# The founding of Luanda (1576)

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Paulo Dias de Novais, granted a donatary captaincy in the kingdom of Ndongo, founded São Paulo de Luanda in 1576 on the coast of Angola. Luanda became the main port of the Portuguese slave trade to Brazil. Angola's conquest led to long wars with Ndongo, including those fought by Queen Nzinga in the seventeenth century. Luanda was the beginning of Portuguese Angola, one of the empire's longest-lasting colonies.

## Why it matters
Luanda was the beginning of Portuguese Angola, one of the empire's longest-lasting colonies.

Who Was in Power: [Sebastião](https://allhistories.com/portugal/rulers/sebastiao)

## Sources
- [Wikipedia — Paulo Dias de Novais](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paulo_Dias_de_Novais)
- [Wikipedia — Luanda](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luanda)
- [Wikipedia — Portuguese Angola](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portuguese_Angola)
- [Encyclopaedia Britannica — Portugal: Overseas empire](https://www.britannica.com/place/Portugal/Overseas-empire)
- [Encyclopaedia Britannica topic lookup — The founding of Luanda](https://www.britannica.com/search?query=The+founding+of+Luanda)
- [Wikipedia — Portuguese Empire](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portuguese_Empire)
- [Wikipedia — Timeline of Portuguese history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_Portuguese_history)