Cacheu Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
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About Cacheu
The town of Cacheu is in territory of the Papel people. The name is of Bainuk origin: "i.e. Caticheu, meaning 'the place where we rest'." Founded in 1588, Cacheu was one of the earliest European colonial settlements in sub-saharan Africa, due to its strategic location on the Cacheu river. Cacheu developed a European/Afro-European population from the late fifteenth century through informal settlement of Cape Verdian and Portuguese traders, adventurers and outcasts (lançados). The authorities in mainland Portugal also sent to Cacheu degredados - people condemned to exile for a variety of offences. For most of the 17th and 18th centuries, Cacheu was the official slave trading point for the Portuguese in the Upper Guinea region - the point at which the Portuguese crown endeavoured to ensure th
Top Attractions in Cacheu
Explore the best things to see and do in Cacheu:
- ★Memorial da Escravatura e do Tráfico Negreiro
Cacheu Travel Guide Sections
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