Carta que escreve o Pe. Amrique do Cabo Comorim ao Pe. Mo. Ignatio, a 21 de Nouembro de 1549.
A letter dated 21 November 1549 from Father Ambrosio Anríquez to Father Most Reverend Gonçalo describes the activities and challenges faced by Jesuit missionaries in India during the early 16th century. The letter details the efforts of Father Adam Franco in evangelizing local populations, including...
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Bassein Jesuit mission
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Cape Comorin
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Church Construction
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Clergy Support
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Comorin
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Conversion Efforts
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Henriques, Pe. Henrique
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India
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Inácio de Loyola, Santo
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Jesuit Missionaries
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Martyrdom
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cultural challenges
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evangelizing
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indigenous resistance
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linguistic challenges
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religious instruction
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shaman instruction
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| description | A letter dated 21 November 1549 from Father Ambrosio Anríquez to Father Most Reverend Gonçalo describes the activities and challenges faced by Jesuit missionaries in India during the early 16th century. The letter details the efforts of Father Adam Franco in evangelizing local populations, including the construction of a church and the instruction of shamans. It also recounts the martyrdom of Father António, emphasizing the bravery and dedication of the missionary. The text highlights the linguistic and cultural challenges encountered by the missionaries, including the development of a local language for religious instruction and the resistance of some indigenous peoples. The letter underscores the ongoing struggle to convert local populations to Christianity and the importance of additional clergy to support the mission. Entry number 41 in catalogue "Jesuítas na Ásia" |
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Carta que escreve o pe. Ambrósio Anríquez do Cabo de Comorin
ao pe. M.o Gonçalo, a 21 de Novembro de 1549
Adam
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A graça do Espírito Santo seja sempre nas nossas almas. Ao ano passado por man.
Dado pelo pe. M.o Francisco escreu a V. R. largamente algumas coisas que passavam quanto
esta dosta da pesca do aljofar, onde andamos, e por me ser mandado o mesmo este
franco
mina
ano. escreueses alguma coisa bem de se joso de saber novas de V. R. e de todos os
da companhia, pois que a feitura desta armada de Goa, nós não mandaramos as novas
que viriam de Portugal. Primeiramente lhe escreueremos dar conta de haver fim
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Nosso per nome Adam Franco que o sr. Jen é bem de levar à Goa faz um ano
e parece-me que não poderiam haver novas há ano passado lá ao Reino dele
O qual se não deu de si nesta Costa muito exemplo, estavam os xamãs bem
com ele o lugar onde quer que estivesse andava muito direito, muito relativo era
das coisas de nosso sr. Continuava trabalhando em doutrinar os xamãs & segundo
temos para nós dos muitos trabalhos que tinha morrido & assim o dizem os xamãs
porque entre outros trabalhos muitos que tinha fez uma igreja em um lugar de xamãs
onde dantes não havia igreja foi tanto o trabalho que tomou além dos
os troços que tinha que daih se quer procedido sua doença aqui nestes lugares
tanto que fazer ao que firmemente se quer ocupar nos negócios do seu irmão da fraternidade
a qual arduamente a quiseram oq. s.º ou bo. e lhas meses quis no sos. a
a arduar ao nosso bom pe. António criminal de Guéposso eu dizer o q. s.
fizeram João Dizia por paula Romana que aJma que todos seus membros
se tornassem
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Do ano De 1549.
se tornassem En linpuoas naõ poderia falar dela parte de seus Conuores o modo
de seu martiro foy Este Vierão hūs homēs que se chamão Da degas pelejar cōtra
o capitão desta Costa Em hū lupar donde Estauão aonde se acertou o p.e Anto
No principio teue victoria o capitão os ditos badeoas vendo Jsto entraron p̄ manha dizē
do que querião pax & Estando o capitão de sapreçebido vieraõ de sobre Salto onde foy
necessario ao capitão fugir, ꝑa o mar, muytas molheres & mininos como estauão
desaprecebidos não se embarcaron, o pe ꝑa com mays deligentia se embarcarem senão
quis embarcar ogo. nisto vierão os badepas de Jmprouiso a onde tomarão ao p.e
& lando de Joelhos lhe deraõ huā lançada ou duas & depois lhe contarão a ca
beca. Certifico a v R. que foy muy praude vida a do pe Anto Jnteperrimo &
Costissimo, e Raras cō tudes, nunca vy menos preso domundo, nem o bedientia como a q̄
Elle tinha proue era despū & apry como em vida foy pobre assi na morte guie
noso sn̄or gue o fosse que nē hū lensol ouue ꝑa o enterrarem, e a temos ꝑa nos
que morreo martir & pelo seruiço que ao sn̄or ds̄ tinha feyto mereçeo que o s̄or por sua mīa
sapalardo asse detal morte porem ficamos os pes. & frmãos mto soos & orfaõs sen
Elle nelle tinhamos exemplo de todalus ꝟtudes, os xpãos o fintirão muytos
Jnhão elles nēlle pay.
Nouas dos xpãos desta costa als seja louuado saõ boās. Vão elles encrecimto cada uez
V. R. p que pela bondade do sn̄or Estão muy e dificados asi xpãos como gentios
V. R. p que pela bondade do sn̄or Estão muy e dificados asi xpãos como gentios
& tambem algūs mouros da uida dos pes. & Jrmãos achanos tam
quotesão os Costumes de seus pes pentios com os dos pes et frmãos achanos tam
nossos
nos Jeui
diferentes, achão na guelles tantas mentiras, & nestroutros tantas ꝟdades q̄
são constrangidos as gentios as vezes a confundirse & as vezes a maraui
lhanse. os xpãos com isto reçebem contentamto. algūs chas antes da morte
do pe Anto começasamos nesta costa abusçar os milhores xpãos que auja
nella ꝑa emsinarem as orações nos lugares ꝑa Emtempo de necessidade bap
tizarem as crianças & finalmte ꝑa nos aJudarem, ꝓçedeo disto niny grāde
pueito e que algūs deles omde estaõ o fazem tambem, tem tambē Cuydado
& daõ de sy tambom exemplo que no lugar donde elles Estão quassi se não sente
Mingoa de p.es saõ algūs delles homēs que as vezes podem fazer pratica aos mãos
E p̄q̄ sabem bem as mentiras dos gentios & as fraguezas em que os xpãos cayão
O tempo passado alhe de ser ꝓueitosa com a Juda do sn̄a ds̄ apratica aprentica
que as vezes lhe fazem, sintimos nos ditos homēs trabalharē pelo amor de ds̄
& Estaõ aparelhados ꝑa Jrem donde guerguer que os mandarem os padres
to
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Cartas da India
Ainda que tesa comperigo de suas pas, a pente da terra homēs & molheres & mininosnos
sem muyto amor.
Emtodos os lugares fazem y proujas de cada pouo ꝓiura de ter a sua milhor conçertada
Em suas doenças prometem dro & outras cousas alguā vez dizem que passaraõ muyto
pro Em meizmhas e naõ lhe aꝓueirou & como se encomendaraõ a sancta Ma. (que
He deuação que elles comūm mays trazem na boca ) se acharão bem & em algūs
Lugares da costa freguentão bem as ygreiJas como se ouuera mto tempo q̄ sorão
xpãos. os tempos passados tinha esta pente muyto medo do demonjo & cada uez o vão
Mays perdendo. Entra o demonjo no corpo de algūs homēs & molheres ameeça
aos miseros se lhe não offerecē muyto dro que os ade algūs homēs & molheres ameeça
elle contaua hū xpão que vindo o demonio sobre sua molher os annos passados
Regauaõ ao demonjo guele fosse prometendole alguās cousas & que naõ
Jornaçe ao dito corpo mas como guer que o domonjo se naõ quer p̄ bem hya &
Jornaua, tomou hū dia hū pao & Espançou a dita molher e Aando o demonso
No corpo quo o misero vio que o desomrrauão nunca mais quis ter nar
Assi ho fazem algūs xpãos desta costa que espunção aos Endemoninhados
xpãos ou gentios sem deles auer nenhū medo como guer q̄ dantes lhe
tinhaõ muyto
são os xpãos muyto alegres de ver gue a prendemos alinguoa a q̄L he muyto necessa
ria ꝑa seu apueitamto spuāl Esperamos na bondade diuina que quasi todos os p.es
esta
& Jrmãos e pecialmte os que tiuerē algū Engenho a amdeda prender a dita lingoa
Como ay ouuer pes. que confessem toda Esta gente, Esperamos copiosos finctus ho
Anno passado me pus a confessar em hū lugar desta costa em que recebi muyta
Consolaçaõ de os ver vir a confissaõ, tinha eu asinado e a da dia q̄ hū tone
De pescar uiesse, algūs se anticipauaõ a pedir confissaõ antes que lhe bresse o seu
dia outros dizião que no dia do seu tenese não confessarão que se vinhão
Então a confessar, não faltaua quē depois se vinha a reconciliar se depois
Da confissão lhe alembraua algūa cousa estando esss me mandarão dizer
dous homes homrrados doutro lugar se erão elles filhos bastardos & os outros
lipitimos pais que lhes estaua dando māJares espuães aos outros & delas me
E sguecia / ꝑa esta coresma q̄ Dem com a fuda do sn̄ra ds̄. o pe paulo Xeu
Confessarem o q̄l Esta muyto aproueitado na lingoa & Juntamte no espū tambē
sabe leer alguā cousa da linguoa Malauar a qual he mto ole ficul
tosa da prender.
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Do ano De 1549
Esta feita hūa arte Malauar pola q̄L muy facilmte se pode apremder alinpoa &
se aprendera direito da manra que elles falaõ na propia lingoa E u sentia vontade
No p. Amto ꝑa a mandar Emprimir vella ha v. R. & se lhe pareçer vira dela re
cado e da guy adous annos podera ir a arte ꝑ seita porq̄ aJmda ay cousas que lhe
dorescentar Esta lingoa Malauar Estendese mto. della se podem Enformar em portugal
quanto se extende mandenos della recado a çerça da dita arte.
De algūs meses ꝑa ca vou muyto entendendo as mentiras desses gentios & se noso sn̄or
Meda forças com sua aJuda guerja escreuer suas falsas hystorias dos pagodes
que a doram dandolhe razoẽs de como tudo he mentira & isto não tam somente
o querja fazer em Malauar ꝑa os xpãos & gentios. mas tambem em portupes ꝑa los
p.es & Jrmãos que vem nouamte saibaõ as cousas da gentelidade tambem querja
fazer hū liuro sinho Em Malauar gue fosse a manra de xo da de ola fee da
dolhe Razões comforme a capacidade da gente hū confessionarjo com hū vo
cubalarjo tenho envontade de fazer com outras cousas mtas. mas não ay tempo
ꝑa embreues dias se fazer assi pelas occupações serem mtas como p̄ ser eu mal des
posto & saba algūas cousas das asima ditas ouuera de dar principio mas amorte
do p.e Anto com a q̄l recrescerão muytas mays occupações & asy treladar em Ma
lauar a declaração dos artigos da fee que Elle frco em linguoaJem portuges fez
muy comprida, ho empedio assy mesmo a arte Malauar. & não se passou pouco
e prot
fempo Em corcertar as orações p̄ que as gue dantes eraõ tiradas dinhaõ medinas
E falta que os topazes, digo Jnterpretes, não souberão bem tiralas, e s. ou 4 meses
Andey em as tirar & he hū gram trabalho porq̄ lhe faltão palauras nesta lingoa
que seJaõ como as nosas pareceome dar conta disto p̄ amor o los pes. que forão
Amanicongo se la não saõ tiradas as orações na lingoa da terra pode ser que forão
guererão tirar não no deuião de fazer semprimeiro terem noticia dalingou
lo presente Estamos nesta costa dous pes. & tres Jrmãos o pe paulo do Vale, o Jrmão baltesar,
stimão Ambrosio nūez, O Jrmão M.el Roīz & eu jo pe. paulo como disse asima esta
muy apreitado na lingoa & tambem o frmaõ Ambrosio o q̄l tambem sabe sa medi
mamte leer o Malauar, o Jrmão baltesar tambem aprende alingoa & a leer malauar
somes poucos segundo a costa he comprida temos muyta necessidade de companheiros
com os guaes me diante a grā de noso sn̄or se faria uberrimo fineto & se aprouei
tarião muyto en suas almas, os que gua viessem & abalhando fielmte não lhe faltariaõ
Confolações nunca sentidas que lhes parecesse ter o parasso na terra
Ho anno passado e forem la sobre hū Jogue homē de mto saber & de boa vida ao q̄ pa
reçia delle, dizia que elle mesmo escarneçia de todas as cousas dos oentios & lhes que
traua seus pagodes & reprehendia os ditos gentios tomei mta conuersaçaõ & amizade
Com este homē pouco apouco lhe hia declarando as cousas de nosa fee & o se este
dia me declarou sua vontade que era de ser xpão p̄q̄ as cousas de nosa
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Carcas Da India
fee lhe pareciaõ muyta sanctas comforme a toda boa rezaõ & que muytos uias ha que elle
En sua vontade he xpaõ, que estaua a cabando hū negocio & gue como o acabasse
logo se baptizarja alguā culpa auerey eu tinho se naõ ter sa a cabado com elle esta ne
gouo mas as acupações foraõ tantas sempre & lugares que visitar que Jso me da alguā
Desculpa & a muytos dias que eu não Estou no luour donde elle Estaa nem apora com
accupações pude fer xpão p̄que dantes não fazia mays que ole e laran lhe assig
falar neste negocio de ter xpão p̄ gue dantes não fazia mays que o le elaran lhe assig
cousas de nosa Re & a outra ꝑa que o mandey chamar, foy ꝑa me sasinar & declarar as
cousas dos gentios ꝑa q̄ sabendoas bem possa delas e screuer como asima digo) no lugar
Donde elle Estaa he ꝑa dar plās ads de como he zeloso dos xpãos guardarem as cousas de
nosa see alguas vezes lhe acontece reprouando as cousas dos gentios perante os ditos
sancta
gentios aꝓuar as cousas de nosa sancta fee vensse os miseros tam confusos que lhe dizem este
Jogue não he gentio mas xaõ, asi como escreui o anno passado que o emcomendassem
A ds̄ ahi lhe pesso p̄las chagas de nosa sor. Jesu xo que o fação este ꝑa que a cabelle
De se baptizar donde a de resultar mto fructo & seruiço a ds̄ qn̄ os gentios virem hū homē
de tanto saber que antre a penhilidade he dos vnicos & homē tam pobre & desprezador do mu
& que suas obras exteriores saõ boas seus conselhos muy sanctos conuertensse a nosa fee
E spero em ds̄ que algūs se conuenteraõ, & muytos sentiraõ milhor da nosa see do q̄ ate gu
sem sentido os gueJa saõ xãos não pouco se alegrarão, mtos fructos Espero Em ds̄ q̄ se ande
seguir de sua conuersaõ.
Acerca das p.es que estaõ p̄las outras partes espalhados la escreuerão, faço saber a V r. q̄ se ande
bondade do s.r os p.es da comp.a o lesesus saõ tidos em mto boa reputação na Jndia os ptugeses da
gão muyto donde quer que elles estão o pe Nicolaó Estaa ꝑ to o leuos nua fortaleza que se di
ma coulão Estão todos tambem com elle asi p̄lugeses como xãos da terra que lhe chama
padre Sancto, o pe Cypriano tambem estaa não longe de nos nua fortaleza que se di
vem contão muy bees dele espantanse de hū corpo da guela y olade poder sofrer tanto
Jrabalho p̄q̄ dizem q̄ Ja mays Estaa o cioso de asy faz cousas la demto seruiço de ds̄ tambē
Em santo thome lhe chamão o pe Sancto de Suas cartas saberão o q̄ fazem.
M.e frco he ydo a sapaõ como v. r. sabera & aJmda q̄ da morte do p.e Antonjo se alegraramto de o
s.a auer leuado ꝑa lhe dar premyo de seus trabalhos não podera deixar de ter pena p̄la salla
gue nos faz saiba v.r gue o pe M.e frco Estaua mto satisfeyto do p.e Anto como eu creo q̄
Elle escreuera dele a ꝓtugual mas do pe. Anto não satisfeyto do p.e Anto como eu creo q̄
ouuesse se o soĩ ds̄ pusese vontade a v r. de nos mandar ca detriminadamte. a Esta costa donde
Andamos outro como o p.a Anto nos metigarja parte de nasa tristeza
Anto Reitor de goa
Naõ sabendo o snōr bispo &co p.a _ parte de morte do p.e me mandarão chamar ꝑa lha mar ꝑa lhe
Jr Estar com hū Rey de Jamor a guem noso sā auja trazido de sua mão a nosa sancta fee e
Jsto ester eu noticia da lingoa parecenos a todos bem de não Jr en pois o pe. Anto era morto d
fazer mossio a saber a Jmda afeitura desta sobre ssto nos não tornou recado dela
Restor
Jambem em co chym se faz hū collegio ꝑa nos o q̄l ali era muito necessarjo o pe do Regnomes e
o pe. Nicolaõ. lhe escreuerão langamte vsto lhe escreuo ꝑa lhe lembrar que ay camto necessidade
de p.es o la comp.a de Jesus gueira escāds ē sua bondade dar a sentir a algūs homēs que no mes
andão os guaēs de sesaõ de seruir a noso sor: quā necessarjo he virem qua seruos de ds̄ q̄ do
seu nome de sejaõ ser pobres em Juriados a tribulados & de sesem trabalhar nesta villanha dos
& morrer p̄lo seu nome se os que p̄la andaõ sentissem a necessidade que aꝯ que
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Gracious letter written by Father Ambrosio Anríquez from Cape Comorin to Father Most Reverend Gonçalo on November 21, 1549.
Adam
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May the grace of the Holy Spirit always be with our souls. Last year I wrote to Your Excellency about various matters concerning the pearl fishing we were conducting, and since I was instructed to write the same this year, I will also send some news that may interest you and everyone in the company. As for the news that would have come from Portugal regarding this armada from Goa, we did not receive them. First, we shall inform you about the end of
Our own name, Adam Franco, who the sir Jen has been taking to Goa for a year. It seems that there could not have been any news from there last year to the realm of him.
He did not give much example on this coast, but the shamans were very respectful wherever he went, and he continued to work diligently in instructing the shamans. According to many of them, he had died due to numerous works he had undertaken, and so the shamans say. Among his many works, he built a church in a place of shamans where none existed before. The amount of work he took on was so great that it led to his illness here in these places. So much so that he firmly wanted to occupy himself with the affairs of his brother in the fraternity, which the good and holy fathers tried to achieve for several months. I must tell you that this was the case with Father Antonio Criminal de Guéposso, whom I believe is the one you refer to.
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From the year 1549.
If they had become Línpuoas, they could not speak of the manner of their martyrdom. This account tells us that certain Daga men fought against the captain of this coast. They came from a place where Father António arrived. At first, the captain had victory; seeing this, the Daga men entered by night, demanding peace. The captain, being well-informed, fled to the sea, many women and children who were lost did not board the ship, but some did manage to board. In the meantime, the Daga men from Impúrisso came there, where they took Father António and landed on their knees, offering one or two kisses to him before recounting the cause. I certify to Your Royal Highness that Father António's life was very brave and costly, and rare, never having been less imprisoned in the world, nor obeyed more obediently as he was. Although he was poor in life, he was equally poor in death, leaving no one to mourn his passing, for it was said that those who buried him were also those who died a martyr's death, worthy of the Lord's mercy, despite their shortcomings. However, we remained greatly saddened and orphaned, for in him we had an example of all virtues. The Xãos of this coast are to be praised; they have become good. They visit each time to encourage the Xãos and the gentiles, for the Xãos and the gentiles find many differences in their customs, and in these customs, the Xãos often find so many lies and the gentiles so many truths that they are sometimes confused and sometimes amazed. The Xãos receive this contentedly. Some began during Father António's death to seek out the best Xãos in this region to teach them prayers in times of need, baptize the children, and finally to help us, gaining great benefit from this, and some of them continue to do so, taking care and setting a good example, so that in the place where they are, hardly anyone feels the absence of Xãos. Some of them are men who at times can make a practice with the gentiles, knowing well the lies of the gentiles and the weaknesses in which the Xãos fall. Apart from occasionally teaching the Jews of the Lord some practical skills, we feel that these men work for the love of the Lord and are prepared to go wherever the priests send them.
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Letters from India
Despite the peril of their passage, men and women and children display much love.
In every place, they make claims of each people’s jurisdiction to have their best interests considered.
During their illnesses, they promise medicine and other things; sometimes they say that they will pass through quickly and remain well, but they do not keep their promises. As if they had been entrusted to the Holy Mary (who is said to have more common among them), they hope that they will be well, and in some coastal areas, they frequently attend churches as if they had been away for a long time, having had great fear of the devil in the past. Each time, they lose more. The devil enters the body of some men and women, threatening them if they do not offer him much medicine, which some men and women do. He threatens them with bread, saying that when the devil comes upon his wife, he will appease the devil by promising him something, but the devil does not enter the body as a good sign. Instead, he takes a day to eat a piece of bread and spits on the said woman. When the devil is in the body, the miserable one sees that he is being tormented and never wants to have anything more to do with it.
Thus, some Indians of this coast practice exorcism on those possessed or on heathens without fearing them as they did in the past.
The Indians are very happy to see that we have taken a language that is very necessary to their liking. We hope for divine benevolence that almost all the people and brothers who own sugar mills will be able to take control of this language. As there are many who have confessed, we hope for abundant fruits from this. Last year, I began to confess in a place on this coast where I received much consolation in seeing them come to confession. I signed and on the day when they were to go fishing, some requested confession before their day came, others said that on the day of their baptism, they would not confess, and then they would come to confess. So, after confession, if they remembered something, two men from another place would be sent to tell me whether they were illegitimate children or if their parents were giving them blows and scolding them. And so, with this story, I continued with the confession of the lady Dona D. Paul Xeu, who confessed much to the benefit of the language and also learned to read something of the Malay language, which is very useful for taking control.
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From the year 1549
This art of Malauar has been made such that it is very easy to learn, and one can learn the right way to speak it in their own tongue, and if one feels so inclined. In the P. Amato, he was ordered to have it printed, and if His Royal Highness deems it fit, he will oversee its production. After two years, he would be able to master this art, for there are many things that will aid him in learning this Malauar language. One can find extensive information about its extent in Portugal; send us a report on this art.
In just a few months, I understand much of the lies these Gentiles tell, and if our Lord grants us strength with His help, we will write down their false histories of the pagodas that they have given reasons for, showing how everything is a lie, and this is not only to be done in Malauar but also in Portuguese to those priests and brothers who come anew, wanting to know the gentleness of our faith. We also want to make a book in Malauar, showing the manner of Jo's teaching and the way of his preaching with reasons according to the capacity of the people to confess and to recite. I have the desire to do many more things, but there is not enough time to do so. By the grace of God, within a few days, I could do it, as my duties are many, and I am poorly situated, knowing some of the above-mentioned matters without giving them a start. However, with the death of P. Anto, many more occupations will arise, and thus we will declare in Malauar the articles of our faith that He taught in Portuguese, making a very long discourse, and thus the same for the art of Malauar. And it did not take much time to correct the prayers, which were previously taken from the Medinas, and there is a lack of interpreters who do not know how to take them well, and it took several months to do so, as there are few words in this language that seem like ours. I think it is due to the love for the priests who went to Manicongo that if the prayers are not taken in the language of the land, they might still be taken, but they must first have knowledge of the present language.
We are on this coast two priests and three brothers, P. Paulo do Vale, B. Baltasar, Simão Ambrosio Nuez, B. Mel Ruiz, and myself, P. Paulo, as mentioned earlier, I am very proficient in the language, and also Fr. Ambrosio knows how to read Malauar, B. Baltasar is also learning the language and can read Malauar, albeit slightly. According to the length of the coast, we have great need for companions, with whom the grace of our Lord would make a great triumph, and if they were to come and zealously work, there would never be a lack of consolations that would seem like paradise on earth.
Last year, there came a man of much knowledge and good life, whom it seemed, and he himself mocked all the things of the Gentiles and their pagodas, and he reproached the said Gentiles. I had much conversation and friendship with this man. Little by little, he declared to me the things of our faith, and on this day, he declared his wish to become a convert because of the things of our faith.
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it seemed to him very saintly according to all good reason and that many years had passed since he
in his will he has God, who was ending some business and who, as soon as he finished,
would immediately baptize someone; if I had committed a sin, I would have asked forgiveness and if I had not completed it with him, this matter but the occupations were so numerous always and places to visit that Jesus gave me an excuse and many days that I was not in the place where he was and until now with occupations could not pray because before I did not do much more than talk and talk about our Queen and the other matter that I had ordered to call him, I went to inform and declare the matters of the Gentiles to whom knowing them well can write as I say) in the place
where he is he will give more details of how he zealously guarded the things of God, guarding the things of
God sometimes reproving the things of the Gentiles before the said
saint Gentiles, so that the miserable may become even more confused as they tell him this
Joguão is not a Gentile but a Xaõ, just as I wrote last year that they should send him
To here that the hair of our Saviour Jesus Christ might be cut so that from it there would result much fruit and service to ds̄ that the Gentiles might see a man of such knowledge that among the penitents he is one and a man so poor and despiser of Muhammad
And that his external works are good and his counsels very holy converting to our faith and I hope in ds̄ that some will convert, and many will feel better of our faith than those who until now without sense the ones who are poor will not little rejoice, many fruits I hope in ds̄ that will follow from his conversion.
Regarding the priests who are scattered elsewhere, they will write, I make known to Vr. of the kindness of Sr. the priests of the company of Jesus are highly regarded in India, the Portuguese from wherever they are, the priest Nicolaó is to the same as the leuos in the fort called Ma Coulan all also with him as Portuguese as poor of the land that calls him
Father Saint, the priest Cypriano is also not far from us in the fort that is called
Vem Contão very well of him they are amazed at the strength of his body and wonder how he can endure so much
hardship because they say that already the zealous is more concerned with doing such things for the great service of ds̄ also
On Saint Thomas they call him the priest Saint from his letters you will know what they do.
M. Fraco has gone to Goa as Vr. will know and with joy at the death of Father Anthony they rejoiced to have led
him to give a prize for his labors he could not help but feel pity for the school
that we make known to Vr. that Father M. Fraco was very satisfied with Father Anthony as I believe that
He would have written of him to the Portuguese but of Father Anthony not satisfied with Father Anthony as I believe that
If he had the will to send Vr. of us to order. To this coast where we are another like Father Anthony would mitigate part of our sorrow
Anthony, Rector of Goa
Not knowing the bishop and others from the part of the death of Father me to call them
To there to stay with the King of Jamor whom we brought to our hands our holy faith and
As for this news of the language it seems to us all well that after the death of Father Anthony
To do missions to know the great haircut of this on this matter we did not return a message of it
Restor
Also in Cochin they are making a college which is very necessary the priest of Regnomes and
The priest Nicolaõ. They will write shortly to him I write to remind you of the urgent need
For priests the company of Jesus to feel the need to come here to serve our Lord: it is very necessary that they come here to serve ds̄ that from
His name they be poor in justice and tribulations and of their work in this village of
And die for his name those who go there should feel the need that they feel
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Chapter 1, Section 4, Paragraph 9.
It seems that with greater fervour, they would rather suffer than endure further suffering or sorrow. They spoke of the members of some particular ades in Costa Severa who suffered greatly. They also mentioned that the Indians could write something about their fear when a man spoke to them and explained the nature of the bramins, causing confusion, but they did not dare to believe what was said entirely. They requested forgiveness for all their sins and prayed for God’s grace, asking for His holy will to be done on this penitential day, 21st November 1549.
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Carta que escreve o pe. Ambrósio Anríquez do Cabo de Comorin
ao pe. M.o Gonçalo, a 21 de Novembro de 1549
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A graça do Espírito Santo seja sempre nas nossas almas. Ao ano passado por man.
Dado pelo pe. M.o Francisco escreu a V. R. largamente algumas coisas que passavam quanto
esta dosta da pesca do aljofar, onde andamos, e por me ser mandado o mesmo este
franco
mina
ano. escreueses alguma coisa bem de se joso de saber novas de V. R. e de todos os
da companhia, pois que a feitura desta armada de Goa, nós não mandaramos as novas
que viriam de Portugal. Primeiramente lhe escreueremos dar conta de haver fim
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Nosso per nome Adam Franco que o sr. Jen é bem de levar à Goa faz um ano
e parece-me que não poderiam haver novas há ano passado lá ao Reino dele
O qual se não deu de si nesta Costa muito exemplo, estavam os xamãs bem
com ele o lugar onde quer que estivesse andava muito direito, muito relativo era
das coisas de nosso sr. Continuava trabalhando em doutrinar os xamãs & segundo
temos para nós dos muitos trabalhos que tinha morrido & assim o dizem os xamãs
porque entre outros trabalhos muitos que tinha fez uma igreja em um lugar de xamãs
onde dantes não havia igreja foi tanto o trabalho que tomou além dos
os troços que tinha que daih se quer procedido sua doença aqui nestes lugares
tanto que fazer ao que firmemente se quer ocupar nos negócios do seu irmão da fraternidade
a qual arduamente a quiseram oq. s.º ou bo. e lhas meses quis no sos. a
a arduar ao nosso bom pe. António criminal de Guéposso eu dizer o q. s.
fizeram João Dizia por paula Romana que aJma que todos seus membros
se tornassem
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Do ano De 1549.
se tornassem En linpuoas naõ poderia falar dela parte de seus Conuores o modo
de seu martiro foy Este Vierão hūs homēs que se chamão Da degas pelejar cōtra
o capitão desta Costa Em hū lupar donde Estauão aonde se acertou o p.e Anto
No principio teue victoria o capitão os ditos badeoas vendo Jsto entraron p̄ manha dizē
do que querião pax & Estando o capitão de sapreçebido vieraõ de sobre Salto onde foy
necessario ao capitão fugir, ꝑa o mar, muytas molheres & mininos como estauão
desaprecebidos não se embarcaron, o pe ꝑa com mays deligentia se embarcarem senão
quis embarcar ogo. nisto vierão os badepas de Jmprouiso a onde tomarão ao p.e
& lando de Joelhos lhe deraõ huā lançada ou duas & depois lhe contarão a ca
beca. Certifico a v R. que foy muy praude vida a do pe Anto Jnteperrimo &
Costissimo, e Raras cō tudes, nunca vy menos preso domundo, nem o bedientia como a q̄
Elle tinha proue era despū & apry como em vida foy pobre assi na morte guie
noso sn̄or gue o fosse que nē hū lensol ouue ꝑa o enterrarem, e a temos ꝑa nos
que morreo martir & pelo seruiço que ao sn̄or ds̄ tinha feyto mereçeo que o s̄or por sua mīa
sapalardo asse detal morte porem ficamos os pes. & frmãos mto soos & orfaõs sen
Elle nelle tinhamos exemplo de todalus ꝟtudes, os xpãos o fintirão muytos
Jnhão elles nēlle pay.
Nouas dos xpãos desta costa als seja louuado saõ boās. Vão elles encrecimto cada uez
V. R. p que pela bondade do sn̄or Estão muy e dificados asi xpãos como gentios
V. R. p que pela bondade do sn̄or Estão muy e dificados asi xpãos como gentios
& tambem algūs mouros da uida dos pes. & Jrmãos achanos tam
quotesão os Costumes de seus pes pentios com os dos pes et frmãos achanos tam
nossos
nos Jeui
diferentes, achão na guelles tantas mentiras, & nestroutros tantas ꝟdades q̄
são constrangidos as gentios as vezes a confundirse & as vezes a maraui
lhanse. os xpãos com isto reçebem contentamto. algūs chas antes da morte
do pe Anto começasamos nesta costa abusçar os milhores xpãos que auja
nella ꝑa emsinarem as orações nos lugares ꝑa Emtempo de necessidade bap
tizarem as crianças & finalmte ꝑa nos aJudarem, ꝓçedeo disto niny grāde
pueito e que algūs deles omde estaõ o fazem tambem, tem tambē Cuydado
& daõ de sy tambom exemplo que no lugar donde elles Estão quassi se não sente
Mingoa de p.es saõ algūs delles homēs que as vezes podem fazer pratica aos mãos
E p̄q̄ sabem bem as mentiras dos gentios & as fraguezas em que os xpãos cayão
O tempo passado alhe de ser ꝓueitosa com a Juda do sn̄a ds̄ apratica aprentica
que as vezes lhe fazem, sintimos nos ditos homēs trabalharē pelo amor de ds̄
& Estaõ aparelhados ꝑa Jrem donde guerguer que os mandarem os padres
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Ainda que tesa comperigo de suas pas, a pente da terra homēs & molheres & mininosnos
sem muyto amor.
Emtodos os lugares fazem y proujas de cada pouo ꝓiura de ter a sua milhor conçertada
Em suas doenças prometem dro & outras cousas alguā vez dizem que passaraõ muyto
pro Em meizmhas e naõ lhe aꝓueirou & como se encomendaraõ a sancta Ma. (que
He deuação que elles comūm mays trazem na boca ) se acharão bem & em algūs
Lugares da costa freguentão bem as ygreiJas como se ouuera mto tempo q̄ sorão
xpãos. os tempos passados tinha esta pente muyto medo do demonjo & cada uez o vão
Mays perdendo. Entra o demonjo no corpo de algūs homēs & molheres ameeça
aos miseros se lhe não offerecē muyto dro que os ade algūs homēs & molheres ameeça
elle contaua hū xpão que vindo o demonio sobre sua molher os annos passados
Regauaõ ao demonjo guele fosse prometendole alguās cousas & que naõ
Jornaçe ao dito corpo mas como guer que o domonjo se naõ quer p̄ bem hya &
Jornaua, tomou hū dia hū pao & Espançou a dita molher e Aando o demonso
No corpo quo o misero vio que o desomrrauão nunca mais quis ter nar
Assi ho fazem algūs xpãos desta costa que espunção aos Endemoninhados
xpãos ou gentios sem deles auer nenhū medo como guer q̄ dantes lhe
tinhaõ muyto
são os xpãos muyto alegres de ver gue a prendemos alinguoa a q̄L he muyto necessa
ria ꝑa seu apueitamto spuāl Esperamos na bondade diuina que quasi todos os p.es
esta
& Jrmãos e pecialmte os que tiuerē algū Engenho a amdeda prender a dita lingoa
Como ay ouuer pes. que confessem toda Esta gente, Esperamos copiosos finctus ho
Anno passado me pus a confessar em hū lugar desta costa em que recebi muyta
Consolaçaõ de os ver vir a confissaõ, tinha eu asinado e a da dia q̄ hū tone
De pescar uiesse, algūs se anticipauaõ a pedir confissaõ antes que lhe bresse o seu
dia outros dizião que no dia do seu tenese não confessarão que se vinhão
Então a confessar, não faltaua quē depois se vinha a reconciliar se depois
Da confissão lhe alembraua algūa cousa estando esss me mandarão dizer
dous homes homrrados doutro lugar se erão elles filhos bastardos & os outros
lipitimos pais que lhes estaua dando māJares espuães aos outros & delas me
E sguecia / ꝑa esta coresma q̄ Dem com a fuda do sn̄ra ds̄. o pe paulo Xeu
Confessarem o q̄l Esta muyto aproueitado na lingoa & Juntamte no espū tambē
sabe leer alguā cousa da linguoa Malauar a qual he mto ole ficul
tosa da prender.
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Do ano De 1549
Esta feita hūa arte Malauar pola q̄L muy facilmte se pode apremder alinpoa &
se aprendera direito da manra que elles falaõ na propia lingoa E u sentia vontade
No p. Amto ꝑa a mandar Emprimir vella ha v. R. & se lhe pareçer vira dela re
cado e da guy adous annos podera ir a arte ꝑ seita porq̄ aJmda ay cousas que lhe
dorescentar Esta lingoa Malauar Estendese mto. della se podem Enformar em portugal
quanto se extende mandenos della recado a çerça da dita arte.
De algūs meses ꝑa ca vou muyto entendendo as mentiras desses gentios & se noso sn̄or
Meda forças com sua aJuda guerja escreuer suas falsas hystorias dos pagodes
que a doram dandolhe razoẽs de como tudo he mentira & isto não tam somente
o querja fazer em Malauar ꝑa os xpãos & gentios. mas tambem em portupes ꝑa los
p.es & Jrmãos que vem nouamte saibaõ as cousas da gentelidade tambem querja
fazer hū liuro sinho Em Malauar gue fosse a manra de xo da de ola fee da
dolhe Razões comforme a capacidade da gente hū confessionarjo com hū vo
cubalarjo tenho envontade de fazer com outras cousas mtas. mas não ay tempo
ꝑa embreues dias se fazer assi pelas occupações serem mtas como p̄ ser eu mal des
posto & saba algūas cousas das asima ditas ouuera de dar principio mas amorte
do p.e Anto com a q̄l recrescerão muytas mays occupações & asy treladar em Ma
lauar a declaração dos artigos da fee que Elle frco em linguoaJem portuges fez
muy comprida, ho empedio assy mesmo a arte Malauar. & não se passou pouco
e prot
fempo Em corcertar as orações p̄ que as gue dantes eraõ tiradas dinhaõ medinas
E falta que os topazes, digo Jnterpretes, não souberão bem tiralas, e s. ou 4 meses
Andey em as tirar & he hū gram trabalho porq̄ lhe faltão palauras nesta lingoa
que seJaõ como as nosas pareceome dar conta disto p̄ amor o los pes. que forão
Amanicongo se la não saõ tiradas as orações na lingoa da terra pode ser que forão
guererão tirar não no deuião de fazer semprimeiro terem noticia dalingou
lo presente Estamos nesta costa dous pes. & tres Jrmãos o pe paulo do Vale, o Jrmão baltesar,
stimão Ambrosio nūez, O Jrmão M.el Roīz & eu jo pe. paulo como disse asima esta
muy apreitado na lingoa & tambem o frmaõ Ambrosio o q̄l tambem sabe sa medi
mamte leer o Malauar, o Jrmão baltesar tambem aprende alingoa & a leer malauar
somes poucos segundo a costa he comprida temos muyta necessidade de companheiros
com os guaes me diante a grā de noso sn̄or se faria uberrimo fineto & se aprouei
tarião muyto en suas almas, os que gua viessem & abalhando fielmte não lhe faltariaõ
Confolações nunca sentidas que lhes parecesse ter o parasso na terra
Ho anno passado e forem la sobre hū Jogue homē de mto saber & de boa vida ao q̄ pa
reçia delle, dizia que elle mesmo escarneçia de todas as cousas dos oentios & lhes que
traua seus pagodes & reprehendia os ditos gentios tomei mta conuersaçaõ & amizade
Com este homē pouco apouco lhe hia declarando as cousas de nosa fee & o se este
dia me declarou sua vontade que era de ser xpão p̄q̄ as cousas de nosa
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fee lhe pareciaõ muyta sanctas comforme a toda boa rezaõ & que muytos uias ha que elle
En sua vontade he xpaõ, que estaua a cabando hū negocio & gue como o acabasse
logo se baptizarja alguā culpa auerey eu tinho se naõ ter sa a cabado com elle esta ne
gouo mas as acupações foraõ tantas sempre & lugares que visitar que Jso me da alguā
Desculpa & a muytos dias que eu não Estou no luour donde elle Estaa nem apora com
accupações pude fer xpão p̄que dantes não fazia mays que ole e laran lhe assig
falar neste negocio de ter xpão p̄ gue dantes não fazia mays que o le elaran lhe assig
cousas de nosa Re & a outra ꝑa que o mandey chamar, foy ꝑa me sasinar & declarar as
cousas dos gentios ꝑa q̄ sabendoas bem possa delas e screuer como asima digo) no lugar
Donde elle Estaa he ꝑa dar plās ads de como he zeloso dos xpãos guardarem as cousas de
nosa see alguas vezes lhe acontece reprouando as cousas dos gentios perante os ditos
sancta
gentios aꝓuar as cousas de nosa sancta fee vensse os miseros tam confusos que lhe dizem este
Jogue não he gentio mas xaõ, asi como escreui o anno passado que o emcomendassem
A ds̄ ahi lhe pesso p̄las chagas de nosa sor. Jesu xo que o fação este ꝑa que a cabelle
De se baptizar donde a de resultar mto fructo & seruiço a ds̄ qn̄ os gentios virem hū homē
de tanto saber que antre a penhilidade he dos vnicos & homē tam pobre & desprezador do mu
& que suas obras exteriores saõ boas seus conselhos muy sanctos conuertensse a nosa fee
E spero em ds̄ que algūs se conuenteraõ, & muytos sentiraõ milhor da nosa see do q̄ ate gu
sem sentido os gueJa saõ xãos não pouco se alegrarão, mtos fructos Espero Em ds̄ q̄ se ande
seguir de sua conuersaõ.
Acerca das p.es que estaõ p̄las outras partes espalhados la escreuerão, faço saber a V r. q̄ se ande
bondade do s.r os p.es da comp.a o lesesus saõ tidos em mto boa reputação na Jndia os ptugeses da
gão muyto donde quer que elles estão o pe Nicolaó Estaa ꝑ to o leuos nua fortaleza que se di
ma coulão Estão todos tambem com elle asi p̄lugeses como xãos da terra que lhe chama
padre Sancto, o pe Cypriano tambem estaa não longe de nos nua fortaleza que se di
vem contão muy bees dele espantanse de hū corpo da guela y olade poder sofrer tanto
Jrabalho p̄q̄ dizem q̄ Ja mays Estaa o cioso de asy faz cousas la demto seruiço de ds̄ tambē
Em santo thome lhe chamão o pe Sancto de Suas cartas saberão o q̄ fazem.
M.e frco he ydo a sapaõ como v. r. sabera & aJmda q̄ da morte do p.e Antonjo se alegraramto de o
s.a auer leuado ꝑa lhe dar premyo de seus trabalhos não podera deixar de ter pena p̄la salla
gue nos faz saiba v.r gue o pe M.e frco Estaua mto satisfeyto do p.e Anto como eu creo q̄
Elle escreuera dele a ꝓtugual mas do pe. Anto não satisfeyto do p.e Anto como eu creo q̄
ouuesse se o soĩ ds̄ pusese vontade a v r. de nos mandar ca detriminadamte. a Esta costa donde
Andamos outro como o p.a Anto nos metigarja parte de nasa tristeza
Anto Reitor de goa
Naõ sabendo o snōr bispo &co p.a _ parte de morte do p.e me mandarão chamar ꝑa lha mar ꝑa lhe
Jr Estar com hū Rey de Jamor a guem noso sā auja trazido de sua mão a nosa sancta fee e
Jsto ester eu noticia da lingoa parecenos a todos bem de não Jr en pois o pe. Anto era morto d
fazer mossio a saber a Jmda afeitura desta sobre ssto nos não tornou recado dela
Restor
Jambem em co chym se faz hū collegio ꝑa nos o q̄l ali era muito necessarjo o pe do Regnomes e
o pe. Nicolaõ. lhe escreuerão langamte vsto lhe escreuo ꝑa lhe lembrar que ay camto necessidade
de p.es o la comp.a de Jesus gueira escāds ē sua bondade dar a sentir a algūs homēs que no mes
andão os guaēs de sesaõ de seruir a noso sor: quā necessarjo he virem qua seruos de ds̄ q̄ do
seu nome de sejaõ ser pobres em Juriados a tribulados & de sesem trabalhar nesta villanha dos
& morrer p̄lo seu nome se os que p̄la andaõ sentissem a necessidade que aꝯ que
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Gracious letter written by Father Ambrosio Anríquez from Cape Comorin to Father Most Reverend Gonçalo on November 21, 1549.
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May the grace of the Holy Spirit always be with our souls. Last year I wrote to Your Excellency about various matters concerning the pearl fishing we were conducting, and since I was instructed to write the same this year, I will also send some news that may interest you and everyone in the company. As for the news that would have come from Portugal regarding this armada from Goa, we did not receive them. First, we shall inform you about the end of
Our own name, Adam Franco, who the sir Jen has been taking to Goa for a year. It seems that there could not have been any news from there last year to the realm of him.
He did not give much example on this coast, but the shamans were very respectful wherever he went, and he continued to work diligently in instructing the shamans. According to many of them, he had died due to numerous works he had undertaken, and so the shamans say. Among his many works, he built a church in a place of shamans where none existed before. The amount of work he took on was so great that it led to his illness here in these places. So much so that he firmly wanted to occupy himself with the affairs of his brother in the fraternity, which the good and holy fathers tried to achieve for several months. I must tell you that this was the case with Father Antonio Criminal de Guéposso, whom I believe is the one you refer to.
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From the year 1549.
If they had become Línpuoas, they could not speak of the manner of their martyrdom. This account tells us that certain Daga men fought against the captain of this coast. They came from a place where Father António arrived. At first, the captain had victory; seeing this, the Daga men entered by night, demanding peace. The captain, being well-informed, fled to the sea, many women and children who were lost did not board the ship, but some did manage to board. In the meantime, the Daga men from Impúrisso came there, where they took Father António and landed on their knees, offering one or two kisses to him before recounting the cause. I certify to Your Royal Highness that Father António's life was very brave and costly, and rare, never having been less imprisoned in the world, nor obeyed more obediently as he was. Although he was poor in life, he was equally poor in death, leaving no one to mourn his passing, for it was said that those who buried him were also those who died a martyr's death, worthy of the Lord's mercy, despite their shortcomings. However, we remained greatly saddened and orphaned, for in him we had an example of all virtues. The Xãos of this coast are to be praised; they have become good. They visit each time to encourage the Xãos and the gentiles, for the Xãos and the gentiles find many differences in their customs, and in these customs, the Xãos often find so many lies and the gentiles so many truths that they are sometimes confused and sometimes amazed. The Xãos receive this contentedly. Some began during Father António's death to seek out the best Xãos in this region to teach them prayers in times of need, baptize the children, and finally to help us, gaining great benefit from this, and some of them continue to do so, taking care and setting a good example, so that in the place where they are, hardly anyone feels the absence of Xãos. Some of them are men who at times can make a practice with the gentiles, knowing well the lies of the gentiles and the weaknesses in which the Xãos fall. Apart from occasionally teaching the Jews of the Lord some practical skills, we feel that these men work for the love of the Lord and are prepared to go wherever the priests send them.
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Letters from India
Despite the peril of their passage, men and women and children display much love.
In every place, they make claims of each people’s jurisdiction to have their best interests considered.
During their illnesses, they promise medicine and other things; sometimes they say that they will pass through quickly and remain well, but they do not keep their promises. As if they had been entrusted to the Holy Mary (who is said to have more common among them), they hope that they will be well, and in some coastal areas, they frequently attend churches as if they had been away for a long time, having had great fear of the devil in the past. Each time, they lose more. The devil enters the body of some men and women, threatening them if they do not offer him much medicine, which some men and women do. He threatens them with bread, saying that when the devil comes upon his wife, he will appease the devil by promising him something, but the devil does not enter the body as a good sign. Instead, he takes a day to eat a piece of bread and spits on the said woman. When the devil is in the body, the miserable one sees that he is being tormented and never wants to have anything more to do with it.
Thus, some Indians of this coast practice exorcism on those possessed or on heathens without fearing them as they did in the past.
The Indians are very happy to see that we have taken a language that is very necessary to their liking. We hope for divine benevolence that almost all the people and brothers who own sugar mills will be able to take control of this language. As there are many who have confessed, we hope for abundant fruits from this. Last year, I began to confess in a place on this coast where I received much consolation in seeing them come to confession. I signed and on the day when they were to go fishing, some requested confession before their day came, others said that on the day of their baptism, they would not confess, and then they would come to confess. So, after confession, if they remembered something, two men from another place would be sent to tell me whether they were illegitimate children or if their parents were giving them blows and scolding them. And so, with this story, I continued with the confession of the lady Dona D. Paul Xeu, who confessed much to the benefit of the language and also learned to read something of the Malay language, which is very useful for taking control.
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From the year 1549
This art of Malauar has been made such that it is very easy to learn, and one can learn the right way to speak it in their own tongue, and if one feels so inclined. In the P. Amato, he was ordered to have it printed, and if His Royal Highness deems it fit, he will oversee its production. After two years, he would be able to master this art, for there are many things that will aid him in learning this Malauar language. One can find extensive information about its extent in Portugal; send us a report on this art.
In just a few months, I understand much of the lies these Gentiles tell, and if our Lord grants us strength with His help, we will write down their false histories of the pagodas that they have given reasons for, showing how everything is a lie, and this is not only to be done in Malauar but also in Portuguese to those priests and brothers who come anew, wanting to know the gentleness of our faith. We also want to make a book in Malauar, showing the manner of Jo's teaching and the way of his preaching with reasons according to the capacity of the people to confess and to recite. I have the desire to do many more things, but there is not enough time to do so. By the grace of God, within a few days, I could do it, as my duties are many, and I am poorly situated, knowing some of the above-mentioned matters without giving them a start. However, with the death of P. Anto, many more occupations will arise, and thus we will declare in Malauar the articles of our faith that He taught in Portuguese, making a very long discourse, and thus the same for the art of Malauar. And it did not take much time to correct the prayers, which were previously taken from the Medinas, and there is a lack of interpreters who do not know how to take them well, and it took several months to do so, as there are few words in this language that seem like ours. I think it is due to the love for the priests who went to Manicongo that if the prayers are not taken in the language of the land, they might still be taken, but they must first have knowledge of the present language.
We are on this coast two priests and three brothers, P. Paulo do Vale, B. Baltasar, Simão Ambrosio Nuez, B. Mel Ruiz, and myself, P. Paulo, as mentioned earlier, I am very proficient in the language, and also Fr. Ambrosio knows how to read Malauar, B. Baltasar is also learning the language and can read Malauar, albeit slightly. According to the length of the coast, we have great need for companions, with whom the grace of our Lord would make a great triumph, and if they were to come and zealously work, there would never be a lack of consolations that would seem like paradise on earth.
Last year, there came a man of much knowledge and good life, whom it seemed, and he himself mocked all the things of the Gentiles and their pagodas, and he reproached the said Gentiles. I had much conversation and friendship with this man. Little by little, he declared to me the things of our faith, and on this day, he declared his wish to become a convert because of the things of our faith.
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Carcas Da India
it seemed to him very saintly according to all good reason and that many years had passed since he
in his will he has God, who was ending some business and who, as soon as he finished,
would immediately baptize someone; if I had committed a sin, I would have asked forgiveness and if I had not completed it with him, this matter but the occupations were so numerous always and places to visit that Jesus gave me an excuse and many days that I was not in the place where he was and until now with occupations could not pray because before I did not do much more than talk and talk about our Queen and the other matter that I had ordered to call him, I went to inform and declare the matters of the Gentiles to whom knowing them well can write as I say) in the place
where he is he will give more details of how he zealously guarded the things of God, guarding the things of
God sometimes reproving the things of the Gentiles before the said
saint Gentiles, so that the miserable may become even more confused as they tell him this
Joguão is not a Gentile but a Xaõ, just as I wrote last year that they should send him
To here that the hair of our Saviour Jesus Christ might be cut so that from it there would result much fruit and service to ds̄ that the Gentiles might see a man of such knowledge that among the penitents he is one and a man so poor and despiser of Muhammad
And that his external works are good and his counsels very holy converting to our faith and I hope in ds̄ that some will convert, and many will feel better of our faith than those who until now without sense the ones who are poor will not little rejoice, many fruits I hope in ds̄ that will follow from his conversion.
Regarding the priests who are scattered elsewhere, they will write, I make known to Vr. of the kindness of Sr. the priests of the company of Jesus are highly regarded in India, the Portuguese from wherever they are, the priest Nicolaó is to the same as the leuos in the fort called Ma Coulan all also with him as Portuguese as poor of the land that calls him
Father Saint, the priest Cypriano is also not far from us in the fort that is called
Vem Contão very well of him they are amazed at the strength of his body and wonder how he can endure so much
hardship because they say that already the zealous is more concerned with doing such things for the great service of ds̄ also
On Saint Thomas they call him the priest Saint from his letters you will know what they do.
M. Fraco has gone to Goa as Vr. will know and with joy at the death of Father Anthony they rejoiced to have led
him to give a prize for his labors he could not help but feel pity for the school
that we make known to Vr. that Father M. Fraco was very satisfied with Father Anthony as I believe that
He would have written of him to the Portuguese but of Father Anthony not satisfied with Father Anthony as I believe that
If he had the will to send Vr. of us to order. To this coast where we are another like Father Anthony would mitigate part of our sorrow
Anthony, Rector of Goa
Not knowing the bishop and others from the part of the death of Father me to call them
To there to stay with the King of Jamor whom we brought to our hands our holy faith and
As for this news of the language it seems to us all well that after the death of Father Anthony
To do missions to know the great haircut of this on this matter we did not return a message of it
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Also in Cochin they are making a college which is very necessary the priest of Regnomes and
The priest Nicolaõ. They will write shortly to him I write to remind you of the urgent need
For priests the company of Jesus to feel the need to come here to serve our Lord: it is very necessary that they come here to serve ds̄ that from
His name they be poor in justice and tribulations and of their work in this village of
And die for his name those who go there should feel the need that they feel
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Chapter 1, Section 4, Paragraph 9.
It seems that with greater fervour, they would rather suffer than endure further suffering or sorrow. They spoke of the members of some particular ades in Costa Severa who suffered greatly. They also mentioned that the Indians could write something about their fear when a man spoke to them and explained the nature of the bramins, causing confusion, but they did not dare to believe what was said entirely. They requested forgiveness for all their sins and prayed for God’s grace, asking for His holy will to be done on this penitential day, 21st November 1549.
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| spelling | Carta que escreve o Pe. Amrique do Cabo Comorim ao Pe. Mo. Ignatio, a 21 de Nouembro de 1549. A letter dated 21 November 1549 from Father Ambrosio Anríquez to Father Most Reverend Gonçalo describes the activities and challenges faced by Jesuit missionaries in India during the early 16th century. The letter details the efforts of Father Adam Franco in evangelizing local populations, including the construction of a church and the instruction of shamans. It also recounts the martyrdom of Father António, emphasizing the bravery and dedication of the missionary. The text highlights the linguistic and cultural challenges encountered by the missionaries, including the development of a local language for religious instruction and the resistance of some indigenous peoples. The letter underscores the ongoing struggle to convert local populations to Christianity and the importance of additional clergy to support the mission. Entry number 41 in catalogue "Jesuítas na Ásia" Manuscripts Portugal. Biblioteca da Ajuda 49-IV-49, fl. 75v. 1549-11-21 Bassein Jesuit mission Cape Comorin Church Construction Clergy Support Comorin Conversion Efforts Henriques, Pe. Henrique India Inácio de Loyola, Santo Jesuit Missionaries Martyrdom cultural challenges evangelizing indigenous resistance linguistic challenges religious instruction shaman instruction {{PAGE:1}} Carta que escreve o pe. Ambrósio Anríquez do Cabo de Comorin ao pe. M.o Gonçalo, a 21 de Novembro de 1549 Adam + A graça do Espírito Santo seja sempre nas nossas almas. Ao ano passado por man. Dado pelo pe. M.o Francisco escreu a V. R. largamente algumas coisas que passavam quanto esta dosta da pesca do aljofar, onde andamos, e por me ser mandado o mesmo este franco mina ano. escreueses alguma coisa bem de se joso de saber novas de V. R. e de todos os da companhia, pois que a feitura desta armada de Goa, nós não mandaramos as novas que viriam de Portugal. Primeiramente lhe escreueremos dar conta de haver fim + Nosso per nome Adam Franco que o sr. Jen é bem de levar à Goa faz um ano e parece-me que não poderiam haver novas há ano passado lá ao Reino dele O qual se não deu de si nesta Costa muito exemplo, estavam os xamãs bem com ele o lugar onde quer que estivesse andava muito direito, muito relativo era das coisas de nosso sr. Continuava trabalhando em doutrinar os xamãs & segundo temos para nós dos muitos trabalhos que tinha morrido & assim o dizem os xamãs porque entre outros trabalhos muitos que tinha fez uma igreja em um lugar de xamãs onde dantes não havia igreja foi tanto o trabalho que tomou além dos os troços que tinha que daih se quer procedido sua doença aqui nestes lugares tanto que fazer ao que firmemente se quer ocupar nos negócios do seu irmão da fraternidade a qual arduamente a quiseram oq. s.º ou bo. e lhas meses quis no sos. a a arduar ao nosso bom pe. António criminal de Guéposso eu dizer o q. s. fizeram João Dizia por paula Romana que aJma que todos seus membros se tornassem {{PAGE:2}} Do ano De 1549. se tornassem En linpuoas naõ poderia falar dela parte de seus Conuores o modo de seu martiro foy Este Vierão hūs homēs que se chamão Da degas pelejar cōtra o capitão desta Costa Em hū lupar donde Estauão aonde se acertou o p.e Anto No principio teue victoria o capitão os ditos badeoas vendo Jsto entraron p̄ manha dizē do que querião pax & Estando o capitão de sapreçebido vieraõ de sobre Salto onde foy necessario ao capitão fugir, ꝑa o mar, muytas molheres & mininos como estauão desaprecebidos não se embarcaron, o pe ꝑa com mays deligentia se embarcarem senão quis embarcar ogo. nisto vierão os badepas de Jmprouiso a onde tomarão ao p.e & lando de Joelhos lhe deraõ huā lançada ou duas & depois lhe contarão a ca beca. Certifico a v R. que foy muy praude vida a do pe Anto Jnteperrimo & Costissimo, e Raras cō tudes, nunca vy menos preso domundo, nem o bedientia como a q̄ Elle tinha proue era despū & apry como em vida foy pobre assi na morte guie noso sn̄or gue o fosse que nē hū lensol ouue ꝑa o enterrarem, e a temos ꝑa nos que morreo martir & pelo seruiço que ao sn̄or ds̄ tinha feyto mereçeo que o s̄or por sua mīa sapalardo asse detal morte porem ficamos os pes. & frmãos mto soos & orfaõs sen Elle nelle tinhamos exemplo de todalus ꝟtudes, os xpãos o fintirão muytos Jnhão elles nēlle pay. Nouas dos xpãos desta costa als seja louuado saõ boās. Vão elles encrecimto cada uez V. R. p que pela bondade do sn̄or Estão muy e dificados asi xpãos como gentios V. R. p que pela bondade do sn̄or Estão muy e dificados asi xpãos como gentios & tambem algūs mouros da uida dos pes. & Jrmãos achanos tam quotesão os Costumes de seus pes pentios com os dos pes et frmãos achanos tam nossos nos Jeui diferentes, achão na guelles tantas mentiras, & nestroutros tantas ꝟdades q̄ são constrangidos as gentios as vezes a confundirse & as vezes a maraui lhanse. os xpãos com isto reçebem contentamto. algūs chas antes da morte do pe Anto começasamos nesta costa abusçar os milhores xpãos que auja nella ꝑa emsinarem as orações nos lugares ꝑa Emtempo de necessidade bap tizarem as crianças & finalmte ꝑa nos aJudarem, ꝓçedeo disto niny grāde pueito e que algūs deles omde estaõ o fazem tambem, tem tambē Cuydado & daõ de sy tambom exemplo que no lugar donde elles Estão quassi se não sente Mingoa de p.es saõ algūs delles homēs que as vezes podem fazer pratica aos mãos E p̄q̄ sabem bem as mentiras dos gentios & as fraguezas em que os xpãos cayão O tempo passado alhe de ser ꝓueitosa com a Juda do sn̄a ds̄ apratica aprentica que as vezes lhe fazem, sintimos nos ditos homēs trabalharē pelo amor de ds̄ & Estaõ aparelhados ꝑa Jrem donde guerguer que os mandarem os padres to {{PAGE:3}} Cartas da India Ainda que tesa comperigo de suas pas, a pente da terra homēs & molheres & mininosnos sem muyto amor. Emtodos os lugares fazem y proujas de cada pouo ꝓiura de ter a sua milhor conçertada Em suas doenças prometem dro & outras cousas alguā vez dizem que passaraõ muyto pro Em meizmhas e naõ lhe aꝓueirou & como se encomendaraõ a sancta Ma. (que He deuação que elles comūm mays trazem na boca ) se acharão bem & em algūs Lugares da costa freguentão bem as ygreiJas como se ouuera mto tempo q̄ sorão xpãos. os tempos passados tinha esta pente muyto medo |
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| title | Carta que escreve o Pe. Amrique do Cabo Comorim ao Pe. Mo. Ignatio, a 21 de Nouembro de 1549. |
| title_autocomplete | Carta que escreve o Pe. Amrique do Cabo Comorim ao Pe. Mo. Ignatio, a 21 de Nouembro de 1549. |
| title_full | Carta que escreve o Pe. Amrique do Cabo Comorim ao Pe. Mo. Ignatio, a 21 de Nouembro de 1549. |
| title_fullStr | Carta que escreve o Pe. Amrique do Cabo Comorim ao Pe. Mo. Ignatio, a 21 de Nouembro de 1549. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Carta que escreve o Pe. Amrique do Cabo Comorim ao Pe. Mo. Ignatio, a 21 de Nouembro de 1549. |
| title_short | Carta que escreve o Pe. Amrique do Cabo Comorim ao Pe. Mo. Ignatio, a 21 de Nouembro de 1549. |
| title_sort | carta que escreve o pe. amrique do cabo comorim ao pe. mo. ignatio, a 21 de nouembro de 1549. |
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