San Salvador, or BANZA CONGO—the former being the Portuguese and the latter the native name—a town of Africa, in the Portuguese province of Angola, 170 miles E. by S. from the mouth of the Congo. A ruined fort and ruins of several churches are the only signs of what was an important town during the 16th and 17th centuries. Pop. 700.
San Salvador
Chambers's Encyclopaedia, Volume 9: Bound to Swansea, p. 149
Source scan(s): p. 0160