Gorée

L' Gorée es una illa que se tròba al larg de Senegal, a uns tres quilomètres en frent de la capitala, Dakar. A una superficía de 18 ectaras. En 1978 foguèt declarada Patrimòni Mondial de l'Umanitat per l'UNESCO.

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Lo navegator portugués Dinis Dias arribèt dins l'illa de Gorèa en 1444, que la batejèron «Palma». Los olandeses conqueriguèron Gorèa en 1617 e la batejèron Goede Reede, «la bona baia», que deriba lo nom actual. Los franceses l'ocuparèron a partir de 1677, e comencèt la disputa pel seu contraròtle amb los angleses fins a la patz d'Amiens de 1802.

Lo comerci d'esclaus existiguèt sus la còsta d'Africa pendent tres sègles (Gàmbia, Sant Loís, Benin, Ghana...). Los centres dels camps de concentracion d'esclaus africans amb per destinacion los Estats Units d'America, punt focal del comerci d'esclaus arabmusulman e europèu.

Pendent mai de tres sègles l'illa foguèt un dels principals mercats d'esclaus destinat a satisfar las necessitats dels Estats Units d'America, Cariba e Brasil. En 1536 se bastiguèt lo primièr ostal d'esclaus de l'illa. Fins a 1848, quand França aboliguèt l'esclavatge, dins l'illa s'establiguèt lo mai actiu comerci d'esclaus d'Africa, es l'ostal que bastiguèt un olandés el 1776 qu'ara es conserva conservada e se vista.

Parallelament al negoci d'esclaus, contrarotlat per l'administracion dels reis de França e Anglatèrra, lo comerci de la goma arabica, la cacauèta, las pèls, l'aur o las espècias assegorèron la prosperitat economica de l'illa entre lo sègle XVIII e XIX. Amb la fondacion de Dakar, en 1857, Gorèa perdèt progressivament la seuna importéncia.

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Momar Fall
8 August 2014
The second beach has a lot of rocks in the water :( otherwise its an amazing island and an unforgettable experience. The first restaurants rice and fish is delicious.
pi
18 April 2013
a perfectly picturesque island that was sadly one of the biggest slave trading points in africa for more than 300 years. return trip on the ferry is 500 francs and you have to pay 1000 tax & entry.
Anzeyo Shropshire
31 January 2018
The knowledge you gain is mind blowing
Alex ADS
29 July 2013
Periodically, the conservator of the Maison des Esclaves makes a teaching speech on slavery at the main stairs. Brilliant lesson even though it's only in french. Ask for the hours at the ticket booth.
laurine ancelle
14 November 2015
La plage visiter le castel et la maison des esclaves et il y a des restau qui font de très bons repas
malal diop
23 May 2018
C'est toujours agréable d'aller sur cette île, les gens de gorée sont aimables et sympathiques
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