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MOTA (Avelino Teixeira da). AS VIAGENS do Bispo D. Frei Vitoriano Portuense à Guiné e a Cristianização dos reis de Bissau. Lisboa. 1974. - MOTA (Avelino Teixeira da) AS VIAGENS do Bispo D. Frei Vitoriano Portuense à Guiné e a Cristianização dos reis de Bissau . Lisboa: Junta de Investigações do Ultramar, 1974. X, 188 pp.: il.; 290 mm. A collection of texts and documents, gathered and published by Avelino Teixeira da Mota, about the travels of the Bishop of Cape Verde, D. Frei Vitoriano Portuense, to Guinea at the end of the 17th century, and about the Christianization of the kings of Bissau. D. Frei Vitoriano Portuense was the first and only bishop of Cape Verde to travel to the rivers of Guinea to bring the faith to the King of Bissau. This volume brings together accounts from Europeans about Bissau, letters from the bishop and letters from the King of Bissau, with information on funeral rites and the insignia of the Kings of Bissau, and on diplomatic relations between Bissau and Portugal. It contains an index and bibliography. ⚑ Auto-translated via Google Translate