The aftermatch of the Battle of Pungo Andongo (1671): the Atlantic fate of the princes of Ndongo

Authors

  • Silvia Hunold Lara Universidade Estadual de Campinas

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2316-9141.rh.2016.121827

Keywords:

Kingdom of Ndongo, slave trade, Africans in Portugal.

Abstract

In December 1671, following months of siege, the troops led by Luís Lopes de Sequeira were able to overtake the capital of the Kingdom of Ndongo. In the process, the king was killed and many prisoners were made. Included amongst the latter were relatives of the sovereign who were deported to Brazil and Portugal. This paper seeks to reconstruct the journey of the princes of Ndongo in exile, analyzing their significance within the context of colonial penetration of the interior of Angola, dilemmas facing authorities in Portuguese America, and metropolitan policies relating to Africans in Portugal. Crossing processes that took place in Angola, Brazil and Portugal, the overarching objective of this paper is to understand the motives through which the inheritors of the Kingdom of Ndongo did not become slaves, as was the case with most of the prisoners taken in that battle. 

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Author Biography

  • Silvia Hunold Lara, Universidade Estadual de Campinas

    Bacharel em História e doutora em História Social pela Universidade de São Paulo. Professora titular e colaboradora do Departamento de História do Instituto de Filosofia e Ciências Humanas da Universidade Estadual de Campinas (Unicamp).

Published

2016-12-20

How to Cite

LARA, Silvia Hunold. The aftermatch of the Battle of Pungo Andongo (1671): the Atlantic fate of the princes of Ndongo. Revista de História, São Paulo, n. 175, p. 205–225, 2016. DOI: 10.11606/issn.2316-9141.rh.2016.121827. Disponível em: https://www.journals.usp.br/revhistoria/article/view/121827.. Acesso em: 14 may. 2024.