2 3 ▁( 2 0 1 4 ). ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁city ▁of ▁Ku ito ▁is ▁built ▁in ▁the ▁historical ▁heart ▁of ▁the ▁O vim bund u ▁kingdom . ▁The ▁r uler ▁of ▁the ▁O vim bund u ▁was ▁named ▁Vi ye ▁and ▁he ▁married ▁a ▁S ongo ▁woman ▁named ▁C ah anda . ▁T ogether ▁they ▁built ▁the ▁city ▁and ▁later ▁the ▁Portuguese ▁would ▁name ▁the ▁Bi é ▁Province ▁after ▁the ▁r uler . ▁The ▁O vim bund u ▁were ▁known ▁for ▁s elling ▁capt ives ▁from ▁neighbour ing ▁tribes ▁to ▁the ▁European ▁slave ▁trad ers ▁which ▁made ▁the ▁area ▁an ▁ideal ▁location ▁for ▁the ▁slave ▁business ▁and ▁brought ▁colon ists ▁to ▁the ▁area . ▁The ▁Portuguese ▁" f ounded " ▁the ▁city ▁in ▁ 1 7 5 0 . ▁They ▁later ▁called ▁it ▁Silva ▁Porto ▁after ▁Ant ón io ▁da ▁Silva ▁Porto ▁who ▁built ▁his ▁home ▁emb ala ▁Bel mon te ▁in ▁the ▁area . ▁The ▁pleasant ▁climate ▁in ▁the ▁Bi é ▁Province ▁was ▁attract ive ▁to ▁Portuguese ▁sett lers ▁and ▁many ▁made ▁their ▁home ▁in ▁Silva ▁Porto ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 0 0 s ▁when ▁the ▁Beng uela ▁Railway ▁connected ▁the ▁city ▁to ▁the ▁coast . ▁ ▁Ku ito ▁had ▁a ▁long ▁history ▁of ▁violence ▁starting ▁with ▁the ▁African ▁slave ▁trade ▁and ▁trib al ▁war fare . ▁Later ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s ▁the ▁Portuguese ▁used ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁Silva ▁Porto ▁as ▁a ▁training ▁centre ▁for ▁training ▁black ▁Portuguese ▁Army ▁soldiers ▁to ▁send ▁Northern ▁Portuguese