Who was Afonso de Kongo?
Who was Afonso de Kongo?
Working with Portuguese priests and his son (Henrique Kinu a Mvemba, who was consecrated as bishop c. 1520), Afonso shaped the doctrine of Kongo’s version of Christianity.
Was King Afonso removed from the Nsundi?
Although he was removed from the Nsundi position c. 1500, he had been restored by the time his father died some years later. Upon his father’s death, Afonso’s supporters (including his mother) wanted him to ascend as Kongo’s new king and summoned him to Mbanza Kongo, the kingdom’s capital.
Who were Nzinga a Nkuwu and Afonso?
…I Nzinga a Nkuwu and Afonso I Mvemba a Nzinga, respectively. Afonso, who became manikongo c. 1509, extended Kongo’s borders, centralized administration, and forged strong ties between Kongo and Portugal.
What did Afonso the Navajos do to stop the slave trade?
In 1526, upon discovering that Portuguese merchants were purchasing illegally enslaved persons and exporting them, Afonso established an administrative system to oversee the slave trade, which reached considerable proportions during his reign. He also sought, unsuccessfully, to restrict Portuguese activities to his kingdom alone.
