Bakia, Guinea
Bakia is a populated settlement in the Boffa Prefecture, Boké Region, Guinea.
History
Emmanuel Gomez, senior, a Portuguese slave trader gained control of Bakia in the eighteenth century. His son, Emmanuel Gomez, junior succeeded him and his daughter Niara Bely married and became ruler of nearby Farenya.
References
- ^ "Bakia / Prefecture de Boffa". getamap.net. getamap.net. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
- ^ Barry, Boubacar (1998). Senegambia and the Atlantic Slave Trade. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780521597609. Retrieved 15 October 2016.