he blessed confessor; and the second that of
St. Martin, pope and martyr, who was martyred in 655.

[73] The island of Pangutarang, of the Sulu group. It is about
11 x 9 miles in extent, and is low, but is densely inhabited and
has considerable trade with Jolo. It has some settlements of the
Samals, the descendants of the Samal Laut or "sea gypsies." See
U. S. Philippine Gazetteer, and Census of the Philippine Islands, i,
p. 464.

[74] At present, when anyone dies, those of his house break out into
uncontrollable lamentations, and the father or husband becomes so
beside himself at times that, seizing his bolo, he slashes right and
left whatever he finds, destroying his clothes, furniture, utensils,
and even the very floor of the house; and it is necessary to lay
hold of him in order to avoid a worse ending to such uncontrolled
actions. (Pastells and Retana's Combes, col. 660.)

[75] Socsocan (Sofocan, Sogsocan) was a Basilan by birth and one of
the most esteemed of Corralat's chiefs. He became friendly to the
Spaniards and served them well as commander of the Lutaos. His name
is said to signify "he who penetrates the fortresses or the ranks of
the enemy." (Pastells and Retana's Combes, col. 735.)

[76] Captain Gaspar de Morales was made admiral of the squadron in
Jolo. He fought bravely in La Sabanilla and in Jolo, where he was
severely wounded. He became commandant of the stronghold and afterward
was governor of the Joloan fort. As governor he was an utter failure;
for by his avarice and licentiousness he occasioned the insurrection
of Salibansa (whose daughter he had seized), and the loss of the Sulu
archipelago for more than two centuries. (Pastells and Retana's Combes,
col. 723.)

[77] Among woods of extraordinary hardness is the magcono (Xanthostemon
verdugonianus naves). This wood is so hard that if a nail be driven
into its heart and it be afterward sawn apart, one does not observe
where the saw strikes the nail, and it said that both substances are of
equal hardness. Father Pastells asserts that he has seen bits of this
wood that have been converted into real flint after only twenty-five
years. (Pastells and Retana's Combes, col. 660.)

[78] Of these people, properly called Guimbajanos (Guinbajanos,
Guimbanos, Guimbas, and Quimpanos), Blumentritt (Tribes of the
Philippines, Mason's translation) says: "The historians of the
seventeenth century, under this title, designated a wild, heathen
people, apparent