Michał Tymowski, born in 1941, is now a retired professor from the University of Warsaw. He was professor at the Université Paris IV-Sorbonne (1989-1993). He has published among others The Origins and Structures of Political Organizations in Pre-Colonial Black Africa (Mellen, 2009).

• List of Figures and MapsAbbreviations XIntroductionPart 1: Beginnings1 Fear and Courage2 Death and Attitudes to Death3 How Did They Communicate?3.1 Interpreters3.2 The First Dictionary4 Astonishment, Wonder and Curiosity Part 2: Encounters5 Feasts6 First Meetings6.1 The Valarte-Guitenyia Meeting6.2 The Ca da Mosto-Budomel Meeting6.3 The Azambuja-Caramansa Meeting6.4 Comparing the Three Meetings7 Places of Trade8 Embassies of African Rulers to Portugal8.1The Embassy from Benin8.2The Voyage to Portugal of Bumi Jeleen, Toppled Ruler of the WolofPart 3: A Minority among the Majority9 African Slaves in Portugal – Cultural and Psychological Aspects10Degredados, Lançados, Tangomaos – Portuguese Exiles and Fugitives11 WomenPart 4: Both Sides about the Other12 Europeans’ Perceptions of Africans13 Africans’ Perceptions of EuropeansConclusionsFigures and MapsBibliographyIndex

Michał Tymowski, born in 1941, is now a retired professor from the University of Warsaw. He was professor at the Université Paris IV-Sorbonne (1989-1993). He has published among others The Origins and Structures of Political Organizations in Pre-Colonial Black Africa (Mellen, 2009).

• List of Figures and MapsAbbreviations XIntroductionPart 1: Beginnings1 Fear and Courage2 Death and Attitudes to Death3 How Did They Communicate?3.1 Interpreters3.2 The First Dictionary4 Astonishment, Wonder and Curiosity Part 2: Encounters5 Feasts6 First Meetings6.1 The Valarte-Guitenyia Meeting6.2 The Ca da Mosto-Budomel Meeting6.3 The Azambuja-Caramansa Meeting6.4 Comparing the Three Meetings7 Places of Trade8 Embassies of African Rulers to Portugal8.1The Embassy from Benin8.2The Voyage to Portugal of Bumi Jeleen, Toppled Ruler of the WolofPart 3: A Minority among the Majority9 African Slaves in Portugal – Cultural and Psychological Aspects10Degredados, Lançados, Tangomaos – Portuguese Exiles and Fugitives11 WomenPart 4: Both Sides about the Other12 Europeans’ Perceptions of Africans13 Africans’ Perceptions of EuropeansConclusionsFigures and MapsBibliographyIndex

Michał Tymowski, born in 1941, is now a retired professor from the University of Warsaw. He was professor at the Université Paris IV-Sorbonne (1989-1993). He has published among others The Origins and Structures of Political Organizations in Pre-Colonial Black Africa (Mellen, 2009).

• List of Figures and MapsAbbreviations XIntroductionPart 1: Beginnings1 Fear and Courage2 Death and Attitudes to Death3 How Did They Communicate?3.1 Interpreters3.2 The First Dictionary4 Astonishment, Wonder and Curiosity Part 2: Encounters5 Feasts6 First Meetings6.1 The Valarte-Guitenyia Meeting6.2 The Ca da Mosto-Budomel Meeting6.3 The Azambuja-Caramansa Meeting6.4 Comparing the Three Meetings7 Places of Trade8 Embassies of African Rulers to Portugal8.1The Embassy from Benin8.2The Voyage to Portugal of Bumi Jeleen, Toppled Ruler of the WolofPart 3: A Minority among the Majority9 African Slaves in Portugal – Cultural and Psychological Aspects10Degredados, Lançados, Tangomaos – Portuguese Exiles and Fugitives11 WomenPart 4: Both Sides about the Other12 Europeans’ Perceptions of Africans13 Africans’ Perceptions of EuropeansConclusionsFigures and MapsBibliographyIndex