The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 - Volume 41 of 55, 1691-1700: 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 41 of 55, 1691-1700: 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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[Another letter by Father Paterio, written from Jolo, February 28,
1644, relates the particulars of another expedition by Zepeda into
Guimba, six days previous to that date. The native chiefs on the east
side of the island are intimidated by the punishment inflicted on
Paran, and are inclined to submit to the victorious Spanish arms;
but those on the west desire to take revenge for the massacre of
their tribesmen. A conference of the latter chiefs is accordingly
held at the village of Ulis, where they talk of making an attack
on the Spanish forts at Jolo. They invite Suil, one of the friendly
chiefs, to join them; but he sends word to the Spaniards (February
9) of the plot against them. Zepeda is then absent in Zamboanga, but
returns soon afterward; and another warning from Suil being received
ten days later, Zepeda decides to inflict summary punishment on the
plotters. He therefore leads an expedition against the village of Ulis,
on February 21, and, as before, attacks the village at daylight. This
time, the natives have had warning of the intended assault, and attempt
resistance; but they are defeated with considerable loss--among the
slain being Ulis, "who was the idol of that island, and whom all
obeyed," and three other chiefs. In this fight the Spaniards lose
but four lives--a soldier, an officer, and two servants. This causes
even more fear and awe than even the former expedition, and brings
the recalcitrants quickly to terms--Suil and other chiefs proposing
to leave their homes and go to dwell near the Spanish forts. Later,
the Spaniards complete this castigation by ravaging the country,
burning and destroying all before them, "by which the Spanish arms
have acquired greater reputation and glory than that which they had
lost on former adverse occasions." Then other islands adjacent to
Jolo are intimidated, and two battles are fought with their natives,
who lose many men therein. As a reward for his services, Zepeda is
honored by Corcuera with the governorship of Zamboanga.]
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