Zacoccia

Zacoccia

Zacoccia was a king of Mozambique who, according to the "Lusiad", welcomed Vasco da Gama believing him to be a
Muslim. Upon discovering that Vasco da Gama was a Christian he conceived to have him killed. When the agent he employed failed, he committed suicide.


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  • ZACOCCIA —    a king of Mozambique who, according to the LUSIAD (q.v.), received Vasco da Gama with welcome, believing him to be a Mohammedan, but conceived feelings of bitterest hatred to him when he discovered he was a Christian, and tried, but all in… …   The Nuttall Encyclopaedia

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