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
+Mocicongo+ (D. Lopez), should be mwizi-Kongo, a native of Kongo
(plur. Ezikongo).
+Mococke+, 52, a corrupt spelling of Makoko.
+Modiku+, islands in upper Kwanza, 9.7 S., 15.9 E.
+Moenemugi+ (Mwene muji), “Lord of villages” in the country of the
Maravi, 150
+Mofarigosat+, a “lord” in Benguella, 10.9 S., 14.1 E., 22, 23
+Moko a nguba+, mani, in Kongo (Paiva Manso), 109
+Mols+, Fort, 9.3 S., 13.2 E., 173
+Molua+, frequently used as a synonym for Lunda, means “carrier of
information” (Carvalho, _Ethnographia_), 66
+Mombales+ (Mbale), 6.5 S., 12.7 E., 72
+Monomatapa+ (Mwanamtapa), the famous empire to the E. of the Zambesi.
+Monsobos+ (D. Lopez), elsewhere called Muzombi. They are the Zombo of
Mbata.
+Monsul+, capital of the Makoko, a corruption of Monjol,
“scratch-faces” (?)
+Monte di Ferro.+ _See_ Ferro.
+Monteiro+, quoted, 15, 17, 21, 24, 31, 47, 66, 68
+Monte negro+, with Cão’s pillar, 15.7 S., 107
+Montes queimados+, “burnt mountains” (D. Lopez), 6.9 S., 15.1 E.
+Monti freddi+, and Nevosi (D. Lopez). _See_ Fria.
+Moon+, Mountains of the; these fabulous mountains, on Pigafetta’s
map, rise in 25.0 S.
+Moraes+, Antonia Texeira de, 175
+Morales+, Diogo Gomez de, 128, 172, 174, 180
+Morales+, Diogo Mendez de, 175
+Morim+, Lourenço de Barros, 181
+Moriscoes+, or Moormen, 10
+Morombes+, 55, 59, a misprint for Mayumbas (?).
+Morro de Benguella+, 10.8 S., 13.7 E., 19
+Morumba+, 82, a town 30 leagues N. of Luangu; should be Mayumba (?).
+Moseche+. _See_ Museke.
+Mosombi+. _See_ Zombo.
+Mosul+. _See_ Musulu.
+Motemmo+. _See_ Mutemu.
+Motolo+,
an inland district in Mbamba, N. of the Mbengu or Dande (D. Lopez);
Kabanda is in Motolo (Garcia Mendes), 8.7 S., 14.6 E.
+Mpangala+, district in Kongo, 6.0 S., 14.6 E., 103, 104
+Mpangu+, or +Ulolo+, on road from Nsundi to Mbata, 5.4 S.,
14.9 E. (?)
+Mpangu+ (Panga), a lordship bestowed upon the bishop D. Henrique,
in 1625 (Paiva Manso, 51), seems to be identical with Mpangu-lungu.
+Mpangu-lungu+, the Pango or Pangalungo of Cavazzi, S. 454, and
D. Lopez, variously spelt Pangelungu or Pamzelungua in King
Affonso’s letters (Paiva Manso, 29, 36, 41), is undoubtedly
a district on the lower Kongo, bordering upon the country of
the Musurongo. There are numerous villages called Mpangu,
several of which are indicated upon our map, but the Mbanza
of Mpangu, according to Lopez, was near the river Barbela,
which is another name for the Kongo. _See also_ Mpanzu alumbu,
115, 116.
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