José Luis Ruíz Peinado (Universitat de Barcelona) Place and date of birth. Olinda (Pernambuco, Brazil) 1609 Place and date of death. Bemba (Congo) 1653 Catholic missionary and teacher of the first religious schools for nobles in the capital San Salvador del Congo. Due to his knowledge of several languages, he participated in the first Kikongo/Spanish/Latin …
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