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Padanquitan y Pangal, Campasan y Danglas, Lagayan, Ganagan, Malaylay, Bucay, Gaddani, Laganguilan y Madalag, Manab, Palog y Amay. The Igorrots, whom I had less opportunities of studying, seem to be the descendants of the remains of the grand naval army of the Chinese Lima-On, who, after attacking Manilla, on the 30th November, 1574, had taken refuge in the province of Pangasinan, in the gulf of Lingayan, where he was a second time defeated, and his fleet completely destroyed. A part of the crew escaped into the mountains of Pangasinan, where the Spaniards could not pursue them. The Igorrot has long hair, eyes a la Chinoise, a flat nose, thick lips, high cheek bones, broad shoulders, strong and nervous limbs, and bronze colour; he greatly resembles the Chinese of the southern provinces of the Celestial Empire. I could obtain no information as to extraction concerning the Guinans, another people of savages, ferocious and cruel, who live in the neighbourhood of the Tinguians. I keep back for a future period a description of the Ajetas, or Negritos, the aborigines of Luzon. [14] According to Indian tradition, and to Spanish tradition likewise, the Infant Jesus of Zebou existed before the discovery of the Philippines. After the conquest the Infant was found upon the sea-shore; the Spanish conquerors deposited it in the cathedral, where it performed great miracles. [15] The Malays. [16] See Appendix, I. [17] I experienced two such gales during my residence at Jala-Jala--the one I am now speaking of, and another to which I shall afterwards allude. [18] Tapuzi is situated in the mountains of Limutan. Limutan is a Tagalese word, signifying "altogether forgotten." [19] In the eyes of the natives of Tagal all Europeans are Spaniards. [20] While this work was in the press, Mr. Hamilton Lindsay, who has already published an account of his "Voyage to the Northern Ports of China," kindly furnished the Publishers with confirmatory proofs of M. de la Gironiere's narrative, see Appendix, No. II. [21] See Appendix III. and IV. [22] Of the house of Russell and Sturges, a good and true friend, the recollection of whom, often present to my mind, will never be effaced. [23] Bernard the Hermit is a crab, which lodges in the abandoned shell of the molluscae, and comes at night in search of food, which it finds on the sea beach. [24] The skeleton is now in the Musee Anatomique of Paris. [25] Gratitude here r
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