Paulo Dias de Novais

Paulo Dias de Novais
Paulo Dias de Novais
1st Captain-Governor of Portuguese Angola
	In office; 1575–1589
Monarch	Sebastian of Portugal; Henry of Portugal; Philip I of Portugal
Preceded by	Office created
Succeeded by	Luís Serrão
Personal details
Born	c. 1510; Kingdom of Portugal
Died	9 May 1589; Massangano, Portuguese Angola
Nationality	Portuguese
Military service
Allegiance	Portuguese Empire

Paulo Dias de Novais (c. 1510 – 9 May 1589), a fidalgo of the Royal Household, was a Portuguese colonizer of Africa in the 16th century and the first Captain-Governor of Portuguese Angola. He was the grandson of the explorer Bartolomeu Dias.

Novais arrived in what is now Angola on 11 February 1575.[1] Attracted by the prospect of the famous silver mines of Cambambe, he founded the settlement of São Paulo de Luanda, near the island of Luanda.

References

Luanda was born on Cape Island Archived 2011-01-20 at the Wayback Machine (Portuguese)

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[1] Luanda was born on Cape Island Archived 2011-01-20 at the Wayback Machine (Portuguese)