The Portuguese only understood the nature of his mission after they arrived in Ethiopia in 1520, shortly after Mateus' death, a fact that complicated their mission to the new Ethiopian Emperor.
Os portugueses só entenderon a natureza da súa misión despois chegaren a Etiopía en 1520, pouco despois da morte de Mateo, un feito que complicou a misión portuguesa co novo emperador de Etiopía.