ms ▁done ▁by ▁Gó mez ▁de ▁Sant of ím ia , ▁that ▁had ▁a ▁ 2 nd ▁edition ▁in ▁ 1 5 3 5 . ▁It ▁is ▁quite ▁possible , ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁proxim ity ▁to ▁Spain , ▁transl ations ▁in ▁Spanish ▁to ▁be ▁known , ▁such ▁as ▁those ▁of ▁João ▁Pérez ▁de ▁Pi ñ eda , ▁Francisco ▁de ▁En z inas . ▁Father ▁Jes uit ▁Lu iz ▁Brand ão ▁translated ▁the ▁four ▁G osp els . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁In quisition ▁there ▁was ▁a ▁great ▁dimin ution ▁of ▁the ▁transl ations ▁of ▁the ▁Bible ▁into ▁Portuguese . ▁The ▁In quisition , ▁from ▁ 1 5 4 7 ▁prohib ited ▁the ▁possession ▁of ▁B ibles ▁in ▁vern ac ular ▁languages , ▁allowing ▁only ▁the ▁Latin ▁V ul gate , ▁and ▁with ▁serious ▁restrictions . ▁ ▁Ar ound ▁ 1 5 3 0 , ▁Ant ón io ▁Pere ira ▁Mar ram aque , ▁from ▁an ▁ill ust ri ous ▁family ▁in ▁C abe ce iras ▁de ▁Bas to , ▁writes ▁about ▁the ▁useful ness ▁of ▁vern ac ular ▁Bible ▁translation . ▁A ▁few ▁years ▁later , ▁he ▁is ▁den ounced ▁to ▁the ▁In quisition ▁for ▁possess ing ▁a ▁Bible ▁in ▁the ▁vul gar ▁tongue . ▁ ▁A ▁translation ▁of ▁the ▁Pent ate uch ▁is ▁published ▁in ▁Constantin ople ▁in ▁ 1 5 4 7 , ▁made ▁by ▁Jews ▁exp elled ▁from ▁Portugal ▁and ▁Cast ile . ▁Abraham ▁Us que , ▁a ▁Portuguese ▁Jew , ▁translated ▁and ▁published ▁a ▁translation ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Ferr ara