Eustache de la Fosse

Tassin or Eustache de la Fosse (also spelled Delafosse) (ca. 1451 - 23 April 1523) was a Flemish sailor and merchant from Tournai. In 1479-80, he traveled with Castilian sailors from Palos to the Gold Coast in West Africa.[1] However, near São Jorge da Mina, he was captured by Portuguese forces who claimed a Portuguese monopoly on trade in the region. De la Fosse was shipped to Portugal alongside the other merchants and was sentenced to death, but managed to escape.[2][3]

After returning to Flanders, De la Fosse set down the story of his travels in a manuscript. A copy of this work, dated 1548, has survived at the Valenciennes Library. It is an important primary source for Africanists studying this era.[2]

References

  1. ^ de la Fosse, Eustache (2016). "The Voyage of Eustache de la Fosse". In Konadu, Kwasi; Campbell, Clifford C. (eds.). The Ghana Reader: History, Culture, Politics. Duke University Press. pp. 87–89. doi:10.2307/j.ctv125jqp2.19. ISBN 9780822359845.
  2. ^ a b Van Dantzig, Albert (1994). "Delafosse (Eustache) : Voyage d'Eustache Delafosse sur la Côte de Guinée et en Espagne (1479-1481), transcrit, traduit et présenté par Denis Escudier [compte-rendu]". Outre-mers. Revue d'histoire. 81 (302): 116–117. Retrieved 27 September 2025.
  3. ^ Enders, Armelle; Cahen, Michel (2025). Histoire de l'Afrique lusophone. Paris: Chandeigne & Lima. p. 24. ISBN 9782367322735.
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