The Portuguese in West Africa, 1415-1670: A Documentary History

Half-title......Page 3
Title......Page 5
Copyright......Page 6
Contents......Page 7
Maps......Page 11
Preface......Page 13
The Creation of the Atlantic World......Page 21
Medieval Portugal’s Interaction with the Non-European World......Page 23
West African Trade......Page 25
The Crown Tries to Recover the Initiative......Page 29
Cultural Interaction......Page 30
The Official and Unofficial Empires in the Sixteenth Century......Page 32
Angola and the Angolan Wars......Page 36
The Slave Trade......Page 41
Conclusion......Page 44
1 The Portuguese Celebrate Mass in the Mosque in Ceuta, 1415......Page 45
2 Christians and Moors – Single Combat in the Struggle to Control Ceuta during the Moroccan Wars......Page 48
3 The Moors of Massa Recognize Portuguese Overlordship......Page 51
4 Letter Patent of Dom Manuel to the Jews of Safi, 1509......Page 55
5 Letter of João de Meneses to Dom Manuel on the State of Azamour, 1514......Page 57
6 The Portuguese of Azamour Raid the Bedouins, 1519......Page 60
7 Prince Henry ‘The Navigator’ Is Remembered......Page 63
8 Slave Raiding on the Sahara Coast, 1445......Page 64
9 The Portuguese Run into Opposition, 1446......Page 67
The Mysteries of Skin Colour......Page 71
Silent Trade......Page 72
11 Madeira and the Canary Islands in the Fifteenth Century......Page 75
Madeira......Page 76
Canary Islands......Page 78
12 How to Survive Tropical Heat and Disease......Page 80
13 Sugar and Slaves......Page 81
14 Hunting Escaped Slaves in São Tomé......Page 83
To the Senhor Factor and the Officials of our Lord the King......Page 84
15 New Christians Have Poisoned the Bishop of São Tomé......Page 85
16 Cadamosto Meets Budomel......Page 87
17  Markets and Dances: Africa Responds to Europe......Page 91
18 The Wolof Kingdom at the End of the Fifteenth Century......Page 94
19 Relations between the Coastal Peoples of Upper Guinea and the Cape Verde Islands......Page 98
20 Trade and Piracy on the Senegal Coast......Page 102
21 The Slave Trade and Royal Luxury in the Land of the Bussis......Page 105
22 The Foundation of the Castle and City of São Jorge Da Mina, 1482......Page 110
23 The Importance of Reaching an Accommodation with the Private Traders......Page 116
24 Christianity and the Obas of Benin......Page 117
25 The Manisonyo Embraces Christianity, 1491......Page 120
26 The Arrival of the Portuguese Embassy at the Kongo Court, 1491......Page 123
27 The King of Kongo Is Baptized and Goes to War, 1491......Page 126
28 The Province of Mbata and Its Relations with the Portuguese and the Kongo King......Page 128
Of the Fifth Province which Is Called Mbata......Page 129
29 The Accession of Dom Afonso I of Kongo......Page 131
30 Relations between Kongo and the Portuguese of São Tomé......Page 136
31 Early Relations with Angola......Page 141
32 Donation Charter to Paulo Dias de Novais, 1571......Page 143
33 Warfare in the Kongo and Angola......Page 156
34 The Escape of Paulo Dias from Angola and the Founding of Luanda......Page 162
35 The Arrival of Slaves from West Africa in Lagos, 1444......Page 168
36 The Slave Trade Is Good for the Kongo......Page 171
37 The Slave Trade from West Africa to the Cape Verde Islands in the Sixteenth Century......Page 173
38 The Slave Trade in the Cape Verde Islands, 1594......Page 175
39 Christianity and a Disputed Succession in the Kingdom of Kongo......Page 179
40 The Jaga Invasions......Page 182
41 Support Sought from Portugal to Maintain the True Faith......Page 187
42 Noble Kongolese Youths Are Sent to Portugal and Rome to Be Educated, 1539......Page 189
43 Report of the Visit Ad Limina of Francisco de Villanova, Bishop of São Tomé, 1597......Page 191
44 Maleficium and Its Forms......Page 194
45 Conflict between the Portuguese and Kongo in the Early Seventeenth Century......Page 198
46 The Life of Dom Pedro II Afonso......Page 201
47 An Essex Man in the Angolan Wars......Page 203
[The Royal Tombs]......Page 205
48 War in the Reed Beds – Angola after the Expulsion of the Dutch......Page 206
49 Account of the Battle of Mbwila, 1665......Page 212
50 Portuguese Defeat in Sonyo in 1670......Page 220
51 The Town of Cacheu in the Early Seventeenth Century......Page 225
52 São Salvador, Capital of the Kingdom of Kongo......Page 229
53 The Court of the Kings of Kongo......Page 231
54 Losses Suffered by White Traders......Page 234
55 The Kingdom of Kongo in 1595......Page 238
56 The Laws and Customs of the Wolofs......Page 246
57 Black Ants, Tangomaos and the Bagas......Page 248
Glossary......Page 251
Bibliography......Page 255
Index......Page 259