In 1545, he was denounced to Grand Master of the Order of the Knights of Saint John by the notary public Jacopo Baldacchino. Domenico Cubelles, then Bishop of Malta, investigated the matter. However, before 1564, Inquisition was not present in Malta, with such matters falling under the Inquisitor of Palermo. Therefore, the Bishop and the Grand Master Juan de Homedes, since they were concerned with the Reformation ideals starting to arise in the Maltese territory, led the investigation together.
