1495 – 1499 - Lopo Soares de Albergaria.The Portuguese governors, going by this modest, military style, were: The Dutch would incorporate the territories acquired during the war to the Dutch Gold Coast. In 1642, the Portuguese lost the colony to the Dutch during the Portuguese-Dutch War. Soon after, however, their involvement in trafficking declined due to competition from other European countries that also established forts in the Gold Coast. The Portuguese specialized in the slave trade, using these forts as slave holding depots. In 1482, they created the São Jorge da Mina fort, which later became known as Elmina. In 1419, attracted by the stories that linked the region to the gold deposits, the Portuguese arrived in the area of present-day Ghana, which became known as the Gold Coast. Fort São Francisco Xavier, modern Osu, district of Accra: 1640–1642.Fort Santo António de Axim, modern Axim: 1486 – 1642.Fort São Jorge da Mina de Ouro, modern Elmina: 21 January 1482 – 28–9 August 1637 this became the capital.The Portuguese established the following forts in the Gold Coast from 21 January 1482: