Xica Manicongo
Thu Feb 05 2026
Xica Manicongo was one of the first to be targeted by the Brazilian inquisition and a trans woman. At least, today she is seen as a trans woman. She’s also known as Franscisco or Fransisca . She was kidnaped from Congo in the 16th century and trafficked to Salvador, Bahia, Brazil.
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Sources for this episode:
https://www.wilsoncenter.org/blog-post/slavery-brazil
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abolitionism_in_Brazil#Abolitionist_campaignhttps://library.brown.edu/create/fivecenturiesofchange/chapters/chapter-2/african-slavery/
https://www.casaum.org/quem-foi-xica-manicongo-considerada-primeira-travesti-brasileira/
https://biblioteca.fflch.usp.br/xicamanicongohttps://35.bienal.org.br/en/participante/xica-manicongo/
https://capiremov.org/en/experience/xica-manicongo-transness-takes-the-floor/
https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Majorie
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Xica Manicongo was one of the first to be targeted by the Brazilian inquisition and a trans woman. At least, today she is seen as a trans woman. She’s also known as Franscisco or Fransisca . She was kidnaped from Congo in the 16th century and trafficked to Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. If you have topic suggestions, feel free to email Historiasunknownpodcast@gmail.com or use the contact us form on the website https://www.historiasunknown.com/contact/ Want ad free episodes? And weekly bonus episodes? Support Historias Unknown on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/HistoriasUnknownPodcast By joining, you can help Historias Unknown donate 20% funds to charity. This month's donation went to CLEAN, carwash worker center, an org that has been helping car wash workers who are unable to leave their homes due to increasing ICE raids in LA county, by providing groceries to over 200 car wash workers. Follow @carwasherxs on instagram Follow on social media: Instagram: https : //www.instagram.com/historiasunknown/ Threads: https://www.threads.net/@historiasunknown Substack: https://substack.com/@historiasunknown Historias Unknown is on YouTube now! https://youtube.com/@historiasunknown?si=_rmuVXrSQhs5R1bg Sources for this episode: https://www.wilsoncenter.org/blog-post/slavery-brazil https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abolitionism_in_Brazil#Abolitionist_campaignhttps://library.brown.edu/create/fivecenturiesofchange/chapters/chapter-2/african-slavery/ https://www.casaum.org/quem-foi-xica-manicongo-considerada-primeira-travesti-brasileira/ https://biblioteca.fflch.usp.br/xicamanicongohttps://35.bienal.org.br/en/participante/xica-manicongo/ https://capiremov.org/en/experience/xica-manicongo-transness-takes-the-floor/ https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Majorie Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/historias-unknown--6253658/support.