Compendio da relaçam, que veyo da India o anno de 1691

A report recounts a Portuguese cleric’s long voyage from Lisbon to Southeast Asia and the establishment of a Catholic mission on Borneo, describing preparations, sponsorship by a devoted captain and colonial governor, encounters at Malacca and Macao, conversions and devotional practices, miraculous attributions to an image of Saint Caetano, negotiations with local Muslim and indigenous groups, observations of Borneo’s abundant natural resources, coastal landings, liturgical celebrations, confession and penitential work, and practical challenges and hospitality that shaped early missionary activity and plans for a feitoria.