Larantuka

Larantuka was a Lamaholot kingdom at the eastern end of Flores. Its royal genealogy traced its rulers to a man from Timor and a mythical woman of the Ile Mandiri volcano.

The Makassarese of Gowa seized the area in 1541. Portuguese settlers moved from Solor to Larantuka before 1600, and after Dutch conquests of Solor in 1613 and Malacca in 1641, refugees joined the Catholic Larantuqueiros. Raja Ola Adobala was traditionally baptized in 1650 and swore allegiance to Portugal's king, receiving the title Dom.