Memories of slave trade

The darkest period of the site dates from before Fernandez had his house built. In the mid 19th century, white slave traders from Brazil used the location on Tinubu Square: the Martins Jambo brothers. Even after the Brazilian abolition of slave trade in 1850, they kept dealing in human beings through that route. Read about Pedro Martins Jambo and how he was eventually kicked out of Lagos.

The darkest period of the site dates from before Fernandez had his house built. In the mid 19th century, white slave traders from Brazil used the location on Tinubu Square: the Martins Jambo brothers. Even after the Brazilian abolition of slave trade in 1850, they kept dealing in human beings through that route. Read about Pedro Martins Jambo and how he was eventually kicked out of Lagos.