Paulo Dias de Novais
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Paulo Dias de Novais, a fidalgo of the Royal Household, was a Portuguese colonist in Africa in the 16th century and the first Captain-Governor of Portuguese Angola. He was the grandson of the explorer
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Luanda
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Luanda is the capital and largest city of Angola. It is Angola's primary port, and its major industrial, cultural and urban centre. Located on Angola's northern Atlantic coast, Luanda is Angola's admi
Paulo Dias de Novais
…Dias arrived in what is now Angola on 11 February 1575. Attracted by the prospect of the famous silver mines of Cambambe, he founded the settlement of São Paulo de Luanda, near the island of Luanda. As governor of the new land, Dias sought to extract the land of its natural resources. This included copper, ivory, cattle…
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