The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 14 of 55: 1606-1609; 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 Close of the Nineteenth Century
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The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 14 of 55: 1606-1609; 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 Close of the Nineteenth Century
Demarcation line of Alexander VI; Missions -- Philippines; Philippines -- Discovery and exploration; Philippines -- History -- Sources
After a four days' march through very rough roads, and without knowing
his bearings, Don Pedro reached the village of Ayubon, through which he
had passed on his way up. That place is located between the province
of La Pampanga and that of Tuy. There his expedition ended, on the
thirtieth of November of the said year 591. Don Luis Dasmarinas, Don
Francisco de Mendoza, and Pedro Sid made this exploration so hastily
that all three expeditions were made between July seven, five hundred
and ninety-one, and November 30 of the same year: for Don Luis began
his on the seventh of July of the above year, and finished it, and
left the said province on the eighth of August of the same year. Don
Francisco left on the sixth of August of the said year, and finished on
the sixth of September. Pedro Sid began his expedition on the fourth of
November, and finished on the thirtieth [of November] of the same year.
_Relation and treatise of Captain Toribio de Miranda's deeds in the
exploration and pacification of the said province of Tuy, in the
year 1594._
_Year 1594. Don Luis Dasmarinas._ By commission of Don Luis Perez
Dasmarinas, who became governor of the Filipinas upon the death of
his father, Gomez Perez, Captain Toribio de Miranda was sent in the
year 594 with eighty Spanish soldiers, four Franciscan religious, and
the necessary Indian bearers, to pacify and complete the exploration
of the province of Tuy. He reached the valley of Dumagui, which the
religious called Todos Santos ["All Saints"], near the village of
Guilaylay, which lies in front of Tuy, on the second of November. A
chief went to meet him, whom Captain Miranda received courteously,
and gave to understand the reason for his coming--namely, for their
good and protection; and told him that he had fathers to instruct them
in the faith. The captain gave him some small articles, and he gave
the captain two fowls and a sucking pig. He said that the settlement
consisted of forty houses, and went away happy.
_Anit; 70 houses._ That same day the captain reached the village of
Anit, which consisted of seventy houses. From the houses were hanging
the heads of people and animals. On being asked why they did that,
the people answered that it was their custom. The captain dealt with
the chief and Indians as with those above named. They said that they
would receive instruction, and three of them gave rice, a sucking pig,
and three chickens. They were quite satisfied.
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