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Name: Ouadane

Type: Polity

Start: 1487 AD

End: 1487 AD

Parent: portugal

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In 1487 the Portuguese built an entrepôt in Ouadane (Mauritania) in an attempt to gain access to the trans-Saharan gold, salt and slave trade.

Establishment

  • January 1487: In 1487 the Portuguese built an entrepôt in Ouadane in an attempt to gain access to the trans-Saharan gold, salt and slave trade.

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    Disestablishment

  • January 1488: The entrepôt in Ouadane in 1487 was likely a trading post established by the Empire of Mali. Fernandes, a Portuguese explorer, did not mention it in his detailed descriptions, indicating its short-lived nature.

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