Local story · Porto-Novo, Benin
How the city became known as Porto-Novo
The area was known as Ajashe by Yoruba speakers and Hogbonu by the Gun. In 1730, the Portuguese Eucaristo de Campos named it Porto-Novo because it reminded…
Local story · Porto-Novo, Benin
The area was known as Ajashe by Yoruba speakers and Hogbonu by the Gun. In 1730, the Portuguese Eucaristo de Campos named it Porto-Novo because it reminded…
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