José Lingna Nafafé is a Senior Lecturer in Portuguese and Lusophone Studies at the University of Bristol.

'By following Lourenço da Silva Mendonça in Angola, Brazil, Portugal and Spain and unveiling the criminal court case he presented before the Pope in 1684, José Lingna Nafafé reveals a universal message of freedom that in the 17th century crossed the Atlantic and reached the Vatican, doing justice to the African contribution to the abolitionist movement.' Giorgio de Marchis, Roma Tre University

• List of Tables; List of Figures; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. The Municipal Council of Luanda and the Politics of the Portuguese Governors in Angola; 2. Ndongo's Political and Cultural Environment: Alliance, Internal Struggle, Puppeteering and Decline; 3. The Journey of Mendonça: Princes of Pungo Andongo in Brazil; 4. Mendonça's Journey to Portugal and Spain, and the Network of the Hebrew Nation and Native Americans; 5. Mendonça's Discourse in the Vatican: Liberation as a Wider Atlantic Question; 6. Mendonça's Quest for Abolition and the Tussle between Portuguese Overseas Council and the House of Ndongo; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.

José Lingna Nafafé is a Senior Lecturer in Portuguese and Lusophone Studies at the University of Bristol.

'By following Lourenço da Silva Mendonça in Angola, Brazil, Portugal and Spain and unveiling the criminal court case he presented before the Pope in 1684, José Lingna Nafafé reveals a universal message of freedom that in the 17th century crossed the Atlantic and reached the Vatican, doing justice to the African contribution to the abolitionist movement.' Giorgio de Marchis, Roma Tre University

• List of Tables; List of Figures; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. The Municipal Council of Luanda and the Politics of the Portuguese Governors in Angola; 2. Ndongo's Political and Cultural Environment: Alliance, Internal Struggle, Puppeteering and Decline; 3. The Journey of Mendonça: Princes of Pungo Andongo in Brazil; 4. Mendonça's Journey to Portugal and Spain, and the Network of the Hebrew Nation and Native Americans; 5. Mendonça's Discourse in the Vatican: Liberation as a Wider Atlantic Question; 6. Mendonça's Quest for Abolition and the Tussle between Portuguese Overseas Council and the House of Ndongo; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.

José Lingna Nafafé is a Senior Lecturer in Portuguese and Lusophone Studies at the University of Bristol.

'By following Lourenço da Silva Mendonça in Angola, Brazil, Portugal and Spain and unveiling the criminal court case he presented before the Pope in 1684, José Lingna Nafafé reveals a universal message of freedom that in the 17th century crossed the Atlantic and reached the Vatican, doing justice to the African contribution to the abolitionist movement.' Giorgio de Marchis, Roma Tre University

• List of Tables; List of Figures; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. The Municipal Council of Luanda and the Politics of the Portuguese Governors in Angola; 2. Ndongo's Political and Cultural Environment: Alliance, Internal Struggle, Puppeteering and Decline; 3. The Journey of Mendonça: Princes of Pungo Andongo in Brazil; 4. Mendonça's Journey to Portugal and Spain, and the Network of the Hebrew Nation and Native Americans; 5. Mendonça's Discourse in the Vatican: Liberation as a Wider Atlantic Question; 6. Mendonça's Quest for Abolition and the Tussle between Portuguese Overseas Council and the House of Ndongo; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.