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It is one of the famed black Christological images of Latin America. Pious legends claim the image was darkened due to Spanish missionaries who wished to convert the natives who worshiped pagan nebular deity "Ek-Kampulá" in the area.
The mocambos (from mocambo, literally Huts) were village-sized communities mainly of runaway slaves in colonial Brazil, during Portuguese rule. A mocambo differed from a quilombo in size; a quilombo, like the Quilombo dos Palmares, might embrace many distinct mocambos. The terms were not always used consistently, however.
Documentation about refugee slave communities typically uses the term mocambo for settlements, which is an Ambundu word meaning "war camp". A mocambo is typically much smaller than a quilombo. "Quilombo" was not used until the 1670s, primarily in the more southerly parts of Brazil. [2]
Tom Kristenbrun is a Canadian restaurateur, entrepreneur and former professional football player. In 1972, Kristenbrun purchased the historic El Mocambo in downtown Toronto with business partner Michael Baird.
The four-LP vinyl version of “El Mocambo” will come in two variants, black and a “neon” version with the discs in different hues. The full rundown of tracks: 1. Honky Tonk Women (Live at ...
Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects Wikidata item; Appearance. move to sidebar hide. Live at the El Mocambo may refer to: Live at the El Mocambo ...
Ganga is said to have been the son of princess Aqualtune, daughter of an unknown king of Kongo.She led a battalion at the Battle of Mbwila.. The Portuguese won the battle, eventually killing 5,000 men and capturing the king, his two sons, his two nephews, four governors, various court officials, 95 title holders and 400 other nobles, who were put on ships and sold as slaves in the Americas.
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