[1] Information about his birth, the reason and the course of his rebellion and the manner of his end are vague.
Neither did the Ranes do so when they took to arms against the Portuguese Government in Goa, nor the Sipais (Sepoys) when they mutinied.
The official version is that Constâncio de Rosário e Miranda of the 4th Division ambushed and killed him.
The popular version is that he was betrayed by his mistress Bulem in exchange for a bribe.
The most common version of this song was recorded by Remo Fernandes in his 1985 album Old Goan Gold.