Bibiana Vuz de França
She was a prominent Nhara slave-trader in Cacheu, Guinea-Bissau who, over the years, accumulated a lot of wealth and slaves.
She became so powerful and influential that she was accused of rebellion, trading with foreigners, and tax evasion and was imprisoned with her younger brother and another co-conspirator and taken to Cape Verde Islands all in a bid to rip her of her influence and power.
She was able to obtain a royal pardon and free her younger brother after leading a coup against the Crown’s representatives.
The Authorities sought to criminalize her but failed because she was too powerful and too influential. All charges against her were dropped and she was once more considered loyal to the crown.
Silences and Soundbites: The Gendered Dynamics of Trade and Brokerage in the Pre-colonial Guinea Bissau Region cited that in 1687, Bibiana Vaz was arrested and taken to São Tiago, today as Santiago, and held as a prisoner. Unable to confiscate her property, Portuguese authorities granted her a pardon in exchange for an indemnity and a promise that she would construct a fort in Bolor on the Cacheu River. She never constructed the fort.
Anthony Madu, the 14-year-old Nigerian dancer from Lagos who gained admission to a prestigious ballet…
Actor-host Wayne Brady recently opened up about his early financial struggles in his now thriving…
Mia Arianna, also known as @mia.ariannaa on TikTok, helped her son become an honorary team…
Alvin Gauthier, a Grand Prairie USPS postman, recently went above and beyond to brighten a…
Maj. Gen. Fatuma Gaiti Ahmed is the first female commander of the air force and…
Benjamin E. Mays High School brought together its 272 senior class members for a meeting…
Afrika Owes' emotional response to learning that she had passed the bar exam on her…
A 49-year-old New York attorney was on April 26 sentenced to 10 years in federal…
During an appearance on The Jennifer Hudson Show on Wednesday, pop legend Cher opened up…
Authorities in Florida said an 11-year-old boy was accidentally shot and killed by his 14-year-old…
The famous Taylor Schlitz family is making headlines once more as the youngest of the…
Sony Pictures Entertainment has appointed Tahra Grant as its Chief Communications Officer. She replaces Robert…
Meet Ashley M. Fox, the founder of Empify and the first in her family to…
Tyra Banks, the iconic former host of Dancing With the Stars, has made a delightful…
A Brazilian woman named Érika de Souza, 42, is under investigation for manslaughter after authorities…