Slide ID
CV-80-221
_pkUnique ID
CV80221
Slide Date
1980
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Island
Santiago
Identifier
CV80221
City / Village
Cidade Velha
Date
1980
Description
Once the capital of Cape Verde, Ribeira Grande, renamed Cidade Velha, has been in decay since 1712 when it was attacked by pirates. Today it has the population of an ordinary village, but the villagers live amongst the ruins of a 17th century colony that includes a slave market with an auction post that serves as a reminder of the islands historical involvement in the slave trade. On the horizon are the ruins of an old cathedral.
Keywords
abandonment; ruins; village;
Box
1
Folder
3
Image Dimensions
5266x3468
Software
VueScan
Date Time Scanned
16-8-2010 12:00 AM
Color Space
RGB
File Size
2.3 MB
Document Type
Image
Recommended Citation
Baxter, David, "Cidade Velha" (1980). David Baxter papers: Cape Verde photographs. 194.
https://digitalcommons.ric.edu/baxter_gallery/194
Province or Jurisdiction
Ribeira Grande de Santiago
Keywords
abandonment; ruins; village;
Notes
Foy, Colm. Cape Verde: Politics, Economics and Society. (New York, 1988). pp. 11
Irwin, Aisling and Wilson, Colum. Cape Verde Islands: The Bradt Travel Guide. (Guilford, 2001). pp. 129
Lobban, Richard and Halter, Marilyn. The Cape Verde Islands. (Providence, 1987). pp. 8
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cidade_Velha
Retrieved 22 August 2012
http://www.capeverdeweb.com/cidade_velha.asp
Retrieved 22 August 2012