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Expulsion of Jesuits
- When
- 1634
- Where
- Ethiopia
Fasilides exiled Mendes and Jesuits from Ethiopia in 1634, suspecting Mendes of involvement in the Portuguese assault on Mombasa.
Upon succeeding his father, Fasilides confined the Catholic hierarchy to Fremona. In 1634, he exiled Mendes, who had served for nine years, and most Catholic missionaries. Fasilides assumed Mendes was behind the Portuguese bombardment of Mombasa, leading to the banishment of the remaining Jesuits.
Sources
- Afonso Mendes Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-05
- Fasilides Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-11
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