West India Company
Dutch West India Company
Dutch West India Company was a chartered company of Dutch merchants. Among its founding fathers was Willem Usselincx...
in 1642. The first black European university professor, Anton Wilhelm Amo
Anton Wilhelm Amo
Anton Wilhelm Amo or Anthony William Amo was born in what is now Ghana, taken to Europe, and became a respected philosopher and teacher at the universities of Halle and Jena in Germany. He was the first African known to have attended a European university.-Early life and education:Amo was a Nzema...
, lies interred in the fort's graveyard. The fort was ceded with the entire Dutch Gold Coast to Britain in 1872.