[14] See abstract of these instructions, VOL. II, pp. 89-100.
[15] Called Villa de San Miguel at first, according to San Agustín.—Rizal.
[16] Ruy Lopez de Villalobos, not Legazpi, first gave the name Filipinas to the archipelago.
[17] Rizal identifies Rajamora with Soliman, and says that he was called Rajamora or Rahang murã in opposition to Rajamatanda or Rahang matanda, signifying, as Isabelo de los Reyes y Florentino partially points out in an article entitled "Los Regulos de Manila," pp. 87-111 of Artículos varios (Manila, 1887), the young raja and the old raja. In the above article, the latter seeks to identify Rajamora or Soliman with the Raxobago of San Agustín, and declares that Rajamatanda and Lacandola are identical. The confusion existing in later writers regarding these names is lacking in Morga, and Rizal's conjecture appears correct.
[18] Arigues comes from the Tagál word haligi, which are stout wooden posts, used to support the frames of buildings. The word is in quite common use in the Philippines among the Spanish speaking people. It is sometimes used to denote simply a column.—Rizal (in part).
[19] This was the date of Legazpi's arrival at Manila and not of the assault, which occurred in 1570.—Rizal.
Goiti took possession of Manila for the king, June 6, 1570. See various documents in VOL. III of this series.
[20] The inhabitants of Sebu aided the Spaniards on this expedition, and consequently were exempted from tribute for a considerable period.—Rizal.
[21] Rizal conjectures that this is a typographical error and should read de Bisayas ò de los Pintados, i.e., Bisayas or Los Pintados.
[22] The Tagáls called it Maynila.—Rizal.