Widely regarded as the King of Palmares or Quilombo dos Palmares, Ganga Zumba was from a royal family of the Kongo kingdom whose mother was Princess Aqualtune Ezgondidu Mahamud da Silva Santos of Kongo.
Ganga Zumba was believed to have been captured by the Portuguese during the Battle of Mbwila. During the battle of Mbwila that occurred on the 29th of October 1665, Ganga Zumba’s grandfather, King Antonio I of Kongo, was beheaded. Over 5000 men were killed, the king’s two sons were captured, his daughter, Aqualtune, her two sons – Ganga and Zona, and her daughter, Sabina, were among the captives, including the Kongo court officials, 400 nobles, and 95 chiefs.

They were chained and shipped off to Spanish America while Ganga, his brother, and sister were sent to work at the Santa Rita plantation at Pernambuco, northeast of Brazil.

Ganga and some slaves escaped to Palmares, a fugitive community of escaped slaves, Pernambuco, Brazil. After the escape, they continued to increase in population, creating a maroon community. Later on, a confederation was created, and the Quilombo dos Palmares was


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