The Council hastened to get ready a ship in Santander with the said aid, arms, and ammunition, and to entrust it to the said Joan de la Ysla. The preparations were carried out by Joan de Peñalosa, administrator of the marine tithes, to whom the affair was entrusted. The ship set sail with good weather August 27, 1569. The ship, its repairing, and the goods it carried cost four million eight hundred and seventeen thousand eight hundred and seventy-six and one-half _maravedis_, as is evident by the memorandum of Joan de Peñalosa for the said day. The ship reached Nueva Spaña on the last of October, 1569. On March 9, 70, it left the port of Acapulco with two hundred men including sailors, soldiers, workmen, and married men. Joan de la Ysla says that the officials of Nueva Spaña wasted one hundred and twenty-six thousand _pesos_ on his expedition, and as much while he remained there. He reached the islands at the end of May, and cast anchor in the island of Marapite. Thence he sent despatches to the governor and awaited his orders. On the arrival of the orders he set sail, June 20, and reached Panae, where the governor was, on the twenty-third of June. On July 27, he left Panae for Nueva Spaña, with two of the three ships which the other had brought, and reached the port of Acapulco in Nueva España, November 21, 1570. January 25, 1571, he left Sant Juan de Lua, and reached Sant Lucas April 17, 1571. Through an advice-ship sent by the viceroy, Juan de la Ysla was requested to set sail with the two ships, not later than the month of February. The time to set out from Nueva Spaña is from the beginning of November to the latter part of January; the voyage will last two months. The time to set out for Nueva España is from the end of July to the beginning of August; the voyage will last three months. Requisitions of Supplies for the Spanish Forces in the Philippines--1570-71 (_circa_) Memorandum of the articles asked for by the governor of the Felipinas islands--with a note of what can be supplied from Nueva España, and what must be brought from España. This memorandum was brought last year by the advice ships. [37] First, he asks for rigging. We must buy some of that brought by the merchant fleet; for none was sent here from España on his Majesty's account. A supply must be sent, for it is very expensive here. (Six hundred and forty-five _arrobas_ and fourteen _libras_ of small rigging were taken.) They ask also for pitch. It will be sent from here (A large quantity of pitch and tar was taken.) Tow. We have very little of it in this country. (There were taken cxxxvii _arrobas_ of tow, and cvii _arrobas_ of old rigging for the same purpose.) Saltpetre. We shall send what we have from here. (Six _quintals_, nine _libras_ were taken, because they need it there only to refine the powder; likewise xi _arrobas_ of sulphur.) Powder. We have it here. (There were taken cl _quintals_ [38] and three _arrobas_.)