Paes wasn't the only one to visit Vijayanagara in the reign of the great Krishna Deva Raya.There was also a Duarte Barbossa. He has left more intriguing details of the time. Here are some of its snippets.
He is marvelled by the secular nature of not only the king but also the people.Whether one is a Christian or a jew or a Muslim(Moor) or a Hindu(Heathen),great equity was observed to all,he remarks.