This eBook was produced by Jeroen HellingmanMORGAS PHILIPPINE ISLANDSVOLUME IOf this work five hundred copies are issued separately from ThePhilippine Islands 14931898 in fiftyfive volumesHISTORY OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDSFrom their discovery by Magellan in 1521 to the beginning of the XVIICentury with descriptions of Japan China and adjacent countries byDr ANTONIO DE MORGAAlcalde of Criminal Causes in the Royal Audiencia of Nueva Españaand Counsel for the Holy Office of the InquisitionCompletely translated into English edited and annotated byE H BLAIR and J A ROBERTSON With FacsimilesSeparate publication from The Philippine Islands 14931898 inwhich series this appears as volumes 15 and 16VOLUME ICleveland Ohio The Arthur H Clark Company 1907COPYRIGHT 1907THE ARTUR H CLARK COMPANYALL RIGHTS RESERVEDCONTENTS OF VOLUME I xv of seriesPrefaceSucesos de las Islas Filipinas Dr Antonio de Morga Mexico 1609Bibliographical DataAppendix A Expedition of Thomas CandishAppendix B Early years of the Dutch in the East IndiesILLUSTRATIONSView of city of Manila photographic facsimile of engraving inMallets Description de lunivers Paris 1683 ii p 127 fromcopy in Library of CongressTitlepage of Sucesos de las Islas Filipinas by Dr Antonio de MorgaMexico 1609 photographic facsimile from copy in Lenox LibraryMap showing first landingplace of Legazpi in the Philippinesphotographic facsimile of original MS map in the pilots logbookof the voyage in Archivo general de Indias SevillaView of Dutch vessels stationed in bay of Albay from T de BrysPeregrinationes 1st ed Amsterdame 1602 tome xvi no iv Voyagefaict entovr de lunivers par Sr Olivier dv Nortp 36 photographicfacsimile from copy in Boston Public LibraryBattle with Oliver van Noordt near Manila December 14 1600 utsupra p 44Sinking of the Spanish flagship in battle with van Noordt ut suprap 45Capture of van Noordts admirals ship ut supra p 46PREFACEIn this volume is presented the first installment of Dr Antoniode Morgas Sucesos de las Islas Filipinas Events here describedcover the years 14931603 and the history proper of the islands from1565 Morgas work is important as being written by a royal officialand a keen observer and participator in affairs Consequently hetouches more on the practical everyday affairs of the islands and inhis narrative shows forth the policies of the government its idealsand its strengths and weaknesses His book is written in the truehistoric spirit and the various threads of the history of the islandsare followed systematically As being one of the first of publishedbooks regarding the Philippines it has especial value Politicalsocial and economic phases of life both among the natives and theirconquerors are treated The futility of the Spanish policy in makingexternal expeditions and its consequent neglect of internal affairsthe great Chinese question the growth of trade communication withJapan missionary movements from the islands to surrounding countriesthe jealous and envious opposition of the Portuguese the dangers ofseavoyages all these are portrayed vividly yet soberly Morgasposition in the state allowed him access to many documents and heseems to have been on general good terms with all classes so that hereadily gained a knowledge of facts The character of Morgas workand his comprehensive treatment of the history institutions andproducts of the Philippines render possible and desirable the copiousannotations of this and the succeeding volume These annotations arecontributed in part by those of Lord Stanleys translation of Morgaand those of Rizals reprint while the Recopilación de leyes deIndias furnishes a considerable number of lawsThe book is preceded by the usual licenses and authorizations followedby the authors dedication and introduction In the latter he declareshis purpose in writing his book to be that the deeds achieved by ourSpaniards in the discovery conquest and conversion of the FilipinasIslandsas well as various fortunes that they have had from time totime in the great kingdoms and among the pagan peoples surrounding theislands may be known The first seven chapters of the book treat ofdiscoveries conquests and other events  until the death of DonPedro de Acuña The eighth chapter treats of the natives governmentconversion and other detailsIn rapid survey the author passes the line of demarcation of AlexanderVI and the voyages of Magalhães and Elcano Loaisa Villalobosand others down to the expedition of Legazpi The salient pointsof this expedition are briefly outlined his peaceful receptionby Tupas and the natives but their later hostility because theSpaniards seized their provisions their defeat the Spaniardsfirst settlement in Sebu and the despatching of the adviceboat toNueva España to discover the return passage and inform the viceroy ofthe success of the expedition From Sebu the conquest and settlementis extended to other islands and the Spanish capital is finally movedto Manila Events come rapidly The conquest proceeds by force ofarms or by the efforts of the religious who have sown the good seedsof the gospel Land is allotted to the conquerors and towns aregradually founded and the amount of the natives tribute is fixedAt Legazpis death Guido de Lavezaris assumes his responsibilitiesby virtue of a royal despatch among Legazpis papers and continuesthe latters plans The pirate Limahon is defeated after having slainMartin de Goiti Trade with China is established and as a consequencehas been growing ever since The two towns of Betis and Lubaoallotted by Lavezaris to himself are taken from him later by orderof his successor Dr Francisco de Sande but are restored to him byexpress order of the king together with the office of masterofcampSucceeding Lavezaris in 1575 Dr Francisco de Sande continues thepacification of the islands  especially that of the provinceof Camarines The town of Nueva Cáceres is founded and Sandespartially effective campaign to Borneo and its offshootthat ofEstevan Rodriguez de Figueroa to Mindanaoundertaken The SanJuanillo is despatched to Nueva España but it was lost at seaand never heard of again Sande is relieved of his governorshipby Gonzalo Ronquillo de Pefialosa and after his residencia returnsto Nueva España as auditor of MexicoChapter III details the events of Gonzalo Ronquillo dePefialosas administration and the interim of government of DiegoRonquillo Events with the greater stability constantly given theislands follow more quickly Gonzalo de Peñalosa by an agreement withthe king is to take six hundred colonistsmarried and singletothe islands in return for which he is to be governor