▁university ▁with ▁excellent ▁resources . ▁However , ▁the ▁importance ▁of ▁the ▁College ▁was ▁shadow ed ▁by ▁rival ry ▁between ▁the ▁orth odox ▁views ▁of ▁the ▁" Par is ians " ▁group ▁head ed ▁by ▁Di ogo ▁de ▁G ouve ia ▁and ▁the ▁more ▁sec ular ▁views ▁of ▁the ▁" B orde aux " ▁school ▁head ed ▁by ▁his ▁nep hew ▁André ▁de ▁G ouve ia , ▁within ▁the ▁advent ▁of ▁the ▁C ounter - Re formation ▁and ▁the ▁influence ▁of ▁the ▁Society ▁of ▁Jesus . ▁The ▁Society ▁of ▁Jesus ▁founded ▁colleg es ▁and ▁made ▁education ▁more ▁widely ▁available . ▁ ▁Another ▁not ew orth y ▁aspect ▁of ▁John ▁III ' s ▁rule ▁was ▁the ▁support ▁he ▁gave ▁to ▁mission aries ▁in ▁the ▁New ▁World , ▁Asia ▁and ▁Africa . ▁In ▁ 1 5 4 0 , ▁after ▁success ive ▁appe als ▁to ▁Pope ▁Paul ▁III ▁asking ▁for ▁mission aries ▁for ▁the ▁Portuguese ▁East ▁Ind ies ▁under ▁the ▁" Pad ro ado " ▁agreement , ▁John ▁III ▁appointed ▁Francis ▁X avier ▁to ▁take ▁charge ▁as ▁Apost ol ic ▁N un cio . ▁He ▁had ▁been ▁enthus iast ically ▁end ors ed ▁by ▁Di ogo ▁de ▁G ouve ia , ▁his ▁teacher ▁at ▁the ▁Coll ège ▁Sainte - Bar be , ▁and ▁ad vised ▁the ▁king ▁to ▁draw ▁the ▁young sters ▁of ▁the ▁newly ▁formed ▁Society ▁of ▁Jesus . ▁The ▁Jes uits ▁were ▁particularly ▁important ▁for ▁medi ating ▁Portuguese ▁relations ▁with ▁native ▁pe op les . ▁ ▁In quisition ▁ ▁The ▁In quisition ▁was ▁introduced