After being robbed in Zaila and detained in Bijapur, Mateus arrived at Dabul, and was received in Goa in December 1512 with great honour by Portuguese governor Afonso de Albuquerque, as a long sought "Prester John" envoy.
Despois de ser roubado en Zaila e detido en Bijapur, Mateo chegou a Dabul, e foi recibido en Goa en decembro de 1512 con grande honra polo gobernador portugués Afonso de Albuquerque, como un enviado do "Preste Xoán", tanto tempo buscado.