178 THROUGH ANGOLA 



Quissama, and subduing neighbouring territories 

 of Ilamba and Dongo, founded a new town and 

 church at Macunde. 



Three years later occurred another war, and 

 another great victory near Cambambe, where, 

 with a small Portuguese force and his native 

 auxiliaries, Diaz defeated a large native army. 

 This victory overawed the natives for a time, but 

 the latter, realizing how numerically weak the 

 Portuguese were, and how rarely reinforced, re- 

 peatedly rebelled ; forcing Diaz to establish an- 

 other base, Massangano, at the junction of the 

 Ilivers Coanza and Lucala. King Philip the First 

 again sent troops from Portugal, under Joao 

 Valez ; and with these forces Diaz endeavoured, 

 with varying fortune, to hold and extend the 

 area round Loanda and Massangano. At the 



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same time he founded a post at Benguella Velha, 

 which was shortly afterwards destroyed by the 

 natives, who massacred the garrison when fishing 

 from the beach. 



. Luiz Serrao succeeded to the Governorship on 

 the death of Diaz in 1589, and a year later com- 

 menced a expedition to the River Lucala, with 

 the object of destroying the capital or Banza of 

 the Dongo, situated beyond it and near where 

 Pungo Andongo is to-day. This expedition was 

 unsuccessful, and the Portuguese were forced to 

 retreat to Massangano, a remnant of the force 

 alone escaping. 



Luiz Pereira became temporary Governor until 

 the arrival from Portugal of Don Francisco 

 D' Almeida in July 1592, with 400 infantry and 



