Editing Francis Xavier (section)

===Southeast Asia===
[[File:Saint Francis Xavier Inspiring Portuguese Troops.png|thumb|''Saint Francis Xavier Inspiring Portuguese Troops Against the Acehnese Pirates'' by [[André Reinoso]] (1619)]]
In the spring of 1545, Xavier started for [[Portuguese Malacca]]. He laboured there for the last months of that year. About January 1546, Xavier left Malacca for the [[Maluku Islands]], where the Portuguese had some settlements. For a year and a half, he preached the Gospel there. He went first to [[Ambon Island]], where he stayed until mid-June. He then visited the other Maluku Islands, including [[Ternate]], Baranura, and [[Morotai]].{{sfn|Astrain|1909}} 

Shortly after Easter 1547, he returned to Ambon Island. Aa few months later he returned to Malacca. While there, Malacca was attacked by the [[Aceh Sultanate|Acehnese]] from [[Sumatra]]. Through preaching, Xavier inspired the Portuguese to seek battle, achieving a victory at the [[Battle of Perlis River]], despite being heavily outnumbered.<ref name="monteiro1">Saturnino Monteiro (1992): ''Batalhas e Combates da Marinha Portuguesa'' Volume III, pp. 95–103.</ref>