[298] On the voyages of Cão and Dias, see my paper in the Geographical Journal, 1900, pp. 625-655.
[299] Now Cape St. Mary, 13° 28´ S.
[300] The “Cabo do Padrão” of early maps.
[301] A legend on the chart of Henricus Martellus Germanus (1489), and the “Parecer” of the Spanish pilots of 1525, are our only authorities on this fact. Cão is not again mentioned in Portuguese documents (see my Essay, Geographical Journal, p. 637).
[302] Nsaku was henceforth known as Don João da Silva. See Ruy de Pina, p. 149; Garcia de Resende, c. 69; and De Barros, Asia, t. I, Pt. I, pp. 177, 224.
[303] On this embassy, see De Barros, Asia, Dec. I, Liv. 3; Ruy de Pina’s Chronica, pp. 174-179; Garcia de Resende’s Chronice, cc. 155-61; D. Lopez, Bk. II, c. 2; Fr. Luis de Sousa, Historia de S. Domingos, Parte II, Livro vi, c. 8; and Parte IV, Livro iv, c. 16.
[304] Not Dominicans, as is usually stated. Garcia de Resende says Franciscans; and P. Fernando da Soledade, Historia Serafica, has proved the documents published by Paiva Manso in favour of the Dominican claim to be forgeries. Compare Eucher, Le Congo, Huy, 1894, p. 64.
[305] Mbaji a ekongo, the palaver-place of Kongo. See Index sub San Salvador.
[306] The insignia of royalty of the Kings of Kongo are the chair, a bâton, a bow and arrow, and the cap.
[307] De Barros calls them Mundequetes, but D. Lopez says they should be called Anziquetes. They are the Anzicanas of later writers, about whose identity with the Bateke there can be no doubt. Their king bore the title of Makoko (Nkaka).