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Nova is a former ancient city and Roman bishopric, now in Tunisia (precise site unknown) and a Latin Catholic titular see. ... Nova, Africa. Add languages ...
Diogo Cão (c. 1452 – 1486), also known as Diogo Cam, was a Portuguese mariner and one of the most notable explorers of the fifteenth century.He made two voyages along the west coast of Africa in the 1480s, exploring the Congo River and the coasts of present-day Angola and Namibia.
The PALOP, highlighted in red. The Portuguese-speaking African countries (Portuguese: Países Africanos de Língua Oficial Portuguesa; PALOP), also known as Lusophone Africa, consist of six African countries in which the Portuguese language is an official language: Angola, Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau, Mozambique, São Tomé and Príncipe and, since 2011, Equatorial Guinea. [1]
Ruins of the Roman city of Hippo Regius The Arch of Caracalla in Theveste, built c. 210 AD by a general from the city, dedicated to Emperor Caracalla The camp of the Legio III Augusta in Lambaesis was established between 123–129 AD, in the time of Emperor Hadrian Roman theatre in Calama Roman aqueduct in Numidia Mosaic at Lambaesis Mosaic of vineyard workers from Caesarea
The Casa da Guiné (English: House of Guinea), later known as the Casa da Guiné e Mina and also referred to as the Portuguese Guinea Company, was a state-run Portuguese commercial institution, tasked with the management of the Portuguese Empire's economic interests and colonization in West Africa, particularly on the Gulf of Guinea, on the Gold Coast, and on the Slave Coast.
European emigration is the successive emigration waves from the European continent to other continents. The origins of the various European diasporas [1] can be traced to the people who left the European nation states or stateless ethnic communities on the European continent.
Portuguese Guinea (Portuguese: Guiné Portuguesa), called the Overseas Province of Guinea from 1951 until 1972 and then State of Guinea from 1972 until 1974, was a Portuguese overseas province in West Africa from 1588 until 10 September 1974, when it gained independence as Guinea-Bissau.
Malabo (/ m ə ˈ l ɑː b oʊ / mə-LAH-boh, Spanish: ⓘ; formerly Santa Isabel [ˈsantajsaˈβel] ⓘ) is the capital of Equatorial Guinea and the province of Bioko Norte.It is located on the north coast of the island of Bioko (Bube: Etulá, and as Fernando Pó by the Europeans).