28 ... 122
Three letters to Felipe II. L.P. Dasmarinas; Manila,
June 15--23 ... 137

Documents of 1595

Letter to Felipe II. Pedro Gongalez de Carbajal;
[1595?] ... 147
Formation of new dioceses. Felipe II; Madrid, June 17
... 150
Letter to Felipe II. Antonio de Morga; Manila, June 25
... 154
Expedition to Camboja. Gregorio da Cruz, and others;
August 1--3 ... 161
Instructions to Figueroa. L.P. Dasmarinas; Manila,
November 13--16 ... 181
The Audiencia of Manila reestablished. Felipe II; El Pardo,
November 26 ... 189
Letter to Felipe II. L.P. Dasmarinas; Manila, December
6 ... 193

Documents of 1596

Coat-of-arms of the city of Manila. Felipe II; Aranjuez,
March 20 ... 211
Decree regarding the bishopric of Nueva Segovia. Felipe
II; Ateca, May 15 ... 216
Instructions for Governor Tello. Felipe II; Toledo,
May 25 ... 218
Letter to Felipe II. L.P. Dasmarinas; Manila, June 30
... 259
Letter to Felipe II. Antonio de Morga; Manila, July 6
... 263
Letter to Felipe II. Francisco Tello; Manila, July 17
... 274

Documents of 1597

Pacification of Mindanao. Juan de Ronquillo; Tanpaca,
May 10 ... 281
Memorial on navigation and conquest. Hernando de los Rios;
Manila, June 27 ... 299
Letter to Felipe II. L.P. Dasmarinas; Manila, June 28
... 315

Bibliographical Data ... 327

Illustrations

Autograph signature of Gomez Perez Dasmarinas, governor of the
Philippine Islands; photographic facsimile from MS. in Archivo
general de Indias, Sevilla ... 69
Coat-of-arms of the city of Manila (two representations);
photographic facsimiles from original MSS. (dated 1683 and 1748)
in Archivo general de Indias, Sevilla ... 213
Map of islands of Luzon and Hermosa, with part of China;
photographic facsimile of MS. map by Hernando de los Rios Coronel
(dated June 27, 1597), in Archivo general de Indias, Sevilla
... 305

Preface

The events related in the present volume (1593-97) conclude the first
quarter-century of the history of Manila as a Span