Get São Tomé Island History PNG. It is located 2 km (1¼ miles) north of the equator. São tomé, an african plantation society and slave trading post, lies in the gulf of guinea.

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Sao tome and principe, once a leading cocoa producer, consists of two islands of volcanic origin and a number of smaller islets lying off the coast of africa. It took place on july 9, 1595, when the slaves revolted against the portuguese rule by marching into the capital. It rises to 2,024 metres (6,640.

The island is divided into six districts.

Its name is portuguese for saint thomas. After the islands were discovered by the explorers joão de santarém and pêro escobar. Discovered and claimed by portugal in the late 15th century. Previous (santiago ramón y cajal).