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Antonio Pigafetta - The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898—Volume 34 of 55, 1519-1522; 1280-1605

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Original Title Page The Philippine Islands 14931898 Explorations by early - photo 1
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The Philippine Islands, 14931898

Explorations by early navigators, descriptions of the islands and their peoples, their history and records of the catholic missions, as related in contemporaneous books and manuscripts, showing the political, economic, commercial and religious conditions of those islands from their earliest relations with European nations to the close of the nineteenth century,

Volume XXXIV, 15191522; 12801605
Edited and annotated by Emma Helen Blair and James Alexander Robertson with historical introduction and additional notes by Edward Gaylord Bourne .
The Arthur H. Clark Company
Cleveland, Ohio
MCMVI
CONTENTS OF VOLUME XXXIV
  • (concluded). Antonio Pigafetta. Italian text with English translation. MS. ca. 1525, of events of 15191522
  • Chao Ju-kua, a Chinese official and geographer, ca. 1280
    • Guido de Lavezaris; Cubu, May 30, 1565
    • Andres de Mirandaola; Cubu, , 1565
    • Guido de Lavezaris; Cubu, July 25, 1567
    • Guido de Lavezaris, and others; Cebu, July 26, 1567
    • Martin de Rada, O.S.A.; Cebu, July 8, 1569
    • Diego de Herrera, O.S.A.; Panay, July 25, 1570
    • Felipe II; Madrid, August 6, 1569-August 29, 1570
    • Francisco de Ortega, O.S.A.; Manila, June 6, 1573
    • [Unsigned and undated, but probably compiled jointly by the Augustinian missionaries, ca. 1573.]
    • Martin de Rada; Manila, June 30, 1574
    • Andres Cauchela and Salvador de Aldave; Manila, July 17, 1574
    • Hernando Riquel; Manila, June 2, 1576
    • Miguel Loarca; Manila, June 15, 1580
    • Pablo de Jesus, O.S.F.; Manila, 14 Kalends of July, 1580
    • [Notarial document signed by Bishop Domingo de Salazar, O.P.]; Tondo, October 17, 1581
    • Bishop Domingo de Salazar, O.P.; Manila, December 21, 1581
    • Antonio Sedeo, S.J.; Manila, June 17, 1583
    • Bishop Domingo de Salazar, O.P.; Manila, June 18, 1583
    • [Unsigned and undated; 1586?]
    • Juan Bautista Roman; Manila, July 2, 1588
    • Gomez Perez Dasmarias; Manila, June 21, 1591
    • Felipe II; Madrid, January 17, 1593
    • Thomas Marquez, O.S.A., and the nuncio of Spain; 1599
    • Juan de Bivero and others; Manila, July 3, 1602
    • Bernardino Maldonado, Manila, June 21, 1605
ILLUSTRATIONS
  • ; from the Pigafetta MS. in the Biblioteca Ambrosiana, Milan, Italy
  • ; photographic facsimile of original manuscript map in the British Museum 150, 151
  • ; from Mattiolos edition of Ptolemys Geographia (Venetia, M. D. LXVIII ); from a copy of this work in possession of Frank A. Hutchins, Madison, Wisconsin facing p. 190
  • ; from MS. in Archivo general de Indias, Sevilla facing p. 384
PREFACE
In the present volume, Pigafettas narrative (begun in VOL. XXXIII ) is concluded; and a description of the islands written by a Chinese geographer Chao Ju-kua, probably in the thirteenth century, and various documents covering the years 15651605 are presented. Chao Ju-kuas description is especially interesting and valuable as it forms the earliest authentic notice of the Philippines previous to their discovery by Magalhes. The remaining documents treat of secular and ecclesiastical affairs in the islands and cover a wide range of interests. Various details of the first settlements at Ceb and Manila, early explorations, and descriptions of the Philippines and their peoples, supplement the information of previous volumes. The royal intentions in regard to the discoveries of Legazpi and Legazpi himself are set forth in a series of documents, and form an interesting chapter from which one may construct the effect caused in Spain by the New Orient opened for the fourth time to that country. The early efforts of the first missionaries, the complications that arise almost from the very start between them and the secular government, and the internal trouble in the Augustinian Order, receive considerable attention. Of especial interest is Bishop Salazars manifesto creating and erecting the cathedral of Manila, in which, in addition to other matters, he outlines the duties of the various officials. Early government matters and problems that arise therein, among them the tribute and commerce, in which one can see the intimate relations between the religious and secular governments of Spain, are touched upon. The documents for 15651605 show that the Philippines have had ever since their first permanent settlement in Ceb, a precarious existence, but that they have nevertheless advanced, although totteringly, from a very simple state to the more complicated conditions necessarily brought about by greater stability of government. A synopsis of the documents in this volume follows.
Pigafetta relates that on November 13, a Portuguese named Pedro Affonso de Lorosa, who had gone to Terrenate after the death of Serro, comes to the ships. From him they learn the efforts made by the Portuguese to prevent their expedition, and various news of the region; and they ply him so well that on departing he promises to return to the ships and go to Spain with them. On November 16 and 17, the Moro king of Gilolo visits the ship, and is delighted with the artillery and fighting qualities of the ships and men, for he had been a great warrior in his youth, and is feared throughout that region. On the eighteenth also, Pigafetta goes ashore to see how the clove grows; and the result of his visit is given in a tolerably correct description of the clove and nutmeg trees. The women of that region, he says, are ugly, and the men are jealous of them and fearful of the Europeans.
Meanwhile, the Ternatans bring daily boatloads of cloves and other things to the boat, but only food is bought from them, as the clove trade is kept for the king of Tidore. The latter returns to the islands on November 24, with news that many cloves will soon be brought. On the following day the first cloves are stowed in the hold amid the firing of the artillery. The king, in accordance with the custom of that district, invites the sailors to a banquet in honor of the first cloves laden. But they, mindful of the fatal May-day banquet, suspect treachery and make preparations for departure. The king, learning of their intended departure, is beside himself and entreats them to stay with him, or if they will go, to take back all their presents, as he would otherwise be considered a traitor by all his neighbors. After his entreaties have availed, it is learned that some chiefs had endeavored in vain to turn the king against the Spaniards, in hopes of currying favor with the Portuguese. On November 27 and 28, many cloves are traded. The governor of the island of Machian comes to the ships on November 29, but refuses to land, as his father and brother are living in exile at Tidore (a curious evidence of Oriental government customs). The king proves his friendliness once more by returning them some of their presents, as their stock had given out, in order that they might give them to the governor. Again on December 2, the king leaves his island to hasten their departure, and on the fifth and sixth the last trading is done, the men in their eagerness bartering articles of clothing for cloves. Then after many visits from the kings and chiefs of the various Moluccas and other islands; after Lorosa, the Portuguese, has come aboard, notwithstanding the efforts of one of the Ternatan princes to seize him; and after the witnessing of various ceremonies between the kings of Batchian and Tidore: the new sails are bent to the yards, and the ships prepare to depart. Leaving the king of Tidore certain of the artillery and powder captured with the junks, and their Bornean captives (having previously given him all their other prisoners); and having made peace with various potentates of the region roundabout: the Victoria lifts anchor and stands out to await the Trinidad. The latter vessel, however, is unable to lift anchor, and suddenly springs a leak. The Victoria puts back to port; the Trinidad is lightened; but all endeavors to locate the leak are unavailing. The king, solicitous lest his plans of future greatness go astray, if the ships cannot return to Spain, is tireless in his efforts, but his best divers are unable to accomplish anything. Finally it is decided that the Victoria will take advantage of the winds and return to Spain by way of the Cape of Good Hope, while the Trinidad, after being overhauled will return by way of the Isthmus of Panama. Having lightened the former vessel of sixty quintales of cloves, as it is overladen, the ships separate, forty-seven Europeans and thirteen natives sailing in the Victoria and fifty-three men remaining with Joo Carvalho. Amid tears from each side, the Victoria departs, and passing by the island of Mare, where wood has been cut for them, soon stows the wood aboard, and then takes its path among the numerous islands of the East Indian archipelagoes. To Pigafetta, the world is indebted for the first Malayan vocabulary, and for many descriptions of islands, peoples, and products. Stopping occasionally at various islands, for fresh supplies and wood, the Victoria picks its way toward the open Indian Ocean, Pigafetta meanwhile plying the Malayan pilot with questions regarding all the region, and learning much, partly true and partly legendary, of various islands, China, Malacca, and the Indian coast. Their longest stay is at Timur, where two men desert and which they leave on Wednesday, February 11, 1522, passing to the south of Sumatra for fear of the Portuguese. On the way to the cape, some, constrained by hunger, wish to stop at the Portuguese settlement at Mozambique, but the majority, loving honor more than life, decide that they must return to Spain at all hazards. For nine weeks they are buffeted about the cape, which is finally doubled in May, but only after the loss of a mast. They sail for two months longer without fresh supplies, and finally on Wednesday, July 9, reach Santiago, one of the Cape Verde Islands. Sending a boat ashore, with a story invented to throw the Portuguese off the scent, they are given two boatloads of rice for their merchandise. They are surprised to find themselves out one day in their reckoning, a fact that puzzles Pigafetta, until he finds out the reason later, for he has been most sedulous in setting down the record of each day. The boat with thirteen men returns once more, but the secret leaks out in part, and the ship with only eighteen Europeans (for twenty-one men, counting Europeans and Malays, have died since leaving Timur, part of whom have been executed for their crimes), hastily departs to avoid capture. On Saturday, September 6, the ship enters San Lucar, with most of its crew sick, and on Monday, September 8, they are anchored once more at Seville. Next day, the men visit two famous shrines in procession to give thanks for their return. Pigafetta, still restless, goes to Valladolid, where he presents a book to Crlos I; to Portugal and France, where he tells his wonderful experiences; and finally to Venice in Italy, where he proposes to pass the remainder of his days.
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