Disturbing Stranding of 600 People on Desolate African Coast

[@solssun]

Leaving the first tribe, who has offered you food, protection, and shelter after 4 months in the wilderness.. dude

[@j.p.6932]

And then giving over all your weapons to the tribe that you had been told not to trust BY the guy had just been taking care of you and your entire group. Not only was he an idiot, but arrogant enough to think he knew better.

[@mattshelton7423]

For REAL like you’d think someone in their shoes would be extremely grateful and open-eared, but nope…

[@bradsanders407]

So what? Just resign yourself to that being your new home for the rest of your life? Or do whatever it takes to get home to reunite with family.

[@wape1]

​@@bradsanders407 How about you stay as guests of the friendly tribe until the search party gets to you? At least take the safer route!

[@owie4070]

​@@wape1 That makes sense to me. Listening to it, I felt bad for his wife.

[@CreditR01]

Manuel was a complete fool from the sounds of it. He has tremendous luck finding that friendly tribe, and he didn't listen to them.

[@vo7414]

Not to mention being told to drop your arms and complying with people you don't know like that.

[@angryrick2330]

@@vo7414 Yea should know by then brown ppl are mean

[@brandonbritt99]

@@vo7414Who wouldn’t blindly trust any African tribe . C’mon the tribes aren’t notoriously violent or cannibals . 😂(sarcasm)^

[@j.p.6932]

@@vo7414 He was already told the tribe was hostile (by a tribe that took care of them), but he’s going to trust a stranger he’s been told not to trust because their weapons “scare” the tribe? Did the tribe not have their own weapons? It didn’t say how many were alive when they met them, but the original party was 500 (compared to the tribe’s 200). Had they just kept their weapons; they would have been fine. A

[@dgrullon9596]

@@brandonbritt99jjmmmmmmkkkkmmmmmmkmmmmmmmmmmmmm Mm

[@mikeh892]

The first king seemed like a solid dude. Just couldn't save Manuel from his own stupidity.

[@ailbbe]

I can't imagine how frustraiting it would have been for him, trying to convince Manuel not to walk his people into certain death just to save a couple weeks of walking

[@BingleFlimp]

@@ailbbe Also resulting in his enemy getting free slaves, swords and muskets.

[@deepdungeon8465]

​@@BingleFlimpthe tribe that massacred Manuel and his people were nowhere to be found but the first tribe was alive and flourished. This may imply that the First tribe won and drove the other or other tribe that killed Manuel's people left the region.

[@romanhama5377]

@@BingleFlimp Damn

[@DiamondCake2]

And ended up getting scammed by a different bunch of South Africans. They still scam to this day… 😂😂

[@jakesteampson7043]

4:03 "...and other people who were there against their will." Gotta love KZbin censoring the word "slave"...

[@TheMerlotLine]

"Less slave talk, more hawking overpriced electric ball shavers!" --Google

[@CraftyF0X]

I don't even understand, rly, they want to delete the lessons of the past ? And you can't say covid either.... WTF will we pretend it never happened ? It's getting waaay too far already.

[@babyIwelcomethepressure]

Or it could have been the husbands drug there for the ride by their wives.

[@johnbrown1538]

@@the-weirdist Hey everybody! This guy has hairy balls! lmao

[@jacklucas5908]

4:02 you can't even say the word 'slave' anymore?

[@MrDanny1911]

The fact that a search party was able to locate the remains at all is an unreal feat in and of itself. even with modern technology this would have been an impressive feat! 🤯

[@marioxmariox]

Not a unreal feat, just a challenge. Look along the coast for any signs of where people built shelters, that would be the hardest part. Once found, it is easy to guess where they would be heading and search in that direction

[@josephsmith688]

@@marioxmariox Nothing in 1552 was easy^^

[@josephsmith688]

@GandMirra i'm sure the natives had no clue where those new people came from and that there were more to come. Otherwise they wouldn't mess around that much. Normally you have a couple of tribes around you that don't repopulate that quickly after slaying most of them down. And vengeance was always there. Look what ordinary soviet soldiers did to german civilians in 45 after seeing how germans did behave. Man becomes a beast at some point and they showed the worst in us.

[@itsvmmc]

This makes me think about all of the stories that we never got to know, just because no one in those groups ever reconnected with civilization again

[@DonkeeBoyYT]

Oh my gosh not again! Was it the millennials or earlier who started saying it wrong? "In and of itself" It sounds so s**pid and doesn't makes sense if you even just listen you yourself say it. Then they say "threw me for a loop" and "all of the sudden" I just can't stand how the world get worse every day. Soon we will all revert to taking commands from Manuel again.

[@bennettkraemer4897]

There are two types of Scary Interesting videos: highly competent survival experts facing down horrific scenarios or highly incompetent individuals facing down very survivable situations.

[@rafaelperalta1676]

I remember the video about the women stranded in the atoll. They were able to survive after gaining freedom from the rap*st dude.

[@sacredalien8011]

I mean, very survivable is a bit of a reach considering their situation. But yes he essentially made every wrong decision. Other then the fact they didn’t stay on the shore, who knows maybe that would have been the right choice

[@LowValueMan]

@@sacredalien8011Bro hit the luck of the draw. Found a tribe that had a favorable relationship with the Portuguese, allowed you to stay with them for 4 months without requiring your party to disarm, feed you, clothed you, offered you a safe route around the on-going war, and gave you as much supplies as they could to make the trip although not enough to make the full trip due to the distance smh. Very survivable should have sent a small search party and left them with the friendly tribe…they let them free-load for 4 months I think you can trust them a little bit by then not fully…4 months of free loading in an active war is a lot of effort for some sort of grand scheme 😂.

[@laurameier7069]

Slaves, KZbin, they're called slaves. It's not like they boarded the ship by accident.

[@brandonmcgrew4367]

We know that. You can thank our libtard politicians for allowing social media platforms to censor history. It’s not his fault, he doesn’t want to be demonetized.

[@tumultuoustenets1228]

Enough of this KZbin censorship crap 🙄

[@Volcom4445]

this is why censorship is ridiculous

[@thatguy4087]

Yeah well youtube says fuck your freedom of speech. You cant say covid or sexual assault but you can blast wet ass pussy all you want. Fuck youtube

[@LlamaLlamaMamaJamaac]

I’ve named my husband’s home country or my religion - and the comment goes poof almost immediately. The bots are out of control 😩

[@JamesStewart-lx5wb]

Manuel was a freaking idiot. Most of the people on the ship survived. Some die before they reach the friendly tribes that spoke Portuguese and instead of staying with them, he chooses to leave and many more die. Then they find a dangerous tribe that kills nearly all the remaining survivors. And his wife starves herself to death. I mean seriously, how do you have 500 survivors and lead them to their deaths because you thought you knew where you were going? He found a tribe that understood them and offered to let them stay and become part of the tribe until they would be rescued. But he didn't listen. They had food and water, which he and all the survivors desperately needed. A lot of them still would have died on the extremely long journey, but probably more than half would have survived and been rescued. Instead, 25 survived. Good thing he went crazy and walked off into the desert and died. He didn't deserve to be a survivor.

[@stevens7487]

Compare his leadership with Shackleton… one man making all the right moves in the face of much greater odds and then this spaz remembered today primarily because of KZbin

[@epci6419]

You do realize that’s 600 extra mouths to feed everyday

[@amsfountain8792]

Are we sure there was nothing more that just stupidity? Maybe he knew something that is not in this tale.

[@MrSucida]

My my they should have opened their maps app and just navigate to your friendly chief via 7eleven

[@JohnCarroll-cp4qt]

Yes, "We have food and water here and protection, lets move on for...?"He could have at least sent on a scouting party.

[@sourgummiez]

Thank you for using your real voice!!!! I can't do AI and I don't want a society where the human element is removed from everything, especially story telling ❤

[@ZeroPointZap]

a lot of these AI crime channels are just making up stories then generating AI images of fake ppl in the fake stories... many are very sexually explicit and incestuous... its ridiculous... maybe even a crime itself... it needs to be stopped.

[@jessicadecosta6642]

All day!

[@rmdashrfv]

Definitely second this. Found Scary Interesting not that long ago actually. I've watched nearly every single video in like 60 days. I've looked at other channels and the second I detect an AI voice, I'm out.

[@FartHead-c2u]

Yes, thank you for saying that. Much agreed

[@phoenixcry4556]

Absolutely! I was watching another channel that gave me ‘uncanny valley vibes’ then the voice ‘actor’ said “fruits such as caviar”. Sigh clearly an AI voice and an AI script.

[@ZombieSazza]

The King “hey, this will be dangerous, how about you stay with me and be safe? You can join us?” Manwell “hmmmm, nawww” Tribal King “hey I’m toooootally friendly and trustworthy, gimme your muskets 😊” Manwell’s wife Leonor “that’s a BAD idea” Manwell “okay, you can have them! 😊” Seems Manwell was allergic to common sense, or just really wanted to die and take everyone with him.

[@sarahcartier3393]

Manwell was full of pride and his own self importance. Had he led his men out safely he would have been deemed a hero. Hence why he failed to listen, especially to a woman.

[@DeanStephen]

I suspect he may have been an appointed officer, the beneficiary of favoritism to his family.

[@AdamGee8]

It’s crazy the guys that end up in charge in these stories are always so incompetent.. it’s like they got their positions the same way some people get them today, by knowing somebody important.

[@DeanStephen]

@@AdamGee8 Bingo!

[@tehfiredog]

What a Maroon

[@kathryncumberland]

This is such a fabulous channel - I can't laud it enough! The subject matter is always captivating, enthralling, and very well researched, and the stories are typically ones that aren't covered by dozens of other channels. The narration is smooth and easy on the ears. I've been a subscriber for quite some time now and have enjoyed watching the audience grow to over 1.3 million subscribers. I expect to see it continue in its well-deserved growth!

[@sirhcsuiris]

lmao The captain telling everyone "no matter how bad it gets, take care of me" is pure British TV sitcom fuel.

[@davidpeters3857]

That was common practice back in the 1500’s…they were virtual Demi gods

[@MichealVt]

@@davidpeters3857 in the end he was still an idiot, i guess people back then didnt know any better

[@darbyohara]

Sounds like congress

[@krashd]

To be fair a ship's captain had to be educated in a myriad of things from navigation to native customs to diplomacy, there was definitely some selfishness there but he also knew their best bet for survival was with him leading them. At least that would have been the case had he not made the collosal maistakes he did later on.

[@davidmende4438]

Don't pity the past for what was not known. Pity the present for what has been forgotten.

[@learneconomics2021]

Idea for next video: In the aftermath of the Napoleonic wars, thousands of french prisoners populated jails across europe. In Spain, many were taken after the raise of the revolution against French occupation. The Balearic Islands (where I am from), are a famous touristic destination, but it is less well know that near the south of Mallorca, there is an unpopulated island called Cabrera. This island today nestles only one police station and it remains inhabited as it always has been. It is a one-day trip touristic destination. Back in 1810, it was deserted and isolated from the world. It was the chosen destination to strand 9000 french prisoners for years to come. Story tells, one ship would come with food and provisions once every 2 or 3 months. Until one day it stopped coming. Given the island offers absolutely no food, water or shelter, the french prisoners were left with 2 choices. Some decided to swim the 62km distance between Mallorca and Cabrera. Remember, this is 1810, Mallorca was not the island it is today. The population of sharks was huge, Great White sharks were local residents of the sea coasts until tourism, urban development and increased maritime traffic made them relocate elsewhere in the Mediterranean. Strong currents could easily drag you straight into the middle of the Mediterranean. The ones who stayed however, resorted to cannibalism. I can´t think about a better story to tell in this channel, and it would make me specially happy to know about it, as it is a part of the history of the Balearic Islands, my home. I leave an article explaning the story ¨www.napoleon-series.org/reviews/military/c_denis.html

[@jameslovallo9603]

I'd watch this. Sounds interestingly scary.

[@chubibi06]

as a french, i'd like to hear this story from scary interesting as well. Thanks for the link

[@TittySprinkles4]

I believe he actually did this one already. I don't remember the title but if you do some digging it's there

[@learneconomics2021]

@@TittySprinkles4 I Don’t think he did. He did one on the balearic islands but it was about cave diving

[@p1tz0n16]

That's fucked up...

[@arieldiaz8204]

Fed up with youtube´s stupid censorship. "people traveling against their will" instead of "slaves".Disgusting how they make youtubers express like shit. youtube you suck ass.

[@davidpeters3857]

Yanks pretending if never happened once again

[@Justintime8838]

What? Were complaining that a companies censorship doesn’t allow us to learn history in the proper context and you blame Americans?

[@DBTwister]

It is so annoying. Elon needs to buy them and fix it too. In the comments of some videos about Diddy, one could not discuss directly the kinds of people there. Little people which were illegal was the closet we could get to stating the facts. Of course, many felt this was dwarfs. They are working hard to make sure the truth doesn't come out!

[@gothgirl4evr881]

​​@davidpeters3857 it has nothing to do with wanting to pretend it didn't happen. It has to do with the fact that everything offends someone. Especially the younger people, they live in a near constant state of being offended. If they aren't offended by something at that given moment they will twist what they hear, see, or read into something that they can say offends them. It really must be exhausting living that way

[@DBTwister]

@@gothgirl4evr881 This is a great channel to remind us how soft we have become. Unfortunately, the people who need to see it are in their safe space choosing pronouns.

[@livesofthefreemasons]

The refusal to use the word “slave” is seriously demeaning to the history of these folks. “People forced to be there against their will” hardly does it justice.

[@Numb3r3dDays]

Same thing with the omission of the words "rape" and "suicide." But the creators have to get inventive to not use these words or risk demonetization or bans. It's stupid and detrimental.

[@angelmeier4382]

Yes. I'm forced by the need to put food in my mouth and pay rent, to be somewhere 8h per day. And if I didn't have that need to satisfy I would rather not be there. Despite being against my will it's nowhere near slavery.

[@thelogicaldanger]

That is on You Tube. You Tube will suppress, if not outright pull and strike, videos that use certain words.

[@DeanStephen]

@@Numb3r3dDaysI couldn’t agree more, but this is modern progressive liberal culture and we’ve let them take control. It’s not as though Huxley, Orwell, and others didn’t try to warn us.

[@smythsonianisback4190]

@@angelmeier4382 It's not against your will. You can quit any time.

[@luckystriker7489]

South African here. The Cape would not be called The Cape of Good Hope for another century. The Portuguese called it Cabo das Tormentas (Cape of Storms) during the time the São João was wrecked. It was renamed Kaap de Goede Hoop (Cape of Good Hope) by the Dutch when they founded a supply outpost here in 1652 - exactly 100 years later.

[@vintagedanf]

Cape of Storms sounds a bit more accurate

[@luckystriker7489]

I forgot to say thank you for a great video. Incidentally, the history of the São João was withheld from white South Africans during the Apartheid years. The Apartheid government claimed that Bantu tribes moved into South Africa at exactly the same time that white settlers moved northward during the Great Trek starting in 1833. The logs of the São João clearly mention that the Bantu tribes they met in 1552 had been in the region for several generations - thus destroying the Apartheid regime's claims that whites had a 181 year lead and therefore a superior claim to the land.

[@Automedon2]

@@luckystriker7489 Hmmm. That's very interesting. I went to school in South Africa in the 60s and I'd never heard the story.

[@lize-marieswan8466]

@@luckystriker7489mmmm… i have to disagree with your assessment here. The truth is more boring and mundane than what you assuming. Simply, there was not enough physical evidence of a shipwreck at the time. Most 1st hand sources was very few and a lot of 2nd hand sources were still debatable in the apartheid era. It was only in the 1980s a commercial diver found the bronze cannon that the location of the wreck was confirmed. There’s no “political” reason for not including it, just that there was no evidence during the apartheid era that the sources were true. 😊

[@Odin62100]

The name Cabo de boa Esperanza was applied almost directly after the return of Dias, in what?, 1487 or so. Henry the Navigator saw it as good fortune, and wouldn't let Cape of Storms dampen his spirit. The Dutch merely adopted the name.

[@GaryWalker1977]

My two absolute favorite channels on KZbin are Scary Interesting and Mr Ballen. 🖤

[@paulannable3734]

This fella’s better. You don’t have to watch him waving his arms around. He doesn’t do videos on bigfoots either. Another tick.

[@bunnyluver2176]

MrBallen is falling off. He’s run out of stories and now he’s just making a money grab

[@GaryWalker1977]

@@bunnyluver2176 i do agree that he's not the same as he used to be

[@justkittensbeingkittens5892]

Unfortunately I can’t support Mr ballen. Betterhelp is terrible and he is/was promoting it. Yes it’s still bad even though they “fixed” that first data selling scandal

[@GaryWalker1977]

@@justkittensbeingkittens5892 I saw him promoting that.. I don't know what that is

[@ThumbsUpTito]

"600 men, 600 miles of open sea, But the problems not the distance, it's what lies in between".

[@khushisinha9144]

hello winion

[@tamari1127]

Yassss!!!

[@tommyb261]

Sunday cartoons for adults, enjoy!

[@thestars386]

That's 💯% correct.

[@SerginhoPMoura]

While Hollywood wastes time with remakes and superhero blockbusters, the world is filled with amazing real life stories like this one that could be turned into fantastic movies.

[@robscott4723]

I grew up in the Province of Natal in SA. Our family had a very basic but lovely and homely beach cottage at Port Edward. The ship wrecked at the northern end of what for the last 80 years has been the bathing beach. This beach is the only stretch of sandy beach for miles around,both north and south,as this phenomenonly well researched documentary accurately states.Shards of well worn Chinese porcelain are still washed on the beach occasionally,and I have some of these. The wreck site was only confirmed as being that of the Sao Jao within the last 40 years.This having been done by Professor Tim Maggs,formerly of Pietermaritzburg KwaZulu-Natal, as it is now known as. .

[@NerdieGirl84]

As a South African, this is the first time I've heard this story.. Quite interesting (although sad), so thank you 😊👍

[@DeanStephen]

It kinda makes one wonder what else in our various histories is omitted, doesn’t it?

[@caeruleusvm7621]

@@DeanStephen It's not omitted - the story is easy to access if you're interested. There is no such thing as teaching ALL your country's history at school. History is infinitely vast and anyone expecting to have it all rammed into them at school in a way they'll remember it, doesn't understand education.

[@the_Overture]

@@caeruleusvm7621 True, but my schools taught me about the mayflower and constitution over and over again. Literally from kindergarten to 12th, history was just the same couple hundred years of American things with an occasional unit on the world wars or an ancient civilization. I don't think education understands education.

[@Automedon2]

@@caeruleusvm7621 Very true. I have learned a lot more about American history in the many years since I finished school. American history - any country's history - could fill a library.

[@arynasabalenka3173]

There's too much history to know all of it.

[@topo0o]

Please, never switch to AI readings! Thank you for another great video! ❤

[@bustywaifus]

They're AI pictures though.

[@revanofkorriban1505]

Honestly I do pray that plagiarism isn't involved in creating these videos, but at the rate the channel is churning out content I wonder how it is possible to not be doing so. Especially because they don't really cite their sources.

[@pennypeach7616]

Too late. You can already hear the warble in his voice indicating it's AI.

[@topo0o]

@@pennypeach7616 i didn’t notice that much. It’s just that i found this channel, binged it, then looked for other story telling channel ando immediately left cause the voice is clearly AI and devoid of human essence. I just hope this channel doesn’t fall in that.

[@charlotteforbes2090]

Scary Interesting, your videos are scary good! I'm a loyal follower and I just wanted to say thanks so much for another great video!

[@cportuguese]

Heeeeey! I suggested this story a couple of weeks ago. Thanks for covering it!

[@fk_yu]

Cumprimentos 🇵🇹

[@pliniojr95]

What kind of stu pid flag combination is that.

[@cportuguese]

@@pliniojr95 You have Robin wearing a Santos shirt as your profile picture.

[@fk_yu]

@@cportuguese pior ainda. Ele é um Brasileiro dos que carrega a bandeira Russa

[@pliniojr95]

@@cportuguese fair enough

[@Camcolito]

Manuel had the bad luck to encounter that strategic mastermind, Chief Sneaky the Untrustworthy" "Give me all your weapons" "Ok..." "a HA!"

[@ThePianoistt]

Spices like cinamum 1:21

[@Bulliegh]

AI glitch. 2:32 the AI glitched and said “Portugo”.

[@Reefer-Rampage69]

Is this AI? It used to be a real guy

[@j22563]

What is is with people like you calling everything AI nowadays?​@@Bulliegh

[@juliedurden9479]

Bwaahaaa

[@masskracka]

The true cinnamon tree, or Cinnamomum verum, is a small evergreen tree native to Sri Lanka. The tree's inner bark is used to make cinnamon. The name Cinnamomum comes from the Greek word Kinnamon, which means "spice". Verum means "true". The tree grows best in warm and wet climates. It can tolerate more sunlight as it matures. The tree can thrive in cooler locations if it's overwintered in a protected environment, like indoors as a houseplant.

[@TheSeaKND]

I cannot express enough how much I love this channel. Every video is fascinating, and so well done. 👏

[@jasonolszanicky4035]

Moral of the story never disarm. It never ends well when you do.

[@darbyohara]

Moral of the story, never said under a proud idiot captain

[@jacobhollar8849]

He should have responded yes these are very dangerous weapons. Your people are right to fear their power but more importantly the intent on those that willed them. I’m sure you want us gone from your territory quickly so my people aren’t tempted take by force what isn’t theirs.

[@SuperGreenshades]

I love how these types of stories always show how arrogant we are as humans always thinking we know better than any other person

[@DeanStephen]

I’m curious about how they all died and why that fact was omitted.

[@arsyadidris6349]

@@DeanStephenmaybe there wasnt any evidence of what happened to them explicitly? But knowing what the adversary tribe was like, it can be implied.

[@miapdx503]

"Give up all your weapons" Sure, what could go wrong? 🙄 His wife is every wife who tried to save her husband from disaster...and he chose disaster. Her death was horrific.

[@jacobhollar8849]

I literally cringed when this was suggested

[@justbrian_47]

0:50 you say human history and a whistle comes out on history lmao

[@MSR_666]

Great video dude !

[@edjopago1]

A well-researched piece of obscure maritime history. Thank you.

[@KittyLux_RedHeart]

OMG! As a Brazilian, I cannot thank you enough for not translating São João and for saying it ❤️ I love your videos!

[@kbo572]

"I've made a huge mistake" - Leonor de Sá (wife)

[@andrehenkel1981]

I am soo addicted, to 'scary interessting' every new episode is a great event for me, ...i am watching all older ones now for the third or fourth time! 😊

[@olhydra]

THANK YOU FOR THE ACTUAL SUBTITLES!!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@DereckVankirk]

I love this channel

[@You-Know-Youre-Right]

me too

[@GeoEstes]

And me. The historical stories it's been doing lately are very interesting.

[@andrehenkel1981]

Me too! 😊

[@Michael-0000]

I own a holiday home on the east coast of South Africa. From my balcony, I can see at least 20 kilometers up the coastline to the point where the Sao Joao was wrecked at Port Edward. It’s a stunning setting with the boom of the surf ever present and white breakers backed by the blue immensity of the Indian Ocean. There are migrating whales visible in winter and in the foreground, groups of ilala palms and dense coastal Natal forest hosting troops of vervet monkeys and bushbuck. On their way up the coast to Mozambique, its likely that the survivors of the wreck passed through the estate that my house is located in and beautiful as it is today, I imagine how difficult it must have been then with no roads, no civilization, and bush that is just about impenetrable once you leave the beach.

[@JamisonYergler]

It's truly remarkable to me how you dont necessarily use specific pictures from THIS EXACT story all the time in the video, and yet the pictures you do use are specific enough that your brain and imagination fills in the gaps and leaves no longing for more detail. The human brain is fucking awesome.

[@bubblyproduction9809]

Needed my Scary Interesting fix for the weekend, love your uploads my dude

[@Joe-ho5gc]

it would be actually amazing to see a long format entry from you man! 10/10 content

[@julesm753]

3:53: 1,300 tons of pepper? The ship was 900 tons, so maybe 1,300 kg. A source says 705 kg, 0.705 tone.

[@ironfacemusic]

1,3 tons is 1300kg (ton = thousand)

[@julesm753]

@@ironfacemusic It's mentioned 1,300.00 tonnes. One thousand and three hundred tonnes. Not 1.3 tonnes, or as you write it, 1,3

[@sosklos4742]

@@julesm753it’s 1.3 Million Kilogramms

[@julesm753]

@@sosklos4742 seriously 😂

[@elliestjohn9600]

You can tell a lot about a YT channel when you know you can press the like button before even starting the video

[@ericacano9057]

Some men (and women) are honestly too prideful to ever admit they're lost.

[@annehersey9895]

Their option was to stay put and find a place to settle! 500 people were plenty to start a community. The land in that part of South Africa is great for farming.😊

[@honkykong610]

Yeah, that'd be great if the had any seeds for crops. At the time, Africa didn't really have grain or vegetables and was largely unsettled vast wilderness. The soil is rich but what the fuck were you gonna plant when you don't know if half the shit around is even edible and no one wants to eat Bushes and roots forever.

[@HarnessOmegaMolecule]

The Zulus pulled the same trick with the boers. There was a negotiation reached as to what they were giving and taking, the agreement was that it would be delivered to the king by the leader of the boers and some of his top men but on the condition that no weapons were taken into the compound. When everyone was seated the Zulus kicked up their burried spears from the sand and killed every boer in the compound.

[@krashd]

Also the Mountain Meadows Massacre where mormons slaughtered 120 pioneers trying to pass through Utah after convincing them to hand over their guns.

[@DeepEndDiving]

Thanks for the research and production of this vid!

[@Juhani139]

South African here. The Cape of Good Hope is also called The Cape of Storms.

[@gothwolf13]

The last person I’d want in charge of any expedition is a “man from a good family” LOL

[@seandelap8587]

I always love this sort of storytelling just the facts without any sort of bias

[@87stevan]

Not single video you don't comment on is there Sean. You really need to get a life, you spend way too much time on KZbin.

[@josephhefley9701]

@87stevan one could argue figuring out and judging someone's post history could lead someone to the same conclusion about you. Worry about you, dude.

[@josephhefley9701]

@@seandelap8587 leans a little towards gonzo. But still good.

[@JojoJoget]

Facts?

[@Demosthenes84]

I subbed to you when u had like 10k subs. You grew pretty quick man.

[@Chickennss]

These stories from a few hundred years ago I find the most interesting. 👍🏼

[@TheMrblueprint]

I love your channel been here since the very early days, what I most enjoy is the knowledge of history you bring to your videos and making it fun & interesting.

[@kyndalvondoom]

I needed a video right now!! Thanks man for the A+ content as always.

[@PaulSmith-d4o]

That is an amazing bit of history ! Thank you for sharing that, and doing such a great job. Young people nowadays need to pay attention to real truthful history like this !

[@GeoEstes]

11:36 Interesting how the ship's captain had six fingers.

[@elsa8324]

It’s an AI generated image, read the description of the video. They’ve used AI images for years when there’s no archive photos.

[@GeoEstes]

@@elsa8324 I know. I was making a joke. Not a very good one, apparently.

[@toscadonna]

Lots of the “elites” aka Nephilim have 6 fingers and/or 6 toes. There are many of them in politics and Hollywood. They usually cut off the extra finger or toe these days, though,

[@AbsurdJosh]

I was wondering how he got these beautiful drawing. Maybe it was just an artists error or maybe its AI.

[@bustywaifus]

Yeah it's AI alright.

[@powdermuaythai]

new video!!! LFG!!!! I love your work, man. something about your voice is so soothing while telling these tragic tales

[@99cbfox]

He handed all his muskets over to the evil tribe that the good tribe told him to avoid? Recipe for disaster.

[@profiscus]

I am loving the variety lately :)

[@janmale7767]

I live in South Africa if you trust a ' South African' you will be sorely disappointed!

[@lainfamia8949]

a black one? xD

[@janmale7767]

O yes!

[@kobebravo444]

​@@janmale7767Are you "so intelligent" that you'd expect them to trust you?. Smh....

[@maxwellsokol2934]

One of the best KZbin videos I’ve ever seen

[@reversalmushroom]

Giving up your weapons on its face sounds like an obviously stupid idea. Yeah, you can totally trust people who want you to disarm yourself.

[@michaelbook2019]

What a fascinating story, I can't believe how detailed it is after 500 years. And very strange to think they sailed all around Africa hundreds of times and never encountered each other before this.

[@magicpyroninja]

18:38 this is definitely one of those situations where dudes should have listened to his wife

[@Portugal_Lucas]

This was a great story for me to learn about sincce i am portugese but know limited history about our country as i now live in australia thanks!

[@Harpold]

Burying herself because she was too ashamed is wild

[@xlReGaRdLeSslx]

She was graped in front of everyone she knew. Back then, people weren't very sympathetic and she would've been seen as disgusting. Could only imagine what they'd think with it being done by primitives back then.

[@Petra44YT]

WRONG!!! That woman who buried herself in the sand did NOT pass "from starvation", but from dehydration.

[@cosmicystn3626]

same thing

[@GammaJK]

18:50 I'm not sure I believe that she buried herself alive just out of the embarrassment of being seen naked. I feel like something else happened. I get that there's things you can't talk about on KZbin but that's turning this into a little too cutesy of a story. That's like Sunday School levels of trying to purify a story.

[@methenjoyer4090]

It was rape. Why else would they tear off her clothes?

[@jakesanchez6621]

Yeah pretty sure she was just in such a horrific state by that point that she buried herself out of shame and went catatonic. Her husband went insane too after all.

[@almondsss]

Omg yessss I love your tellings of 1500s ship wreck stories!! Can't wait to listen

[@stacye8408]

Bro! How do you keep my interest time after time with no video footage or images? You literally bring the 1500s to life. Amazing job 🫡💪🏽🤙🏾

[@reecey1504]

18:38 I can’t stop laughing 💀

[@Bearsbeets.battlestargalactica]

It’s almost like if you give up your defenses, you’ll be attacked. Every. Single. Time.

[@magicpyroninja]

19:39 I'm almost certain by this point the friendly King was well aware of what happened to that group of men and he's like if only they had listened to me, I tried to warn those stupid fuckers

[@Del-Canada]

We people in the present have no idea how valuable and unavailable spices were back then. Only rich people could put oregano, cardamon, cilantro, various pepper, tarragon, cinnamon, and even salt on their foods.

[@cookie5535]

Most interesting content channel

[@popfish1300]

i love the art style and story telling of your videos, keep up the great work and thanks for your hard work in putting these videos together!

[@williammatthews693]

10:29 "don't look at my butt!

[@theschofieldkid5539]

you be quiet william I like what I see you have no idea how lonely it is on a Portuguese vessel in the early 1500s

[@umbrellacorp.]

Manuel is the most Stubborn Fool I've ever heard about in the history of shipping and trade. Because of him a lot of people including his family suffered a died.

[@Odin62100]

The east coast of Africa isn't exactly what I'd call desolate. At the time, the place was teeming with wildlife, and seeing that they had muskets, hunting would've been dead easy. They were travelling through an area now known as KwaZulu Natal, which has numerous streams and rivers flowing throughout the year. How thirst and hunger could've been an issue is a mystery to me.

[@davidpeters3857]

So what does that tell you?

[@Odin62100]

@@davidpeters3857 I give up. What? Personally, I find the whole story a bit far-fetched. No doubt, a shipwreck happened, but the subsequent tale is riddled with inconsistencies.

[@HappyBeezerStudios]

they clearly didn't trust the environment

[@shiggles6638]

Wooooo!!! Thanks for amazing timing!

[@ICanHazRecon911]

What is that map at 5:08 from? I love maps and this one looks super interesting

[@AndHePlaysDrums]

4:06 “other people who were there against their will” understatement of the millennium

[@HikarusVibrator]

Dias landed in South Africa and met the natives in 1488. Way before this. Also, Dias met the true indigenous peoples, the tribes encountered by Manuel hadn’t been in South Africa for more than a hundred years or so.

[@fk_yu]

True. Greetings from Portugal 🇵🇹

[@nellym46664]

They were. There's archeological and genetic evidence to prove it.

[@HikarusVibrator]

@@nellym46664 completely false. The Khoisan were here, not the Bantu (black) people that are now the majority. This is an established fact.

[@nellym46664]

@@HikarusVibrator Deny the science all you want but it's true that most black South Africans have both Khoisan and West African DNA.

[@riteshyeddu]

ok

[@KatieMKelley]

The stories on this channel are always fascinating. But this narrator's unique speaking voice and cadence just have me hooked. Had to publicly compliment! I am all in on this channel ❤

[@rheiajean3739]

That path and weather is formidable to modern ships... can't imagine doing it in a wooden ship!

[@lekal6247]

First encounter? Yet, the African king knew some Portuguese from meeting other shipwreck survivors.

[@christopherrodriguez6545]

I LOVE this channel!

[@squidemperor]

I've been subscribed to your chanel for nearly 2 years now, and I keep binge watching your videos. There is something in the way you narrate these stories. And thank you for accompanying me through everything I'm doing, especially my insomnia lol. Wish you well and keep on with the good work ! Now, let's watch this one !

[@bhubesi9745]

The São João monument isn't listed on Google Maps, but if you look for Splash Rock on the Port Edward coastline, you'll find an image of it there. Wild spot to wash up.

[@susanfreeman9500]

Being a sailing ship expert because I've read the Hornblower series multiple times (/s), how could they not carry extra sails on a ship that size making a long voyage through those waters? Sounds like a basic error to make.

[@joebombero1]

They likely used their extra sails on the journey out, or ditched them in India to free up more weight for cargo - greed.

[@chriskylo323]

Wow amazing story thx man love the channel

[@Shacthulhu]

Good stuff, but how were they one of the first if the indigenous people already learned some Portuguese?

[@Duskthunder9]

They weren’t

[@mycosys]

800km travelled between those points.

[@ambessaseway5594]

The first portugese arrived 1498 many explored the interior

[@Mahoneyyay]

Love these vids

[@Underacactus]

TIL “settlement fever” is as real as summit fever

[@lol33380]

You are one of the first KZbinrs who’s videos I legitimately look forward to. You always find good subject matter with interesting real life accounts and it is enthralling every video. I sound dorky as hell but I truly just fuck with your videos that heavy haha. Keep up the good work man

[@SeventhSwell]

"People who were there against their will" What, can we not say slaves on KZbin now?

[@krashd]

You can say it but advertisers will leave you in droves and you'd have to get used to making your videos for nothing.

[@GuzonHobert]

I was so impressed with this video! Keep up the great work.

[@Wolf-hh4rv]

Walking north into Zulu clan territory was the worst thing to do.

[@nellym46664]

Why? Unless you've done something to offend the group in question then what do you have to fear?