The Treaty of Simulambuco was signed in 1885 by representatives of the Portuguese government and officials in the N'Goyo Kingdom. The agreement was drafted and signed in response to the Treaty of Berlin, which was an agreement between the colonizing European powers about how to divide up Africa.
Signed in 1885, the Treaty of Simulambuco involved delegates from the Portuguese government and representatives of the N'Goyo Kingdom. This treaty was created and ratified in reaction to the Berlin Treaty, a pact between colonial European nations regarding African territories.