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
+Saldanha de Menezes e Sousa+, Ayres de, 190
+Saltpeter+ mountains (Serras de Salnitre), of D. Lopez, are far
inland, to the east of the Barbela.
+Salt mines+, 36, 37, 160
+Samanibanza+, village in Mbamba, 14
+Santa Cruz+ of Tenerife, 2
+S. Cruz+, abandoned fort on the Kwanza, perhaps at Isandeira,
9.1. S., 13.4 E., 146 _n._
+S. Felippe de Benguella+, 12.6 S., 15.4 E., 160, 170, 173, 183
+S. Miguel+, Roque de, 157
+S. Miguel+, fort and morro, 8.8 S., 13.2 E., 145, 170, 174
+S. Paulo de Loande+, 8.8 S., 13.2 E., 7, 13, 144, 157, 171-174.
_See also_ Luandu.
+S. Pedro+, Penedo de, (perhaps identical with the Penedo de A. Bruto,
9.1 S., 13.7 E.), 145
+San Salvador+, 6.2 S., 14.3 E., the Portuguese name of the capital
of Kougo, also referred to simply as “Outeiro,” the Hill, on the
ground of its situation. The native names are Mbaji a ekongo
(the palaver place of Kongo), Mbaji a nkanu (the place of judgment),
Nganda a ekongo or Ngandekongo (the “town”) or ekongo dia ngungo
(town of church-bells, because of its numerous churches), 103, 109,
117, 123, 131, 134
+S. Sebastian+, in Brazil, 6
+S. Thomé+, island, 139
+Schweinfurth+, quoted, 67
+Seals+ in the Rio de la Plata, 5
+Seat.+ _See_ Sette.
+Sebaste+, name given by Dias to Angola, 145
+Sebastian+, King of Portugal, 145
+Sela.+ _See_ Nsela.
+Sequeira+, Bartholomeu Duarte de, 177
+Sequeira+, Francisco de, 148
+Sequeira+, Luiz Lopez de, 129, 153, 177, 178, 180
+Serra comprida+, the “long range,” supposed to extend from
C. Catharina to the Barreira vermelha, 1.8 to 5.3 S.
+Serrão+, João, 146
+Serrão+, Luiz de, 144, 147, 148, 150, 188
+Sette+, 2.6 S., 10.3 E., 58
+Shelambanza.+ _See_ Shilambanze.
+Shells+, as ornaments, 31, 32
+Shilambanza+, 26, 86 (a village of the uncle of King Ngola), and
_Axilambansa_ (a village said to belong to the king’s
father-in-law), are evidently the same place, situated about
9.8 S., 15.1 E.
+Shingiri+, a diviner, soothsayer.
+Sierra Leone+, supposed home of the Jaga, 19
+Silva+, Antonio da, 180
+Silva+, Gaspar de Almeida da, 182
+Silva+, Luiz Lobo da, 190
+Silva+, Pedro da, 182
+Silva e Sousa+, João da, 190
+Silver+ and silver mines, 27, 113, 115, 122, 128, 140, 145
+Silver+ mountain (Serra da Prata), supposed to be near Kambambe.
+Simão da Silva+, 112
+Simões+, Garcia, Jesuit, 143, 144, 202
+Sims+, Rev. A., quoted, 198
+Singhilamento+ (Cavazzi, 189, 198), a divination, from Shing’iri,
a diviner.
+Sinsu+, a district on Mbengu river, N. of Luandu (Dapper), 8.7 S.,
13.3 E.
+Slave+ trade, 71, 96, 135, 157
+Soares+, João, Dominican, 110
+Soares+, Manuel da Rocha, 182
+Soares+, Silvestre, 124
+Soba+, kinglet, chief, only used S. of the river Dande.
+Sogno+, pronounced Sonyo, _q.v._
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