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Afonso I

(c. 1460—1543)


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Afonso I c. 1460–1543 King of the Kongo kingdom, the first Kongo king to embrace Catholicism and European trade relations.

Afonso Vaz da Costa (died 1660), Composer, organist and Francisco da Costa (died 1667), Singer, composer and André da Costa i (died 1685), Composer, harpist and Sebastião da Costa (died 1696), Composer, contralto singer and Luiz Calixto da Costa e Faria (1679 - 1759), Poet, librettist and André da Costa ii - Composer and Francisco da Costa e Silva (died 1727), Composer and Vitorino José da Costa (died 1750), Writer on music and Felix José da Costa (1701 - 1760), Writer, musician and António Pereira da Costa (died 1770), Composer and Antonio da Costa (1714 - 1780), Composer, violinist, guitar player and Rodrigo Ferreira da Costa (1776 - 1825), Composer and João Alberto Rodrigues da Costa (1798 - 1870), Double bass player, horn player and João Evangelista Pereira da Costa (1798 - 1832), Composer, organist, pianist and Francisco Eduardo da Costa (1819 - 1855), Composer, pianist and José da Costa e Silva (1826 - 1881), Amateur musician and Francisco Pereira da Costa (1847 - 1890), Violinist and ; Luis Costa (1879 - 1960), Pianist, teacher, composer

 

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C. 1460–1543 King of the Kongo kingdom, the first Kongo king to embrace Catholicism and European trade relations.

Born Nzinga Mbemba, Afonso I ascended the throne in 1506 after the ...

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