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MONTECÚCCOLO (João António Cavazzi de). DESCRIÇÃO Histórica dos Três Reinos do Congo, Matamba e Angola. Lisboa. 1965. - MONTECÚCCOLO (João António Cavazzi de) DESCRIÇÃO Histórica dos Três Reinos do Congo, Matamba e Angola . Tradução, notas e Índices pelo Pe. Graciano Maria de Leguzzano; Introdução Biobibliográfica por F. Leite de Faria. Lisboa: Junta de Investigações do Ultramar, 1965. 2 v.: il.; 290 mm. João António Cavazzi de Montecúccolo (c. 1621-1678), an Italian Capuchin friar born in Montecúccolo, was on a mission in Central Africa between 1654 and 1667, traveling through the kingdoms of Congo, Matamba, and Angola. His original work, Istorica Descrizione de tre Regni Congo, Matamba et Angola , was published in Bologna in 1687. First edition in Portuguese, in two volumes. A first-rate historical and ethnographic source on West Central Africa in the 17th century: Cavazzi meticulously describes the peoples, rites, clothing, and political organization of the kingdoms visited, including the role of Queen Njinga of Matamba, with whom he lived directly. The text is accompanied by engravings and facsimiles of frontispieces, with the first volume illustrated with fold-out maps in the text. An indispensable reference work for the history of the Portuguese presence and Capuchin missions in West Africa. Esteemed and sought after. ⚑ Auto-translated via Google Translate