The Strange Adventures of Andrew Battell, of Leigh, in Angola and the Adjoining RegionsBattell, Andrew
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The Strange Adventures of Andrew Battell, of Leigh, in Angola and the Adjoining Regions
Battell, Andrew
Angola -- Discovery and exploration; Congo (Democratic Republic) -- Discovery and exploration
[318] In the formal documents addressed to his “brother” of Portugal, he
claims to be “By the Grace of God, King of Kongo, Ibumgu, Kakongo, Ngoyo
this side and beyond Zari, lord of the Ambundus, of Ngola, Aquisyma
(Ptolemy’s Agisymba) Muswalu, Matamba, Muyilu and Musuku, and of the
Anzicas (Bateke), and the Conquest of Mpanzu-alumbu,” &c.
[319] D. de Goes, _Chronica_, vol. iv, c. 3.
[320] Paiva Manso, pp. 15, 17.
[321] Paiva Manso, p. 71. Concerning Mpanzu-alumbu, see below.
[322] On this mission, see Paiva Manso, pp. 69-74.
[323] On the bishops of Kongo, see _Add. MS. 15183_ (British Museum),
and R. J. da Costa Mattos, _Corographia Historica das Ilhas S. Thomé,
etc._ Oporto, 1842.
[324] Paiva Manso, p. 31.
[325] For King Affonso’s account of this event, as also for an account
of a second conspiracy, apparently planned by Fernão Rodrigues Bulhão,
see Paiva Manso, pp. 76-80.
[326] For Mpangu-lungu, see Index and Glossary.
[327] The minutes of this inquiry are printed by Paiva Manso, p. 84.
[328] D. de Goes, _Chron. de Rei D. Em._, iv, c. 54.
[329] See Index, _sub_ Mpanzu-alumbu _and_ Mpangu-lungu.
[330] See Paiva Manso, pp. 60, 69. Later sovereigns claimed also to be
kings of the Matumbulas, _i.e._, the spirits of their dead ancestors
buried at S. Salvador, whom they pretended to be able to consult, and
who were dreaded as fetishes.
[331] According to a Jesuit canon, who wrote in 1624 (Paiva Manso, p.
174), these daughters were: (1) Nzinga a mbembe, the mother of D. Diego,
Affonso II, and Bernardo; (2) D. Isabel Lukeni lua mbemba, the mother of
Alvaro I, Alvaro II, Alvaro III, and Bernardo II; (3) D. Anna Tumba a
mbemba, the mother of D. Affonso Mbikia ntumba, Duke of Nsundi, whose
son was Pedro II. This genealogy does not seem to be quite trustworthy.
[332] Several authors say that he came to the throne in 1525 or 1532,
but the letters written by D. Affonso, and published by Paiva Manso,
conclusively show that this is impossible (see _supra_).
[333] His native name proves him to have been a _son_ of D. Francisco.
He is, however, generally described as a cousin or grandson of D. Pedro.
[334] The earliest published letter of D. Diogo is dated April 25th,
1547. His death is mentioned in a letter dated November 4th, 1561 (Paiva
Manso, pp. 81, 113). He may, however, have died a considerable time
before that date. Lopez de Lima (_An. Mar._ 1845, p. 101) makes him die
in 1552, after a reign of nine years.
[335] This bishop was a Dominican. He entered upon his charge in 1549.
The four Jesuits going in his company were Christovão Ribeira, Jacome
Dias, Jorge Vaz, and Diogo de Soveral.
[336] See letters in Paiva Manso, pp. 91-93.
[337] He was appointed bishop in 1554, and died at S. Thomé in 1574.
[338] For the minutes of an inquiry into a conspiracy planned by one D.
Pedro ka nguanu of Mbemba, in 1550, see Paiva Manso, pp. 101, 110.
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