a with the reenforcements for these islands. The
flagship of those vessels was called "Nuestra Senora de la Concepcion"
[_i.e.,_ "Our Lady of the Conception"], and the almiranta "San
Luis." They brought the new governor and a company of religious of
our order, and also some of St. Dominic, among them father Fray Diego
Collado. [38] On July twenty-seven father Fray Diego de Ordas [39]
entered the convent of Manila with his mission, which was composed
of twenty-five religious, who have been very useful to this province.

That same year came also Governor Don Sebastian Hurtado de Corcuera,
knight of the Order of Alcantara, and member of the Council of War
in the states of Flandes, where he had served many years with great
credit, being one of the most renowned captains in the siege of
Breda. He had afterward been master-of-camp of the port of Callao in
Peru, and captain-general of the cavalry of that kingdom, and lastly
governor of Panama. He brought a great reenforcement of soldiers,
many of them from Peru, as he made his voyage to Acapulco from
that kingdom. He was a gentleman of great valor, and one prone to
undertake rash enterprises. However he did not have much good fortune
in the outcome of these, either in war or in politics, for all had a
disastrous end. The reason of this is hidden, with the Divine plans;
but, as the reader will see in the events that I shall soon write,
it will appear that the beginnings of his government, fatal for
these islands, could not have less unfortunate progress, the effects
lasting until the present time. Don Sebastian Hurtado de Corcuera
took possession of this government on June 25 of the above year.

His Majesty had promoted Don Hernando Guerrero to this archbishopric of
Manila; and the latter, upon the arrival of the decree of presentation
in the year 1632, asked the cabildo on May 25 to put him in possession
of his government. But inasmuch as the decree which was required for
it was lacking, the cabildo refused to receive him in possession until
the arrival of the bulls and pallium. Consequently, he remained in
Manila without governing, until, in the above year [_i.e.,_ 1635],
came an official statement that the bulls and pallium were already
attended to in the Roman court; and he thereupon insisted once more
that he be admitted to the government of the Church. There were
various difficulties raised by the cabildo in receiving him; for in
that ship there came only a statement fro