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Arrogance of Rama Raya Ahmadnagar attacked Muhammadans combine against Vijayanagar The league of the five kings Their advance to Talikota Decisive battle, 1565, and total defeat of the Hindus Death of Rama Raya Panic at Vijayanagar Flight of the royal family Sack of the great city Its total destruction Evidence of Federici, 1567 Downfall of Portuguese trade, and decay of prosperity at Goa.
Federici has left us the following note on their trade with Vijayanagar, which I extract from "Purchas's Pilgrims:"
Caesaro Federici, an Italian traveller or "Caesar Frederick," as he is often called by the English visited the place two years later, in 1567. He relates that, after the sack, when the allied Muhammadans returned to their own country, Tirumala Raya tried to re-populate the city, but failed, though some few people were induced to take up their abode there.
The prisoners actually before the bar were Romolo Salvatori, Vincenzo Fenili, Luigi Grassi, Francesco Fanella, Dominico Federici, Angelo Gabrielli, Teresa Fenili. It is curious, to say the least, that all the prisoners appear to have been leading members of the liberal party at Giulianello.
"He licensed the Merchants to depart," writes Federici, "without giving them anything for their Horses, which when the poore Men saw, they were desperate, and, as it were, mad with sorrow and griefe."
There not being sufficient evidence to convict Fanella, Federici, and Teresa Fenili, they are to be not acquitted, but kept in prison for six months more, while Gabrielli, whose only offence was, that he told Salvatori where the priest Santurri was to be found, though without any evil motive, is to be released provisionally, having been, by the way, imprisoned already for 18 months, while Garibaldi and De Pasqualis are to be proceeded against in default.
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