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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.

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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.

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the conduct of the religious of the order there are adopted.

With these earlier narratives may be compared that of Juan de la
Concepción, in his _Historia_ (vols. iv and v), which contains some
matter additional to the others, although his account is largely drawn
from these. The Recollects, like the Jesuits, form "reductions" of
their scattered converts, in order to carry on their instruction more
advantageously. The difficulties between the observantine and reformed
branches of the Augustinian order are recounted with some fulness. A
singular epidemic of demoniacal obsession at Cavite is dispelled by
the religious services held at the new Recollect church there. At the
request of the bishop of Cebú, the discalced Augustinians extend their
work--a reënforcement of missionaries having arrived from Spain--to
the Visayan Islands and to Mindanao (1622); some account of their
successes in the latter region is given. They also push forward into
the Calamianes Islands and Paragua (1622). Of these islands the writer
presents an interesting account, describing their principal products
and natural resources, as well as the character and religious beliefs
of the natives. Among these people, unusually brutal and fierce, go
the undaunted Recollects, and soon establish flourishing missions,
collecting the people in "reductions." Then they send to Manila a
request that Spanish soldiers come and take possession of Paragua,
which is done. The missions spread farther, and a large part of the
island is subdued to the Christian faith and the crown of Spain.


_The Editors_

October, 1904.






DOCUMENTS OF 1624


    Ecclesiastical affairs of the Philippines. Miguel Garcia Serrano,
    and others; 1574-1624.
    Conflict between civil and religious authorities in
    Manila. [Unsigned and undated; 1624?]
    Seminary for Japanese missionaries.  Alvaro de Messa y Lugo,
    and others; July 23-August 5.
    Extract from letter to Felipe IV. Miguel Garcia Serrano; August 15.
    Royal orders regarding the religious. Felipe IV; August-December.



_Sources_: The first of these documents is obtained from Pastells's
edition of Celin's _Labor evangélica_, iii, pp. 674-697; the second,
from the Ventura del Arco MSS. (Ayer library), i, pp. 515-523; the
others, from the Archivo general de Indias, Sevilla--save the second
of the "Royal orders," from the "Cedulario Indico" of the Archivo
Historico Nacional, Madrid.

_Translations_: The third document is translated by Robert W. Haight;
the second part of the fifth, by Arthur B. Myrick, of Harvard
University; the remainder, by James A. Robertson.





ECCLESIASTICAL AFFAIRS OF THE PHILIPPINES

_Royal Instructions to Gomez Perez Dasmariñas Regarding Ecclesiastical
Affairs_

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