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The Viceroy of Ouidah
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The Viceroy of Ouidah is a novel published in 1980 by British author Bruce Chatwin.
First US edition
First US edition
Francisco Félix de Souza
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Francisco Félix de Souza was a Brazilian slave trader who was deeply influential in the regional politics of pre-colonial West Africa. He founded Afro-Brazilian communities in areas that are now part
The Viceroy of Ouidah
…Chatwin's novel portrays the life of a fictional slave trader named Francisco Manuel da Silva, who is loosely based on a historical Catholic Brazilian, Francisco Félix de Sousa. He became powerful in Ouidah, on the so-called Slave Coast of West Africa, now Benin, Togo, and parts of the Volta Region in Ghana. Chatwin was caught…
Francisco Félix de Souza
Francisco Félix de Souza