Editing Angoche (section)

=== Arab Explorers ===

Before the arrival of [[Vasco da Gama|Vasco de Gama]] in 1498, and according to local oral tradition, the Archipelago of Angoche, made up of several islands, was inhabited by a community that was part of the [[Swahili people|Swahili]], on the [[East Africa]]n coast. The dominant groups in the region, the Anhapakhos, were members of the Shiraz family, which allegedly reached the islands of Angoche and Quiloa Island (in present-day [[Tanzania]]) whose sultans were also Shirazis, originating from the port of [[Shiraz]], located on the Persian side of the [[Persian Gulf]]. One of the founders of the reigning family of the Sultanate of Angoche was Hasani, who died at sea and was buried on the island that was later named after him, Kisiwa Sultani Hasani (known as Ilha de Mafamede by the Portuguese). According to Duarte Barbosa, who wrote in 1508, the habits, customs and language of the inhabitants of the [[Angoche Island|islands of Angoche]] were similar to those of the [[Island of Mozambique|Ilha de Moçambique]].

At the time of the arrival of the first islamic explorers, whom the [[Portuguese Empire|Portuguese]] called “''Moors''”, the ''<span lang="pt" dir="ltr">Marundos</span>'' peoples, descendants of the Amacúas, already inhabited the lands of Angoche. According to oral accounts, this people had already been constituted before the first [[Bantu peoples|Bantu]] incursion. The story goes that two important men with the names '''Mussa''' and '''Hassan''', accompanied by their relatives and [[Slavery in Africa|slaves]], left [[Zanzibar]] following religious differences and headed for and settled in [[Island of Mozambique|Ilha de Moçambique]]. One day, Hassan, intending to reach the mainland of [[Mozambique]], in the Angoche Bay region, was surprised by a strong storm, ending up losing his life when he fell into the sea. '''Hassan''' was buried in the nearest place which was the Mafamede island. Notifying Mussa of Hassan's death, he went to the site to see Hassan's tomb, having boarded the village of ''Mialule'', now ''Melule''. Arrived at Mafamede where Hassan had been buried and, having Mussa liked the place, there he left his son '''Xosa''' who chose Muchelele, a place close to Hassan's tomb, to establish his residence and where he started to govern with the title of [[Sultan]]. (See [[Angoche Sultanate]] for more information.) They are some of Xosa's children who give rise to the population of Catamoio which, in turn, gives rise to the Village of Angoche.