Noticia do estado em que se acha o povo de Angola, destituido de mestres, parochos e egrejas, e considerações acerca da necessidade e facilidade de remediar tão grandes males.

[ANGOLA. Amado, José de Sousa].

Published by Lisbon, na Typ. de G.M. Martins, 1861.

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8°, contemporary pink wrappers (foldline). Faintly browned. Mostly unopened. In very good condition. 24 pp. *** FIRST EDITION. Begins with a brief history of Portuguese missionary activity in Angola, continues with an account of the journey through Angola in 1854 by the English missionary Dr. David Livingstone (pp. 11-14) , and concludes with an appeal for donations to Angolan missions.At this time the Portuguese were expanding their sphere of influence in West Africa. In 1855 they had occupied Ambriz (in the north of Angola), and in 1855-56 had intervened in a civil war in the Congo. Converting the indigenous population to Christianity had always been one of the justifications for the Portuguese conquest of lands in Africa, Asia, and South America. This short work fits in with Portuguese colonial policy during the Scramble for Africa.The author was a priest, teacher and Catholic publicist, born near Coimbra in 1812 and still active in 1884. He is said to have died in 1890.*** Not in Innocêncio; for over 40 titles by the author, see V, 139 and 457; XIII, 221-3. Porbase cites two copies plus a microfilm copy, all at the Biblioteca Nacional de Portugal. NUC: CSt. Seller Inventory # 20187

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Title: Noticia do estado em que se acha o povo de ...

Publisher: Lisbon, na Typ. de G.M. Martins, 1861.

Binding: Soft cover

Edition: 1st Edition