series of devastating rebellions and revolts against Catholic rule. Following the abdication of Susenyos I in favor of his son Fasilides in 1631, the Jesuits were expelled from the country resulting in several centuries of little to no contact between Ethiopia and Europe. References External links A biography in the Vidas Lusofonas series, in English Further reading Francisco Alvarez, "Chapter CIV: How Pero de Covilham, a Portuguese, is in the country of the Prester, and how came here, and why he was sent", The Prester John of the Indies (Cambridge, Hakluyt Society, 1961), pp. 369–376. 1460s births 16th-century deaths Explorers of Africa Ambassadors of Portugal to Ethiopia Portuguese explorers 15th-century explorers 16th-century explorers Interpreters Portuguese people imprisoned abroad Portuguese expatriates in Ethiopia Maritime history of Portugal History of Kerala Explorers of Asia People from Covilhã