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In this episode of “History Repeats itself”, Margarida de Magalhães Ramalho and Lourenço Pereira Coutinho talk about the Kingdom of Congo, a political structure that was founded at the end of the 14th century and whose kings (Manicongos) converted to Christianity at the end of the 15th century, under the influence of the King of Portugal D. João II
At the beginning of the 16th century, the king of Congo had the very Portuguese name of D. Afonso I, was a Christian, and one of his sons, D. Henrique, was appointed by Pope Leo X as bishop and apostolic vicar of Congo. However, this initial good relationship between the Congo and Portugal began to deteriorate in the following decades and ended at the end of the 17th century. How were the first contacts between the Kingdom of Congo and the Portuguese? What are the main objectives of this relationship? What is the History of the Kingdom of Congo and what are the main cultural characteristics of this state? Finally, what are the reasons for the distance between Portugal and Congo, after such a promising start?
A relaxed dialogue around History, its greatest characters and events. ‘History repeats itself’ is not a class, but it aims to arouse curiosity about the past and build bridges with the present. Every week Lourenço Pereira Coutinho and Margarida de Magalhães Ramalho start from a point that can lead to many others… That’s what good conversations are like. Listen to other episodes here:
