The Aravidu Dynasty of Vijayanagara, Vol. I v1.c28.15

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3. On reaching St. Thome, Fr. de Sa wrote to Fr. Pimenta, then at Goa, about the success of the expedition, and demanded more priests for opening the new mission. Many Fathers and Brothers offered themselves to the Visitor who was desirous of commencing that holy enterprise. Pimenta however selected, from amongst those who were either in Goa or in St. Thome, six Fathers, namely Manoel de Veiga who was to be the Superior, Gaspar Estevao, Francesco Ricio, Joao da Costa, Petro Euticio and Belchior Coutinho ³. No mention is found in further documents of three of the above mentioned Fathers, *viz.* Estevao, Costa and Euticio; perhaps they never reached St. Thome.