The Aravidu Dynasty of Vijayanagara, Vol. I v1.c24.5
The Aravidu Dynasty of Vijayanagara, Vol. I v1.c24.5
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In the year 1596 Fr. Gonzalo Fernandez arrived at Madura from the Fishery Coast. Here he settled down in order to look after the spiritual welfare of the Christian Paravas of Coromandel, who occasionally went to the capital on business ². Fr. Guerreiro, relying on the missionaries' letters, says that Fr. Fernandez stayed at Madura to negotiate with the Nayak about the affairs of the missionaries on the Fishery Coast ³. What these ‘affairs’