The Portuguese in West Africa, 1415-1670

Informationen zum Autor Malyn Newitt is Emeritus Professor in the Department of Portuguese and Brazilian Studies at King's College London. He is the author or editor of twelve books on Portuguese colonial history! including A History of Portuguese Overseas Expansion! as well as multiple journal articles. Klappentext This book presents documents that illustrate aspects of the encounters between the Portuguese and the peoples of North and West Africa from 1400 to 1650. Zusammenfassung The Portuguese in West Africa! 1415-1670 brings together a collection of documents - all in new English translation - that illustrate aspects of the encounters between the Portuguese and the peoples of North and West Africa in the period from 1400 to 1650. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction; 1. The Portuguese in Morocco; 2. The early voyages to West Africa; 3. The Atlantic islands; 4. The upper Guinea coast and Sierra Leone; 5. Elmina and Benin; 6. Discovery of the kingdom of Kongo; 7. Angola, Paulo Dias and the founding of Luanda; 8. The slave trade; 9. Conflict in the kingdom of Kongo in the 1560s; 10. Christianity in the Kongo; 11. The Angolan wars; 12. People and places.

Klappentext
This book presents documents that illustrate aspects of the encounters between the Portuguese and the peoples of North and West Africa from 1400 to 1650.

Zusammenfassung
The Portuguese in West Africa, 1415-1670 brings together a collection of documents - all in new English translation - that illustrate aspects of the encounters between the Portuguese and the peoples of North and West Africa in the period from 1400 to 1650.

Inhalt
Introduction; 1. The Portuguese in Morocco; 2. The early voyages to West Africa; 3. The Atlantic islands; 4. The upper Guinea coast and Sierra Leone; 5. Elmina and Benin; 6. Discovery of the kingdom of Kongo; 7. Angola, Paulo Dias and the founding of Luanda; 8. The slave trade; 9. Conflict in the kingdom of Kongo in the 1560s; 10. Christianity in the Kongo; 11. The Angolan wars; 12. People and places.

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