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The Philippine Islands, 1493-1803 — Volume 04 of 55: 1576-1582; Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century

History

The Philippine Islands, 1493-1803 — Volume 04 of 55: 1576-1582; Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century

Demarcation line of Alexander VI; Missions -- Philippines; Philippines -- Discovery and exploration; Philippines -- History -- Sources

These presents are
to hold for all times. But, as it would be difficult to have these
present letters carried to all and singular the places where needed,
we desire, and by our apostolic authority decree, that to copies of
them bearing the seal of any person in ecclesiastical rank, the same
respect shall be paid as would be given to the originals themselves,
were they shown. Given at Rome, at St. Peter's, under the seal of
the Fisherman, on the fifteenth day of November, one thousand five
hundred and seventy-eight, the seventh year of our pontificate.





Documents of 1579-82


    Decree regulating the foundation of monasteries. Felipe II;
    Aranjuez, May 13, 1579.

    Letter to Felipe II. Francisco de Sande; May 30, 1579.

    Expeditions to Borneo, Jolo, and Mindanao. Francisco de Sande,
    and others; April 19, 1578 to June 10, 1579.

    Appointments to vacancies in Manila cathedral. Felipe II;
    [promulgated from?] Guadalupe, March 26, 1580.

    Letter to Felipe II. Gonçillo Ronquillo de Peñalosa; July 17,
    1581.

    Ordinance restricting departure from the islands. Gonçalo
    Ronquillo de Peñalosa; March 2, 1582.

    Letter to Felipe II. Gonzalo Ronquillo de Peñalosa; June 15,
    1582.

_Sources_: These documents are obtained from MSS. in the Archivo
de Indias, Sevilla, except the royal decrees; these are taken from
the original MS. documents in the "Cedulario Indico" of the Archivo
Historico Nacional, Madrid.

_Translations_: The first and fourth documents are translated by
Alfonso de Salvio; the second and third, by James A. Robertson;
the last three, by José M. Asensio.



Royal Decree Regulating the Foundation of Monasteries


The King.

To our governor of the Filipinas islands:

Fray Domingo de Salazar, of the Dominican order, and bishop of
the said islands, has reported to us that he is going to reside
in these islands; and that he will take with him religious of his
order to found monasteries, and to take charge of the conversion and
instruction of the natives. He has petitioned us to issue commands
that whatever is done for the above order, as for those of St. Francis
and St. Augustine, be done at our expense and that of the Spaniards
and Indians (as has been done in other parts of our Indias), or as
suits our pleasure, and as it receives the approval of our Council
of the Indies.

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History

The Philippine Islands, 1493-1803 — Volume 04 of 55: 1576-1582; Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century

Demarcation line of Alexander VI; Missions -- Philippines; Philippines -- Discovery and exploration; Philippines -- History -- Sources

These presents are
to hold for all times. But, as it would be difficult to have these
present letters carried to all and singular the places where needed,
we desire, and by our apostolic authority decree, that to copies of
them bearing the seal of any person in ecclesiastical rank, the same
respect shall be paid as would be given to the originals themselves,
were they shown. Given at Rome, at St. Peter's, under the seal of
the Fisherman, on the fifteenth day of November, one thousand five
hundred and seventy-eight, the seventh year of our pontificate.





Documents of 1579-82


    Decree regulating the foundation of monasteries. Felipe II;
    Aranjuez, May 13, 1579.

    Letter to Felipe II. Francisco de Sande; May 30, 1579.

    Expeditions to Borneo, Jolo, and Mindanao. Francisco de Sande,
    and others; April 19, 1578 to June 10, 1579.

    Appointments to vacancies in Manila cathedral. Felipe II;
    [promulgated from?] Guadalupe, March 26, 1580.

    Letter to Felipe II. Gonçillo Ronquillo de Peñalosa; July 17,
    1581.

    Ordinance restricting departure from the islands. Gonçalo
    Ronquillo de Peñalosa; March 2, 1582.

    Letter to Felipe II. Gonzalo Ronquillo de Peñalosa; June 15,
    1582.

_Sources_: These documents are obtained from MSS. in the Archivo
de Indias, Sevilla, except the royal decrees; these are taken from
the original MS. documents in the "Cedulario Indico" of the Archivo
Historico Nacional, Madrid.

_Translations_: The first and fourth documents are translated by
Alfonso de Salvio; the second and third, by James A. Robertson;
the last three, by José M. Asensio.



Royal Decree Regulating the Foundation of Monasteries


The King.

To our governor of the Filipinas islands:

Fray Domingo de Salazar, of the Dominican order, and bishop of
the said islands, has reported to us that he is going to reside
in these islands; and that he will take with him religious of his
order to found monasteries, and to take charge of the conversion and
instruction of the natives. He has petitioned us to issue commands
that whatever is done for the above order, as for those of St. Francis
and St. Augustine, be done at our expense and that of the Spaniards
and Indians (as has been done in other parts of our Indias), or as
suits our pleasure, and as it receives the approval of our Council
of the Indies.

Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.

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