It is spoken of as that of a famous queen, who reigned over all this region.

In looking at these rude attempts at commemoration, one feels the value of letters.
In the history of Angola we find that the famous queen Donna Anna de Souza came from the vicinity, as embassadress from her brother, Gola Bandy, King of the Jinga, to Loanda, in 1621, to sue for peace, and astonished the governor by the readiness of her answers.

The governor proposed, as a condition of peace, the payment by the Jinga of an annual tribute.

"People talk of tribute after they have conquered, and not before it; we come to talk of peace, not of subjection," was the ready answer.

The governor was as much nonplussed as our Cape governors often are when they tell the Caffres "to put it all down in writing, and they will then be able to answer them." She remained some time in Loanda, gained all she sought, and, after being taught by the missionaries, was baptized, and returned to her own country with honor.