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UWP: Vos: Kongo in the Age of Empire, 1860–1913 pagei Kongo in the Age of Empire, 1860–1913 UWP: Vos: Kongo in the Age of Empire, 1860–1913 pageii Af rica and the Di as pora His tory, Pol i tics, Cul ture Se ries Ed i tors Thomas Spear Neil Ko desh Tej u mola Ol a niyan Mi chael G. Schatz berg James H. Sweet UWP: Vos: Kongo in the Age of Empire, 1860–1913 pageiii Kongo in the Age of Empire, 1860–1913 The Breakdown of a Moral Order Jelmer Vos The University of Wisconsin Press UWP: Vos: Kongo in the Age of Empire, 1860–1913 pageiv The University of Wisconsin Press 1930 Monroe Street, 3rd Floor Madison, Wisconsin 53711-2059 uwpress.wisc.edu 3 Henrietta Street, Covent Garden London WC2E 8LU, United Kingdom eurospanbookstore.com Copyright © 2015 The Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System All rights reserved. Except in the case of brief quotations embedded in critical articles and reviews, no part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, transmitted in any format or by any means—digital, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise—or conveyed via the Internet or a website without written permission of the University of Wisconsin Press. Rights inquiries should be directed to [email protected]. Printed in the United States of America This book may be available in a digital edition Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Vos, Jelmer, author. Kongo in the age of empire, 1860–1913: the breakdown of a moral order / Jelmer Vos. pages cm — (Africa and the diaspora: history, politics, culture) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-299-30620-5 (cloth: alk. paper) 1. Kongo Kingdom—History. 2. Kongo Kingdom—Politics and government. 3. Kongo Kingdom—Foreign relations—Portugal. 4. Portugal—Foreign relations—Kongo Kingdom. 5. Rubber industry and trade—Kongo Kingdom—History. 6. Missions—Kongo Kingdom—History. 7. Catholic Church—Kongo Kingdom—History. I. Title. II. Series: Africa and the diaspora. DT654.V67 2015 967.51’1401—dc23 2015008826 UWP: Vos: Kongo in the Age of Empire, 1860–1913 pagev For Érico UWP: Vos: Kongo in the Age of Empire, 1860–1913 pagevi blank UWP: Vos: Kongo in the Age of Empire, 1860–1913 pagevii Contents List of Illustrations ix Acknowledgments xi Chronology of Kongo Kings under Portuguese Rule xiii Introduction 3 1 The Kingdom of Kongo after the Slave Trade 19 2 Carrying Trade 41 3 Christian Revival in São Salvador 60 4 Portugal and the Agua Rosada 86 5 Forced Labor 109 6 Political Breakdown 128 Conclusion 144 Epilogue 149 Notes 153 Bibliography 191 Index 207 vii UWP: Vos: Kongo in the Age of Empire, 1860–1913 pageviii blank UWP: Vos: Kongo in the Age of Empire, 1860–1913 pageix Illustrations Figures Rubber factory in Kongo, ca. 1912 46 Group of men in São Salvador, ca. 1912 71 Group of women in São Salvador, ca. 1912 76 Chief Mazamba, 1906 96 Funeral of Dom Pedro Mbemba, 1910 101 Manuel Martins Kiditu and entourage, ca. 1912 104 Ceremony at the installation of Kiditu, 1911 106 Zombo carriers, 1906 119 Kiditu with Almeida and Faria Leal, ca. 1911 137 Maps Northern Angola, ca. 1900 7 São Salvador district, ca. 1900 93 São Salvador, 1913 134 Table BMS church statistics, São Salvador, 1885–1910 69 ix
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