The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898. Volume 20 of 55

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Unknown. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898. Volume 20 of 55

Preface

Documents of 1621

News from the Province of Filipinas, This Year, 1621

Death of Dona Catalina Zambrano

Letter from Fajardo to the King

Letter from Archbishop Miguel Garcia Serrano to the King

Letter to the King from Geronimo de Silva

Affairs in the Franciscan Province

Letter from Fajardo to the King

Documents of 1622

Letters from Auditor Messa y Lugo to the King

Letters from the Archbishop of Manila to the King

Royal Decrees Regarding the Religious

Ordering the Dominicans Not To Meddle in Government Affairs

Ordering the Archbishop of Manila To Examine Religious

Documents of 1623–1624

Letter from Felipe IV to Fajardo

Royal Permission for the Dominican College in Manila

Expedition to the Mines of the Igorrotes

Bibliographical Data

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• News from the province of Filipinas. Alonso Roman; [July?].

• Death of Doña Catalina Zambrano. [Unsigned]; July.

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In so far as concerns the Indians, no more help can be drawn from them for the service of your Majesty, on account of what the fathers demand. Nor can they be exempted from labors and penalties if the latter need their services, or wish to punish them; and may God will that this bring not loss some day. For one of the ways with which the enemy best succeeds in winning over the natives is that, besides exempting them from tributes and personal services, they will not have to support religious instruction or ministers. Although there are many good Christians, not all are so forward in this matter. In the same manner in which I have already stated this, I can declare, and assure your Majesty, that there are in all these religious orders men of most holy and exemplary life, who have gathered a great harvest of souls, [In the margin: “If there are several papers on this matter, let them be joined together and brought in.”]

In the prosecution of the work of pacifying, reducing, and subduing the Indians who are called Ygolotes, and gaining thorough knowledge of the mines of gold that are in those countries, the riches and profit that might be obtained from there could not be secured this year, after the death of Captain Garcia de Aldana, who understood these matters and had them in charge. This is due both to the loss of his personal supervision, and to the lack of troops at this time, when the enemy’s fleet were so near; but, if it be possible, nothing shall be lost. [In the margin: “He was written to concerning this last year, as far as the matter was examined; at present let him again be charged to continue all the care which he has been taking in the working of these mines, and, since he sees the importance which lies in this, let him do all in his power to find persons in every way satisfactory to go there. Let him inform us every year of what he may be doing; for he knows in what great straits the royal estate is, and how much is being spent in those regions, without there being any results from it, while so much profit lies in those mines, as we have been informed, and as has been written to him. And let him again be charged to take the care which is expected of him that this may have the result; let it be known what he has done in cultivating and improving a matter of so much importance.”]

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