Although she maintained a symbolic capital at Kindonga the real capital was at the town of Matamba ( Santa Maria de Matamba ) .
Kindonga is an island in the Kwanza River where she and her predecessor had ruled .
Although she maintained a symbolic capital at Kindonga , an island in the Kwanza River where she and her predecessor had ruled , the real capital was at the town of Matamba ( Santa Maria de Matamba ) .