en ruined by
earthquakes, and the religious had no other habitation left than
some wretched cells, or rather huts, that they had set up in the
garden. Governor Don Diego Faxardo had ordered the convent of Tandag
to be demolished. The insurrection of that village (which thus far
has not succeeded) was said to have been caused by our religious. The
village of Linao had been withdrawn from its subjection to Espana,
and the venerable father Fray Agustin de Santa Maria had been killed
by lance-thrusts. The triennium of our father Fray Juan de San Antonio
was passing; and during that time some missionaries had been seized
and made captives--among them fathers Fray Martin de San Nicolas,
Fray Miguel de la Concepcion (a native of Guadix, or as others assert,
of Granada), and brother Fray Joseph de la Madre de Dios, a native
of Mexico. The Jolo Moros practiced the greatest cruelties on those
men; they also pillaged and burned the convents of Cuyo, Romblon,
and Marivelez. The Chinese occasioned a great fire in the convent
of San Sebastian de Calumpan, and the Dutch another in the convent
of Cigayan. All those unfortunate events kept that holy province
harassed to the utmost; but their fervor did not cool one whit. On
the contrary, the fire of their zeal always mounted high and blazed
more brightly the more they were oppressed by misfortunes, as it was
a flame that never knew other paths.

329. In the year 1646 was celebrated the intermediary chapter of that
holy province, during the provincialate of our father Fray Juan de San
Antonio. In it the venerable father Fray Jacinto de San Fulgencio was
chosen to come to Espana and attend, as one of the voting fathers,
the seventh general chapter which was to be celebrated in the city
of Valladolid in the year 48; and especially, so that he might enlist
evangelical soldiers who should go to work in the spiritual conquest
of the Indians--for, since so many religious had been captured, there
was a lack of them. The said father Fray Jacinto could not embark that
same year, because of the great disturbances caused on the sea by the
Dutch, as already remarked. Consequently, he did not reach the city
and court of Madrid until March, 1649, after the chapter had already
been held. In that chapter, our venerable father Fray Pedro Manuel
de San Agustin was elected vicar-general of all the congregation.

330. The said our father vicar-general was outside the court visiting
the provinces, when the