Kongo, Angola and the slave trade

26 Abril 2016, 14:00 José Augusto Nunes da Silva Horta

West Central Africa: overview of Portuguese goals and models of relationship. A comparison with the Upper Guinea Coast/Greater Senegambia. The Portuguese and the kingdom of Kongo: encounters with Christianity, alliance and political conflict.

Mandatory readings:

M. Newitt, doc. 25, pp. 100 ss., doc. 36, pp. 151-153  
A. Disney, 2: 65-77, 77-83