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Jun 13, 2024 · Afonso, who became manikongo c.1509, extended Kongo’s borders, centralized administration, and forged strong ties between Kongo and Portugal. He eventually faced problems with the Portuguese community that settled in Kongo regarding their handling of Atlantic trade—in particular, the slave trade.
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The intermittent rebellion of the area’s Kongo peoples...
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Afonso I (born c. 1460—died 1542) was the ruler of Kongo...
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4 days ago · Diogo Cão, or Can, discovered the Congo in 1482 and reached Cape Cross in 1486. In 1483, Diogo Cão sailed up the uncharted Congo River, finding Kongo villages and becoming the first European to encounter the Kongo kingdom.
Jun 9, 2024 · Afonso I (1509-1543), the king of Kongo, is said to have been related to Mendonça’s great-grandfather, Ngola Kiluanji Kia Samba (1515-1556), king of Ndongo and Matamba. It was not a far-fetched statement, therefore, when Mendonça made the claim in the Vatican that he was descended from the ‘royal blood of the kings of Kongo and ...
Jun 14, 2024 · Eventually, after the death of Afonso, popular rebellion broke out on a virulent scale. In order to preserve their foothold, the Portuguese equipped the governor of São Tomé with an army of 600 musketeers with which to reconquer their mainland base and install a pliant king in the Kongo capital.
4 days ago · Portugal - Reconquista, Iberian Peninsula, Atlantic: Although Afonso I granted charters to new settlements, it was his son Sancho I (reigned 1185–1211) who enfranchised many municipalities (concelhos), especially in eastern and central Portugal.
4 days ago · Slavery already existed in Kingdom of Kongo prior to the arrival of the Portuguese. Because it had been established within his kingdom, Afonso I of Kongo believed that the slave trade should be subject to Kongo law.
Jun 25, 2024 · African History: Precolonial Period. Overview. A number of pre-colonial African Kingdoms are listed below and include books within the BU Libraries collection in addition to a few resources available via the internet. Kingdoms of Ancient and Medieval West Africa & Trade across the Sahara.
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