About Emanuele Ne Vunda
Lived 1505 – 1608 (aged 102–103). Emanuele Ne Vunda was a diplomat and catholic priest.
Painting of Emanuele Ne Vunda, Sala dei Corazzieri, Quirinal Palace, Rome, 1615–1616. Antonio Emanuele Ne Vunda, also known as Antonio Manuel Nsaku Nvunda (or Vunta or Funda; died 1608), was an ambassador from the Kingdom of Kongo to the Vatican. He was the first African ambassador to the Vatican.
Career Ne Vunda was sent as ambassador by King Álvaro II in 1604. Ne Vunda traveled through Brazil and Spain and only reached Rome on 3 January 1608, but he died two days later of illness. He was the first African ambassador to the Holy See.
A painting of Ne Vunda is visible in the Sala dei Corazzieri in the Quirinal Palace, Rome, next to a painting depicting the 1615 Keichō embassy of Hasekura Tsunenaga from Edo Japan.
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Who was Emanuele Ne Vunda?
Congo diplomat
When was Emanuele Ne Vunda born?
Emanuele Ne Vunda was born in 1505.
When did Emanuele Ne Vunda die?
Emanuele Ne Vunda died on 6 January 1608 in Rome.
What was Emanuele Ne Vunda's occupation?
Emanuele Ne Vunda was a diplomat and catholic priest.
What nationality was Emanuele Ne Vunda?
Emanuele Ne Vunda's recorded nationality: Kingdom of Kongo.
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