tion of the city of Manila. Fernando Riquel;
Manilla, June 19, 1572. ... 173

Documents of 1573

Expenses incurred for the expedition to the Western
Islands, 1569-72. Melchior de Legazpi; Mexico, March
2. ... 177
Affairs in the Philippines after the death of
Legazpi. Guido de Lavezaris; Manila, June 29. ... 179
Relation of the Western Islands called Filipinas. Diego
de Artieda. ... 190
Letter from the viceroy of New Spain to Felipe
II. Martin Enriquez; Mexico, December 5. ... 209

Documents of 1574

Letter to Felipe II. Andres de Mirandaola; January
8. ... 223
[1]Las nuevas quescriven de las yslas del Poniente
Hernando Riquel y otros; Mexico, January 11. ... 230
Two royal decrees regarding Manila and Luzon. Felipe
II; Madrid, June 21. ... 250
Opinion regarding tribute from the Indians. Fray
Martin de Rada; Manila, June 21. ... 253
Reply to Fray Rada's "Opinion." Guido de Lavezaris
and others; [Manila, June, 1574?]. ... 260
Two letters to Felipe II. Guido de Lavezaris; Manila,
July 17 and 30. ... 272
Slavery among the natives. Guido de Lavezaris;
[July?]. ... 286

Documents of 1575-76

Part of a letter to the viceroy. Guido de Lavezaris;
[Manila, 1575?]. ... 291
Letter to Felipe II. Juan Pacheco Maldonado; [Manila,
1575?]. ... 295
Encomiendas forbidden to royal officials. Francisco
de Sande, and others; Manila, May 26, 1576. ... 304
Letter to Felipe II. Francisco de Sande; Manila,
June 2, 1576. ... 312

Bibliographical Data. ... 315

Illustrations

Portrait of Fray Martin de Rada, O.S.A.; photographic
reproduction of painting in possession of Colegio de Agustinos
Filipinos, Valladolid. ... _Frontispiece_
Landing of the Spaniards at Cebu, in 1565; photographic
reproduction of a painting at the Colegio de Agustinos
Filipinos, Valladolid. ... 35
Map showing the first landing-place of Legazpi in the
Philippines; photographic facsimile of original (manuscript)
map, contained in the pilots' log-book of the voyage, preserved
in the Archivo General de Indias, at Sevilla. ... 47
"Asiae nova descriptio" (original in colors), map in _Theatrum
orbis terrarum_, by Abraham Ortelius (Antverpiae, M. D. LXX),
fol. 3; reduced photographic facsimile, from copy in Boston
Public Library. ... 86, 87

Preface

The documents presented in this volume cover the last three years of
Legazpi's administration in the