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- Álvaro II Nimi a Nkanga was king of Kongo from 1587 to 1614. He was one of Kongo's most powerful and important kings, who succeeded his father Álvaro I, but not until resolving a dispute with his brother. Both sides brought armies to M'banza-Kongo (São Salvador) but to avoid bloodshed they agreed to single combat, won by Álvaro.
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Álvaro II of Kongo. Álvaro II Nimi a Nkanga was king of Kongo from 1587 to 1614. He was one of Kongo's most powerful and important kings, who succeeded his father Álvaro I, but not until resolving a dispute with his brother. Both sides brought armies to M'banza-Kongo (São Salvador) but to avoid bloodshed they agreed to single combat, won by Álvaro.
Apr 14, 2009 · For Hilton's discussion of how Álvaro acquired the slaves see Hilton, Kingdom of Kongo, 85. However, this document (the only one Hilton cites) does not specifically identify these soldiers as slaves.
- Linda M. Heywood
- 2009
Mar 12, 2024 · The Kingdom of Kongo was the first pre-modern African country to convert to Catholic Christianity. Following the arrival of Portuguese and Italian missionaries, Kongo’s elites adopted the new religion and ordered their people to follow suit. The kingdom was even recognized by the Pope in Rome as a bastion of Christian devotion.
Antonio Emanuele Ne Vunda, also known as Antonio Manuel Nsaku Nvunda (or Vunta or Funda; died 1608), was an ambassador from the Kingdom of Kongo to the Vatican . Career. Ne Vund was sent as ambassador by King Álvaro II in 1604.
In 1568, possibly as a result of such a struggle, Kongo was temporary overrun by rival warriors from the east known as the Jagas, and Álvaro I Nimi a Lukeni (reigned 1568–87) was able to restore Kongo only with Portuguese assistance.
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Jun 29, 2021 · Abstract. The Portuguese engagement with the continent of Africa following the conquest of Ceuta in 1415 was framed, among numerous conditions, as a crusade (Portuguese: cruzada ). However, crusading influences on Portuguese expansion are often sidelined in favour of economic motives.
Álvaro I of Kongo. The coat of arms issued to King Álvaro I in 1578. Álvaro I Nimi a Lukeni lua Mvemba was a Manikongo (Mwene Kongo), or king of Kongo, from 1568 to 1587, and the founder of the Kwilu dynasty. [1] [2] Biography. Álvaro's father was an unknown Kongo nobleman who died, leaving his mother to remarry to King Henrique I.
