the first record associated with the college church came from a deed on 26 november 1568 by joão lopes, who willed a 20-year allotment of 30 móios of wheat to the "company of jesus", until such time a college was founded. a similar proposal was made by the college of são lourenço in porto, and later grégorio afonso provided one moio of wheat in his testament of 23 march 1572. the first jesuits arrived in angra do heroísmo on 1 july 1570, two priests then travelled to são miguel between august and september of the same year.