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The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 21 of 55: 1624; 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.

History

The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 21 of 55: 1624; 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

Finally, in this year of our narration was sent the sixth mission of
religious, which the father procurator, Fray Francisco de la Madre
de Dios, arranged in España for those islands; and he obtained by
his great energy authority from the Catholic monarch to take twelve
religious there to increase the number of the laborers in the vineyard
of the Lord.

That year died father Fray Alonso Navarro, and father Fray Antonio
Muñoz. Mention was made of the first in the first volume, decade i,
chapter 6. Mention will be made of the second in this fourth decade
of this volume, chapter 9, in the foundation of the convent of Panamà,
§ 9.




Chapter Second


_The apostolic see confirms what was enacted in the first general
chapter of the reform. Other new privileges are conceded. The preaching
of our religious in Filipinas spreads._

_Year 1622_

[Papal favor, with the confirmation of the enactments made by the
first general chapter of the Recollects held in Madrid, puts the
reformed order on a tolerably firm footing, and they are able to
proceed with their missionary and other efforts with more peace of
mind. The first section of the present chapter relates entirely to
the affairs of the order at large. The Philippine narration is again
taken up in section ii.]

§ II

_Preaching of our discalced Recollect religious in the province of
Caragha. Description of the country, with detailed and interesting
information._

¶The divine Mercy scattered his accustomed favors upon the province
of San Nicolàs of Filipinas that year. For its zealous sons, desiring
to propagate the holy gospel, but lacking sufficient workers, busied
themselves in preserving what had been acquired, until the arrival of
very good companions [of their order], when they undertook to go to
the province of Caragha, a very principal portion of the island called
Mindanao. That island rivals that of Luzòn in size. It is one hundred
and fifty leguas distant from Luzòn, and is more than three hundred in
circuit, counting promontories and indentations. Its greatest length
is one hundred and thirty-six leguas, namely, from the point of La
Galera to the cape of San Augustin. It has flourishing villages,
especially along the shores of the rivers, which are large and not
few. One which flows out of the famous lake of Malanao is larger than
the others. That lake is formed from other rivers which dash down from
the mountains. The shape of the lake is oval, and its circumference
fifty leguas or more, according to report. Its greatest diameter is
only sixteen leguas, with its points and bays, and without the latter
it is only twelve. In short, that lake is considered as one of the
most famous in the world. Its marge is extremely fertile in rice and
other food products, which abound in the Bisayas. Its mountains are
clothed with cinnamon-trees, brasil-trees, ebony, orange, and other
trees that bear delicious fruit. On the lowlands are bred abundance

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History

The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 21 of 55: 1624; 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

Finally, in this year of our narration was sent the sixth mission of
religious, which the father procurator, Fray Francisco de la Madre
de Dios, arranged in España for those islands; and he obtained by
his great energy authority from the Catholic monarch to take twelve
religious there to increase the number of the laborers in the vineyard
of the Lord.

That year died father Fray Alonso Navarro, and father Fray Antonio
Muñoz. Mention was made of the first in the first volume, decade i,
chapter 6. Mention will be made of the second in this fourth decade
of this volume, chapter 9, in the foundation of the convent of Panamà,
§ 9.




Chapter Second


_The apostolic see confirms what was enacted in the first general
chapter of the reform. Other new privileges are conceded. The preaching
of our religious in Filipinas spreads._

_Year 1622_

[Papal favor, with the confirmation of the enactments made by the
first general chapter of the Recollects held in Madrid, puts the
reformed order on a tolerably firm footing, and they are able to
proceed with their missionary and other efforts with more peace of
mind. The first section of the present chapter relates entirely to
the affairs of the order at large. The Philippine narration is again
taken up in section ii.]

§ II

_Preaching of our discalced Recollect religious in the province of
Caragha. Description of the country, with detailed and interesting
information._

¶The divine Mercy scattered his accustomed favors upon the province
of San Nicolàs of Filipinas that year. For its zealous sons, desiring
to propagate the holy gospel, but lacking sufficient workers, busied
themselves in preserving what had been acquired, until the arrival of
very good companions [of their order], when they undertook to go to
the province of Caragha, a very principal portion of the island called
Mindanao. That island rivals that of Luzòn in size. It is one hundred
and fifty leguas distant from Luzòn, and is more than three hundred in
circuit, counting promontories and indentations. Its greatest length
is one hundred and thirty-six leguas, namely, from the point of La
Galera to the cape of San Augustin. It has flourishing villages,
especially along the shores of the rivers, which are large and not
few. One which flows out of the famous lake of Malanao is larger than
the others. That lake is formed from other rivers which dash down from
the mountains. The shape of the lake is oval, and its circumference
fifty leguas or more, according to report. Its greatest diameter is
only sixteen leguas, with its points and bays, and without the latter
it is only twelve. In short, that lake is considered as one of the
most famous in the world. Its marge is extremely fertile in rice and
other food products, which abound in the Bisayas. Its mountains are
clothed with cinnamon-trees, brasil-trees, ebony, orange, and other
trees that bear delicious fruit. On the lowlands are bred abundance

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