The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898—Volume 34 of 55, 1519-1522; 1280-1605 / 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

by Antonio Pigafetta

CONTENTS OF VOLUME XXXIV

• [Preface] 11
• [Primo viaggio intorno al mondo] (concluded). Antonio Pigafetta. Italian text with English translation. MS. ca. 1525, of events of 1519–1522 38
• [Notes to Primo viaggio] 153
• [Description of the Philippines.] Chao Ju-kua, a Chinese official and geographer, ca. 1280 183
• [Documents of 1565–1576]
  • [Letter to Felipe II.] Guido de Lavezaris; Cubu, May 30, 1565 195
  • [Letter to Felipe II.] Andres de Mirandaola; Cubu, ——, 1565 200
  • [Letter to Felipe II.] Guido de Lavezaris; Cubu, July 25, 1567 207
  • [Letter to Felipe II, from the royal officials.] Guido de Lavezaris, and others; Cebu, July 26, 1567 214
  • [Letter to the Marquis de Falces.] Martin de Rada, O.S.A.; Cebu, July 8, 1569 223
  • [Letter to Felipe II.] Diego de Herrera, O.S.A.; Panay, July 25, 1570 229
  • [Royal communications to and concerning Legazpi.] Felipe II; Madrid, August 6, 1569-August 29, 1570 236
  • [Letter to the viceroy of Nueva España.] Francisco de Ortega, O.S.A.; Manila, June 6, 1573 256
  • [Augustinian memoranda.] [Unsigned and undated, but probably compiled jointly by the Augustinian missionaries, ca. 1573.] 273
  • [Letter to the viceroy of Nueva España, Martin Enriquez.] Martin de Rada; Manila, June 30, 1574 286
  • [Letter to Felipe II, from the royal officials.] Andres Cauchela and Salvador de Aldave; Manila, July 17, 1574 295
  • [Encomiendas assigned by Legazpi.] Hernando Riquel; Manila, June 2, 1576 304
• [Documents of 1580–1605]
  • [Letter to the viceroy of Nueva España, Martin Enriquez.] Miguel Loarca; Manila, June 15, 1580 313
  • [Letter to Gregory XIII.] Pablo de Jesus, O.S.F.; Manila, 14 Kalends of July, 1580 316
  • [Bishop Salazar’s Council regarding slaves.] [Notarial document signed by Bishop Domingo de Salazar, O.P.]; Tondo, October 17, 1581 325
  • [Erection of Manila cathedral.] Bishop Domingo de Salazar, O.P.; Manila, December 21, 1581 332
  • [Letter to Felipe II.] Antonio Sedeño, S.J.; Manila, June 17, 1583 361
  • [Letter to Felipe II.] Bishop Domingo de Salazar, O.P.; Manila, June 18, 1583 368
  • [Relation of the Philipinas Islands.] [Unsigned and undated; 1586?] 376
  • [Letter to Felipe II.] Juan Bautista Roman; Manila, July 2, 1588 392
  • [Letter to Felipe II.] Gomez Perez Dasmariñas; Manila, June 21, 1591 403
  • [Royal decree regarding hospitals for natives.] Felipe II; Madrid, January 17, 1593 412
  • [Augustinian affairs.] Thomas Marquez, O.S.A., and the nuncio of Spain; 1599 415
  • [Letter to Felipe III, from the ecclesiastical cabildo.] Juan de Bivero and others; Manila, July 3, 1602 428
  • [Letter to Felipe III.] Bernardino Maldonado, Manila, June 21, 1605 439
• [Bibliographical Data] 451