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Arguin (Arabic: أرغين : Arghīn; Portuguese:
Arguim) is an
island off the
western coast of
Mauritania in the Bay of Arguin. It is
approximately 6 km × 2 km...
- The Bay of
Arguin (French: Baie d'Arguin; Portuguese: Baía de
Arguim) is a bay on the
Atlantic s**** of
Mauritania and the
former mouth of the Tamanr****et...
- The
Portuguese Empire ruled Arguin (Portuguese:
Arguim) from 1445,
after Prince Henry the
Navigator set up a feitoria,
until 1633....
- from
Ceuta to
other places.
Around 1443 in Lagos, Algarve, the Casa de
Arguim and Casa da Guiné, were
established to
administer Prince Henry the Navigator's...
- the
explorer Lançarote de
Freitas in a
large scale slaving expedition to
Arguim.
Portugal in the
period of
discoveries Portuguese empire Howgego 2003. Castlereagh...
- on sand
banks including the
islands of Tidra, Niroumi, Nair,
Kijji and
Arguim. The
surrounding waters are some of the
richest fishing waters in western...
- 1441—Nuno Tristão
reached Cape Blanc. 1443—Nuno Tristão
penetrated the
Arguim Gulf.
Prince Pedro granted Henry the
Navigator the
monopoly of navigation...
- from
pursuing their exploratory efforts. In 1448, on the
small island of
Arguim off the
coast of Mauritania, an
important castle was
built to
function as...
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economic importance that had
previously been held by the
Portuguese factory at
Arguim Island, on the
southern edge of Mauritania. At the
height of the gold trade...
- encyclopedia.com. Encyclopedia.com.
Retrieved 23
August 2021. "Arguin [
Arguim]". HPIP.
Heritage of
Portuguese Influence.
Retrieved 24
August 2021. Rui...
