This happened after Captain Diogo Cão — on a mission from King John II of Portugal — discovered the mouth of the Congo River and the Kingdom of Kongo and found the local nobility amenable to Christianity. Today, this place is called the Republic of the Congo, and it is today's "History of" country.
Friday, February 15, 2013
In 1491, King Nzinga a Nkuwu was baptized as the first Christian Kongolese king João I.
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