[21] Gaspar de Zúñiga y Acebedo, Conde de Monterey, was viceroy of Nueva España from September 18, 1595, to September, 1603, when he became viceroy of Peru; he died in March, 1606, while in the latter office. [22] This statement is somewhat blindly worded; but Tello apparently means that the viceroy, to save expense to the royal treasury, sends government supplies to the Philippines on private ships; and, instead of paying the owners freight thereon, he permits them, contrary to the royal decrees, to carry money to the islands for investment, on which they make enormous profits. [23] This letter was addressed to Felipe II; but of course its writer had not then received news of the king's death, which occurred September 13, 1598; he was succeeded by his son, Felipe III (_Vol_. 1, p. 353). [24] See list of encomiendas existing in 1591 (_Vol_. VIII); this encomienda is there named Passi. [25] These italic paragraphs are a part of the letter itself. The matter included in brackets and preceded by the words "_In the margin_" is remarks written in Spain. [26] The letters or words in brackets are conjectural readings, the original being illegible or worn in many places. When no conjectural reading is given, the break is indicated by leaders. [27] A sort of vessel with lateen-rigged sails, used in the Levant trade; the name is of Arabic origin. [28] Thus in original--apparently a misnumbering of paragraphs. [29] See La Concepcion's account of Dasmariñas's unfortunate expedition (_Hist. de Philipinas_, iii, pp. 231-277). [30] Bolinao is the name of a cape at the northwest extremity of the peninsula of Zambales, Luzón; also applied to a narrow channel between that cape and the small island of Santiago. The submarine cable from Hongkong formerly landed here, but now reaches Manila direct. [31] The paragraphs in italics which accompany the sections of Tello's letter are apparently brief summaries thereof, made by some clerk for the use of the Council of the Indias. [32] Referring to the diocese of Nueva Cáceres (also known as Camarines). It was offered successively to three Franciscans, two of whom declined the honor; the third, Fray Pedro Bautista, was already a martyr in Japan when the royal decree arrived at Manila. The office was finally conferred (1600) upon Francisco de Ortega, O.S.A. Benavides was the first bishop of Nueva Segovia, and Agurto of Cebú.