▁and ▁the ▁Portuguese ▁col ony ▁of ▁Ang ola . ▁ ▁Portugal ▁had ▁several ▁miss ions ▁to ▁K ongo ' s ▁southern ▁neighbor , ▁N d ongo , ▁the ▁first ▁of ▁which ▁was ▁dispatch ed ▁in ▁ 1 5 2 0 , ▁but ▁failed ▁and ▁was ▁with dra wn . ▁ ▁A ▁second ▁mission ▁was ▁sent ▁to ▁N d ongo ▁in ▁ 1 5 6 0 ▁led ▁by ▁Paulo ▁D ias ▁de ▁Nov ais ▁and ▁including ▁Jes uit ▁pri ests . ▁ ▁D ias ▁de ▁Nov ais ▁returned ▁to ▁Portugal ▁in ▁ 1 5 6 4 , ▁leaving ▁the ▁Jes uit ▁Francisco ▁de ▁G ouve ia ▁in ▁N d ongo . ▁ ▁While ▁in ▁Portugal , ▁D ias ▁de ▁Nov ais ▁secured ▁a ▁grant ▁allowing ▁him ▁to ▁colon ize ▁the ▁country . ▁ ▁In ▁exchange ▁for ▁agree ing ▁to ▁raise ▁private ▁funds ▁to ▁fin ance ▁his ▁expedition , ▁bring ▁Portuguese ▁colon ists ▁and ▁build ▁for ts ▁in ▁the ▁country , ▁the ▁crown ▁gave ▁him ▁rights ▁to ▁conquer ▁and ▁rule ▁the ▁sections ▁south ▁of ▁the ▁K w anza ▁River ▁ ▁D ias ▁de ▁Nov ais ▁arrived ▁in ▁Ang ola ▁with ▁an ▁armed ▁force ▁and ▁more ▁Jes uit ▁pri ests . ▁ ▁Origin ally ▁he ▁planned ▁to ▁offer ▁his ▁small ▁force ▁as ▁a ▁mer cen ary ▁rein for cement ▁to ▁N d ongo ▁and ▁to ▁K ongo ▁for ▁their ▁various ▁wars . ▁ ▁After ▁ind ifferent ▁success , ▁a ▁Portuguese ▁who ▁had ▁long ▁res ided ▁in ▁Congo , ▁Francisco ▁Barb uda , ▁persu aded ▁the ▁king