Afonso (English spelling)

Japanese: アフォンソ(英語表記)Afonso
Afonso (English spelling)
?-1545
King of the Kingdom of Kongo (Mani Kongo) in Africa. Reigned 1506-45. After the Portuguese arrived in the late 15th century, he converted to Catholicism and ascended to the throne in 1506, calling himself Afonso I (formerly Nzinga Mvemba). He exchanged diplomatic missions with Portugal, welcomed missionaries, masons, blacksmiths, agricultural engineers, and others, encouraged the spread of Christianity, and worked to assimilate Portuguese culture and implement a policy of Westernization. He sent two of his sons to the Pope, built a European-style palace, established churches and schools, and renamed the capital, Mbanza Kongo, São Salvador.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:
?‐1545
アフリカ,コンゴ王国の王(マニ・コンゴ)。在位1506‐45年。15世紀末以降ポルトガル人が渡来するようになると,カトリックに改宗,1506年に即位してアフォンソ1世と称した(旧名ヌジンガ・ムベンバNzinga Mvemba)。彼は,ポルトガルと外交使節を交換し,宣教師,石工,鍛冶屋,農業技術者などを迎えいれて,キリスト教の布教を奨励するなど,ポルトガル文化の摂取につとめ,欧化政策に力を注いだ。2人の皇子をローマ教皇のもとに派遣し,欧風の宮殿を建て,教会や学校をつくり,首都ムバンザ・コンゴをサン・サルバドルと改称したほどである。

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