He was received with great pomp and circumstance by Ntotila of Mbanza who wanted to become a Christian and expressed his wish of establishing commercial relations with Portugal.
Throughout the centuries, Portugal had claimed, in several occasions, the historical right to the ownership of the territories of Cabinda and in 1723 expelled and destroyed the fleet of English pirates with the help of King Ngoyo.
In 1784 it was the time for the French to attack the Portuguese in the Santa Maria de Cabinda Fortress. However, in 1786 they officially recognized the Portuguese sovereignty over the coast of Cabinda.
It bounds on the Atlantic Ocean, on Congo Brazaville (Kouilou and Niari) and on the Democratic of Congo (Lower Congo-Miombe) on the North and Northeast, on the Democratic Republic of Congo (Muanda/Lower Congo)on the South and Southeast.
The Bakamas, a resident group in the hills of Tchizo, in the city of Cabinda, represent the local culture and a traditional dance. Cabinda has 500 thousand inhabitants.
The “tchicumbi” is a ritual that symbolizes the time when a young woman is allowed to date (when she becomes 15) and involves several traditional acts.
The monument to the Treaty of Simulambuco, in the city of Cabinda, and Chinfuca, in Vila de Lândana (Cacongo), stating the arrival of the Portuguese and that determine the reigns of Loango and Makongo are of historical and tourist interest.
Cabinda is one of the richest districts in freshwater rivers in the continent. The most important river is Cabinda and other rivers meet in the Maiombe. Cabinda is situated under the Equator line and has a tropical climate with two seasons; the dry season (from May to September) and the rainy season; the temperature is humid and high (from September to April). However, in the outskirts the trends register high temperatures and frequent equatorial rains. The climate is tropical and humid, with annual rainfall averages rounding 800mm. The average annual temperature varies between 25 and 30º Celsius.
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