▁in ▁the ▁Portuguese ▁colon ies ▁for ▁the ▁middle ▁class ▁and ▁military ▁support ▁for ▁local ▁r ul ers . ▁In ▁ 1 5 4 2 , ▁Francis ▁X avier , ▁co - found er ▁of ▁the ▁Society ▁of ▁Jesus , ▁arrived ▁in ▁Go a . ▁He ▁observed ▁that ▁the ▁newly ▁converted ▁Christians ▁were ▁pract icing ▁their ▁old ▁custom s ▁and ▁trad itions . ▁ ▁Many ▁of ▁the ▁newly ▁converted ▁Go an ▁Catholic ▁ancest ors ▁of ▁the ▁present ▁Mang al ore an ▁Catholic ▁community ▁fled ▁Go a ▁because ▁of ▁the ▁Go a ▁In quisition ▁introduced ▁by ▁the ▁Portuguese ▁in ▁ 1 5 6 0 . ▁King ▁Sebastian ▁of ▁Portugal ▁decre ed ▁that ▁every ▁trace ▁of ▁Indian ▁custom s ▁be ▁er adic ated ▁through ▁the ▁In quisition . ▁But ▁many ▁Christians ▁of ▁Go a ▁were ▁attached ▁to ▁some ▁of ▁their ▁ancient ▁Indian ▁custom s ▁and ▁refused ▁to ▁abandon ▁them . ▁Those ▁who ▁refused ▁to ▁comp ly ▁with ▁the ▁rules ▁laid ▁down ▁by ▁the ▁In quisition ▁were ▁forced ▁to ▁leave ▁Go a ▁and ▁to ▁sett le ▁outside ▁the ▁Portuguese ▁domin ion . ▁About ▁ 7 , 0 0 0 ▁of ▁them ▁( most ly ▁Sar as w at ▁Bra hm ins ) ▁fled ▁Go a . ▁Most ▁migr ated ▁to ▁South ▁Can ara ▁in ▁what ▁is ▁called ▁the ▁" First ▁W ave ▁of ▁M igration ". ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁Francis ▁Buch an an , ▁a ▁Scottish ▁phys ician , ▁when ▁he ▁visited ▁Can ara ▁in ▁ 1 8 0 1 . ▁In ▁his ▁book , ▁A ▁J