…The name El Mina (meaning "mine") comes from the fact that sailors on a voyage of discovery to West Africa sent by Prince Henry the Navigator of Portugal in the 1470s found a large amount of gold in the area and named it El Mina (meaning "mine"). After the death of Prince Henry, during the reign of King John II (1482), who took over the business of exploration, a fortress called São Jorge da Mina was built here, and it became an important base for exporting gold from West Africa to Portugal, which was craving gold. According to records from the early 16th century, 8 to 12 caravels brought 400 to 500 kg of gold from El Mina each year to the mint in Lisbon. … *Some of the terminology that mentions "São Jorge da Mina" is listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…1470年代にポルトガルのエンリケ航海王子が派遣した西アフリカへの探検航海の船乗りたちが,この地方で大量の金を手に入れ,エル・ミナ(鉱山,金鉱)と名づけたのに由来する。エンリケ王子の死後,探検航海の事業をうけついだジョアン2世の時代(1482)には,この地にサン・ジョルジュ・ダ・ミーナSão Jorge da Minaと呼ばれる城砦も築かれ,金を渇望していたポルトガルの,西アフリカからの金積出しの重要拠点となった。16世紀初めの記録によると,毎年8~12隻のカラベル船が,エルミナから年間400~500kgの金をリスボンの造幣所にもたらした。… ※「São Jorge da Mina」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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