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Afonso I, King of Kongo, 84, 85, 86, 272 Afonso, King of Loango, 89 Cambridge University Press 978-0-521-00278-3 - Central Africans and Cultural Transformations in the American Diaspora Edited by Linda M. Heywood Index More information Index Afonso I, King of Kongo, 84, 85, 86, 272 Luango, 240 Afonso, King of Loango, 89 Mandinga, 228, 236 Africa, 320, 346, 348 Manicongo, 231 East, 130, 132, 139 Mayumba, 232 Africa, idealized and identified with Zion, Mina, 236, 240, 161, 162, 168 Jerusalem, Ethiopia, the Other World, Mondongo, 238 Heaven, 345, 347 Mumbat/Mumbata, 231 African Americans, 3, 291 Mumboma, 231 African “nations,” in the American Mungundu, 231 Diaspora, 154, 326 Musicongo, 231 Angola, 24, 49, 50, 51, 61, 62, 160, 161, Nago, see Yoruba 162, 166, 168, 171, 235, 239, 240 Popos, 240 Arara,´ 236, 240 Rebolo, 164, 166, 168 Benguelas, 51, 125–26, 128, 136, Soso, 231 138–139 Sozongo, 231 Biafara, 235, 236, 240 Tapa, 126, 137 Bran, 236, 239, 240 Wolof, 234, 240 Cabunda,´ 164, 166, 168 Yoruba, 166 Carabal´ı, 229, 240 Zape, 236 Congo, 40–42, 44, 47, 56, 61, 62, 126, African slaves, 121 130–133, 136, 138–139, 145–146, Africans, 118–119, 121–130, 132–133, 148–149, 151, 154, 168, 170, 181, 136–137, 144, 148, 338 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 236, 237, Africans, Central, 342, 346, 348 238, 240 Africans, liberated, 320, 324, 325, 331, Congo/Mondongo, 237 337, 346, Congo/Solongo, 228, 238 Africans, liberated, Central, 341, 349, 350 Dagome, 171 Afro-Brazilians, 9, 97 Gege, 166 Afro-Lusitanians, 98, 99, 102, 111, 113 Goyo, 240 afterlife, 74 Hausa (Usa),´ 133, 137 agregados, 121, 144 Jeje, 126 agriculture, maroon, 232 Ketu, 166 Aguiar, Joao˜ Dias de, n. 15, p. 127 371 © in this web service Cambridge University Press www.cambridge.org Cambridge University Press 978-0-521-00278-3 - Central Africans and Cultural Transformations in the American Diaspora Edited by Linda M. Heywood Index More information 372 Index Aguirre, Michael Xavier de, 127 Asia Botte, 80 Akan, 23, 293, 345. See also Gold Coast asiento, 235 Alachua, 232 Assumar, Conde de, 161, 162, 169 Alagoas, 159 Atlantic Slave Trade, see Slave Trade albinos, 218 Ayres da Silva, Luiza (Kraho),ˆ 139 All Souls Day, 85 alligators, 311, 314 Bahelele Ndimansa, 72 altars, 79 Bahia, 27, 28, 31, 51, 60, 124–127, Alvares, Pedro Ferreira, 144 160, 224 Amaral, Il´ıdio do, 92. Bahoruco mountains, 234, 236 Amazon River, 124 Ba´ıa das Vacas, see Benguela Ambaca, (Mbaka), 47, 95, 194 Bailundu, see Mbailundu Ambriz, 37, 39, 60 Bakongo, see Kongo “Ambundu” (ethnic designation), 51, 52, Baltasar, King and/or Saint, 164, 168, 53. See also Kimbundu (language), 178, 180 Mbundu Bamadona, 220–23 Ana, (Ana Afonso de Leao),˜ Queen, 283 Bambara, 293 ancestors, 79–80, 82 Bampangu, see Mpangu Angola, Alonzo, 2 Bango a Kitama, 77 Angola Ame, 299, 300 Banguela, Antonio, 143 Angola, Antonio, 144 Banguela, Banguella, Bonguela, 130–133, Angola, Caetano, 141 138 Angola, Ignacio, 2 Banguela, Joao,˜ 143 Angola, Isabel, 144 Banguela, Maria, 143, 146, 148 Angola, Joanna das Neves de Nac¸ao,˜ 143 Banguella, Jose,´ 141 Angola, Joao,˜ n. 25, 134, 139 Banguita, 138 Angola, Jose´ Soares, 141 bankita, see nkita Angola, Manoel, 134, 139, 143 Bantu languages, 38, 186 Angola, Miguel, 141 “Bantu”, in Brazil, 56, 61, 62 Angola (Portuguese colony), 28, 45–48, 83, Baptism, baptismal rite, 123, 127, 130–134, 91, 92, 93, 99, 101, 113, 124–126, 143–147, 350 128, 130–36, 138–142, 144–149, Baptista, Joanna, n. 6, p. 121 151,158, 172, 228, 225, 302; Catholic Barbados, 61, 297, 299 church in, 102, Bishop of, 110 Barra, Goias,´ 144 “Angolas”, see African “nations” in the Barreiras, Bahia, 127 American Diaspora basimbi, see simbi Anta, 142 Basundi, see Nsundi Antonian Movement (Kongo), 196, Battel, Andrew, 77, 79 208, 284 battles, mock, 159, 180 Antonil, AndreJo´ ao,˜ 160 batuques, 100, 164, 177, 178 “Anzicos”, see Mundongues (ethnic Beatriz (or Beatrice) Kimpa Vita, 196, 197, identity), Teke 270, 271, 281, 282, 284 Apalachicola River, 232 Bel-Air, 275 Arakaka, North West District, Guyana, 347 Belem,´ Para,´ 121, 124–126, 128, Araxa,´ 136–138, 140 135, 138 Arevalo,´ Manuel Garc´ıa, 237 Bellgarde-Smith, Patrick, 268 Arraias, 120, 122, 136–138, 140, 142 Bengo River, 79, 86, 296 © in this web service Cambridge University Press www.cambridge.org Cambridge University Press 978-0-521-00278-3 - Central Africans and Cultural Transformations in the American Diaspora Edited by Linda M. Heywood Index More information Index 373 Benguela, 27, 31, 48, 51, 53, 54, 60, of Good Death, 166; of St. Efigenia 91, 92, 93, 95, 97, 99, 106, 113, and St. Elesbao,˜ 168. 125–126, 128, 136, 138–139, 157, brotherhood of Our Lady of the Rosary, in 296, 329 Africa, 158; in Bahia, 160, 161; in Benguela, Maria, 135 Minas Gerais, 161–163, 175–176; in “Benguelas”, see African “nations” in the Europe, 158; in Pernambuco, 160, American Diaspora 168; in Rio de Janeiro, 164 Benin, 23, 126 Buakasa, Tulu kia Mpanzu, 73 Berbice, 321, 329, 330, 337, 342 Buc¸a, 130–132 Bight of Benin, 320 buffalos, 309 Bight of Biafra, 299, 304, 320 Bundu dia Kongo, 72 Bihe (Bie),´ see Viye Bunseki, Fu-Kiau, see Fu-kiau Bunseki bilongo, 281 Bunzi (Funza, Funzi, Funzu, Lusunzi, birds, 309, 311, 314, 317 Mangundazi), 76, 205, 206, 208, Birmingham, David, 240 213, 214 bisimbi, see simbi burials, 135 Bissau, 124–125 Busa, 137 Black Atlantic, 7 Black (preto),ˆ 119, 122–123; blacks of the Cabinda, 28, 55, 56, 57, 60, 62, coast, 135 124–126, 128, 130–132, 139, Black regiments, see Henriques 196, 336 blacksmith kings, 235 caboclos, 180–181 Bockie, Simon, 73 Cabore,´ 133 Bois Ca¨ıman, ceremony of, 253–54 cabra, 141, 145 Boma (Mboma), 296, 337 Cabrera, Lydia, 233 Bomfin, 136–138, 140 Cabunda, 138–139 Bonsy, 77. See also Bunzi Cachac¸a, 143 Botelho da Cunha, Joao,˜ 127 Cacheu, 124–125 Bourdieu, Pierre, 278 cacique, 234 bozales, 233, 238 Caconda, 27, 51, 95, 98 Brandao,˜ Carlos Rodrigues, 149 Cacongo (Kakongo), 77 Bras´ılia, 118, 124 Caetano, Matheus, 108 Brazil, 8, 10, 92, 94, 105, 113, Calabar, 126 118, 149, 353, 361–362, 363, Calmon, Francisco, 169, 170 364, 367–369 Cambambe, 87, 95 Northeast, 126 Cape Lopez, 28 Brazilians, 121–122, 145 Cape Verde, 139, 141 British Caribbean, see Caribbean Capelle, district, 74 British Navy, 337, 340 Capelle, Frans, Dutch factor, 77, 80, 83 British Vice-Admiralty Court, 323 Capitac¸ao,˜ 119 Brooklyn, 226 capitaes-mores˜ , 98, 99, 104, 109, 110, 112, brotherhood (irmandade), 8, 144, 148, 154, 113 157–158, 179; feast day celebrations Capoeragem (capoiera Angola), 353, 361–362, in, 157–158, 161; in Europe, 157, 364, 367–370 158; of the apostles St. Philip and Capuchins, 101, 107, 284 St. James, 166; of Bom Jesus, 166; of Caribbean, 23, 223. See also Antilles Our Lady of Belem, 168; of Our Lady (French), Spanish West Indies © in this web service Cambridge University Press www.cambridge.org Cambridge University Press 978-0-521-00278-3 - Central Africans and Cultural Transformations in the American Diaspora Edited by Linda M. Heywood Index More information 374 Index Carmelites, 107 Comunda, 138 Carmichael, Mr. of Seafield, West Coast Conceic¸ao,˜ 120, 122, 136–138, 140 Berbice, 342 Concordat of 1860, 265 Carmo, 118, 120–121, 135, 139, 142 congado/a, 149–151, 153, 175 Carmo, Maria do, 144 Congo Heart Burn, 329 Carolina (Brazil), 120, 122 Congo man in Guiana, 347 Carolina and Georgia Low Country, 28, Congo River, 74, 78, 186, 200, 331, 333 290–317, passim Congo, King of, 150–151 Carretao,˜ 120, 122 Cordial de Sa´ family, 108 Carrion Crow, 342, 343, 344, 345, 346. See corevelation, 84, 87 also Mr. Carmichael’s narrative, coronations, Castelneau’s description of, deliverance 177; in Bahia, 160, 166; in Minas Carroll, Patrick, 238 Gerais, 161, 162, 163, 177; in Recife, Cartagena, 2, 26 160, 166; in Rio de Janeiro, 164, Casange, Cassange, (market), 48, 133, 138. 170–171, 180; in Santo Amaro, 170; See also Kasanje legal acceptance of, 177; prohibitions Castello da Vide, Rafael, 256–57 of, 161, 163, 178, 180; Rugendas’ Castelneau, Francis de la Porte de, 177 depiction of, 173, 174 Catalao,˜ Goias,´ 148–149, 151 Corpus Christi, 233 Catholic Church, 144, 156, 163 corsairs, 235 Cattle ranches (fazendas), 142 Cortona, Serafina da, OFMCap, 76, 79, 80 Cavalcante, 118, 120–122, 136–138, cosmogram, Kongo, 230 140, 142 cotton, 292, 304 Cavazzi, Giovanni Antonio da Courtin, Jacques, 258–59 Montecuccolo, OFMCap, 74, 75, 76, cowrie shells, 351 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 85, 87, 88, 359 creole (creolization), 5, 12, 13, 15, 122, Cedras,´ Raoul, 276, 284 185, 321, 322, 348 Cemeteries, see graves crioula, 143, 146 chapel boys, 83–4 Crioula, Joaquina, 134, 141 Charleston, 58, 305 Crioula, Quiteria, 134 charms, 80, 310, 356. See also nkisi crioulo(s), 131–132, 134, 141, 145, 148, Chatelain, Heli, 190–92, 193, 194, 199 n. 38, p. 149, 160, 166, 168 Chavanate, see Xavante cristaos˜ novos, see New Christians Chekoke, see Kyocke Crixas,´ 119–120, 122, 136–138, 140 Chesapeake, 28 crucifix, 110 Christianity, in Africa, 17, 72, 78, 80, Cuanza, see Kwanza 83–90, 94, 102, 109, 157, 254–58 Cuba, 37, 58–59, 226 Christiano Jr., 178, 179 cucumbi, see dances, Afro-Brazilian Christians, 95, 98, 110 Cueva Maldonado, Archbishop Francisco cimarrones, 232 de la, 236 Claver, Pedro, 2 Cuiaba,´ 124, 129 Cofre del Perote, 239 cumbe, 227 Cokwe, 54 Cunha Manuela Carneiro da, 121 Colon,´ Diego, 234 curadeiras, 105, 112 Comarca do Norte (Tocantins), 120, 136–139 Dande River, 86 Comarca do Sul (Goias),´ 120, 136–137, 139 Dahomey, 4, 223, 224, 225 © in this web service Cambridge University Press www.cambridge.org Cambridge University Press 978-0-521-00278-3 - Central Africans and Cultural Transformations in the American Diaspora Edited by Linda M.
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