“…This idea was reinforced by the connections of these middlemen with the European competitors of the Portuguese operating in Senegambia, Loango, Kongo, Angola and Benguela, such as the merchants from the Dutch Republic. 80 The Gold Coast also witnessed the emergence of a group of Eurafricans, offspring of interracial marriages between local women and employees of the WIC, as well as staff members of the Danish, Swedish and English African Companies. 78 Navero".…”