iceroy."]

Documents of 1573

Expenses of expedition to Western Islands, 1569-72. Melchior
de Legazpi; March 2.
Affairs in the Philippines, after the death of Legazpi. Guido
de Lavezaris; June 29.
Relation of the Western Islands, called Filipinas. Diego
de Artieda.
Letter from the viceroy of New Spain to Felipe II. Martin
Enriquez; December 5.

_Sources_: The first two documents are from MSS. in the Archivo de
Indias at Sevilla; the third, from a MS. in the Museo-Biblioteca de
Ultramar, Madrid, collated with another copy at Sevilla; the fourth
is taken from _Cartas de Indias_ (Madrid, 1877).

_Translations_: The first document is translated by James A. Robertson;
the second, by Arthur B. Myrick; the third, by Alfonso de Salvio;
the fourth, by Francis W. Snow.

Expenses Incurred for the Expedition to the Western Islands 1569-72

I, Melchior de Legazpi, chief accountant for his Majesty in this Nueva
Espana, hereby certify that from the original books and orders for
payment pertaining to his royal accountancy, now in my possession,
it appears that from the twelfth of February of the year five hundred
and sixty-nine--when the _alcalde_ Bernardino de Albornoz entered
upon his duties as royal treasurer in this Nueva Espana--until the
end of December in the year five hundred and seventy-two, there has
been audited and paid from his royal chest (the three keys of which
are in charge of the treasurer of the royal estate) the sum of three
hundred and twelve thousand one hundred and seventy-six _pesos_,
seven _tomines_, and eight grains of common gold, each _peso_ of the
value of eight _reals_. [50] This sum includes whatever pertains to
the expedition of the Western Islands--for the crews and outfits of
the royal ships that were built to send aid to the said islands; the
tackle, food, and necessary armament for the said ships; the wages
of the soldiers and mariners sailing therein, besides the wages of
the sailors who have been serving in that capacity in the said Western
Islands since before the years above mentioned, and those of other men;
the furnishing of provisions to those who for the said time have been
engaged in the work of preparing and despatching the said vessels;
and the gunpowder, artillery, military supplies, and other necessary
articles sent in the vessels to his Majesty's camp, established in
the said islands in his royal name. All this is as set forth in detail
in the sai