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Cadernos de Estudos Africanos

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CRUZ, Ariane Carvalho da. “Always faithful vassal of his most faithful Majesty”: The vassalage treaties and the letters patents for African local authorities (Angola, second half of the eighteenth century). Cadernos de Estudos Africanos [online]. 2015, n.30, pp.61-80. ISSN 1645-3794.

This article discusses the association between war, militarization and political relations with local chiefs (sobas and dembos), often used as a resource for the development of business interests in Angola during the eighteenth century. Through the autos of vassalage signed by local chiefs and letters patent received by these men, it analyzes the relationship established between Portuguese and Africans. This article aims to better understand the dynamics of the slave trade, the incorporation of African posts in the Portuguese military structure and how the coexistence of Portuguese and African powers and hierarchies was a prerequisite for the maintenance of the Portuguese rule in Angola.

Keywords : Angola; vassalage; war; colonial administration; negotiation; territorialization.

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