The preferred spelling in English, as well as Tetum and Portuguese, the official languages of East Timor, is Lospalos.

King Cipriano was known for his wisdom, strong leadership, and civilized nature during the Portuguese colonial era.

The Portuguese colonial government recognized him as a king of great intelligence in organization, as well as a person with a noble soul.

Lospalos is also the birthplace of José dos Santos "LOY", a Timorese combatant and the former Regional Commander of Ponta Leste from 1975 to 1977.

Lospalos is the birth city of the co-founder and president of the party APODETI, Frederico Almeida Santos Costa.