Bourne - The Philippine Islands, 1493-1803 ? Volume 01 Of 55

The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898

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 beginning of the nineteenth century

Edited and annotated by Emma Helen Blair and James Alexander Robertson with historical introduction and additional notes by Edward Gaylord Bourne.

Contents of Volume I

General Preface. The Editors. 13
Historical Introduction. Edward Gaylord Bourne. 19
Preface to Volume I 89
Documents regarding the Line of Demarcation:

Papal Bulls of 1493: Inter ctera (May 3), Eximi (May
3), Inter ctera (May 4), Extension de la concesion
(September 25). Alexander VI; Rome, 1493. 97
Treaty of Tordesillas. Fernando V and Isabel of Castile,
and Joo II of Portugal; Tordesillas, June 7, 1494. 115
[Note on correspondence of Jaime Ferrer regarding the Line
of Demarcation1493-95.] 130
Compact between the Catholic Sovereigns and the King of
Portugal. Fernando V and Isabel of Castile, and Joo II of
Portugal; Madrid, April 15, 1495. 131
Papal Bull, Prcels Leo X; Rome, November 3, 1514. 136
Instructions from the King of Spain to his ambassadors. Crlos
I of Spain; Valladolid, February 4, 1523. 139
Letter to Juan de Ziga. Crlos I of Spain; Pamplona,
December 18, 1523. 145
Treaty of Vitoria. Crlos I of Spain, and Joo III of Portugal;
Vitoria, February 19, 1524
Junta of Badajoz: extract from the records in the possession
and ownership of the Moluccas. Badajoz; April 14-May 13, 1524

Opinions concerning the ownership of the
Moluccas. Hernando Colon, Fray Toms Duran, Sebastian
Caboto, and Juan Vespucci; Badajoz April 13-15, 1524
Letters to the Spanish delegates at the Junta of
Badajoz. Crlos I of Spain; Brgos, March 21 and
April 10, 1524

Treaty of Zaragoza. Crlos I of Spain and Joo III of Portugal;
Zaragoza, April 29, 1529

Papal Bull, Eximi. Alexander VI; Rome, November 16, 1501
Life and Voyage of Ferno de Magalhes.

[Rsum of contemporaneous documents1518-27.]
Letter of authorization to Falero and Magalhes. Crlos I of
Spain; Valladolid, March 22, 1518
Carta de el-rei de Castella para El-rei D. Manuel. Crlos I
of Spain; Barcelona, February 28, 1519
Instructions to Juan de Cartagena. Crlos I of Spain;
Barcelona, April 6, 1519
[1]Carta do rei de Castella a Fernando de Magalhes e a Ruy
Falero. Crlos I; Barcelona, April 19, 1519 294
Extracto de una carta de las Indias. 1522. 296
De Molvccis Insulis. [Letter to the Cardinal of Salzburg,
describing Magalhes's voyage to the Moluccas.] Maximillianus
Transylvanus; Coloni, 1523. 305

Bibliographical Data 339
Appendix: Chronological Tables 345

Illustrations

Portrait of Ferno de Magalhes; photographic reproduction from painting in the Museo-Biblioteca de Ultramar, Madrid. Frontispiece Signature of Ferno de Magalhes; photographic facsimile, from original Ms. in Archivo General de Indias, Seville. 273 Title-page of De Molvccis Insulis; photographic facsimile, from copy of the first edition, at Lenox Library. 303 General map of the Philippine Archipelago. At end of volume

General Preface

The entrance of the United States of America into the arena of world-politics, the introduction of American influence into Oriental affairs, and the establishment of American authority in the Philippine archipelago, all render the history of those islands and their, numerous peoples a topic of engrossing interest and importance to the reading public, and especially to scholars, historians, and statesmen. The present workits material carefully selected and arranged from a vast mass of printed works and unpublished manuscriptsis offered to the public with the intention and hope of casting light on the great problems which confront the American people in the Philippines; and of furnishing authentic and trustworthy material for a thorough and scholarly history of the islands. For this purpose, the Editors reproduce (mainly in English translation) contemporaneous documents which constitute the best original sources of Philippine history. Beginning with Pope Alexander VI's line of demarcation between the Spanish and the Portuguese dominions in the New World (1493), the course of history in the archipelago is thus traced through a period of more than three centuries, comprising the greater part of the Spanish rgime.

In the selection of material, the Editors have sought to make the scope of the work commensurate with the breadth of the field, and to allot to each subject space proportioned to its interest; not only the political relations, but the social and religious, economic and commercial conditions of the Philippines have received due attention and care. All classes of writers are here representedearly navigators, officials civil and military, ecclesiastical dignitaries, and priests belonging to the various religious orders who conducted the missions among the Filipino peoples. To the letters, reports, and narratives furnished by these men are added numerous royal decrees, papal bulls and briefs, and other valuable documents. Most of this material is now for the first time made accessible to English-speaking readers; and the great libraries and archives of Spain, Italy, France, England, Mexico, and the United States have generously contributed to furnish it.

In the presentation of these documents, the Editors assume an entirely impartial attitude, free from any personal bias, whether political or sectarian. They aim to secure historical accuracy, especially in that aspect which requires the sympathetic interpretation of each author's thought and intention; and to depict faithfully the various aspects of the life of the Filipinos, their relations with other peoples (especially those of Europe), and the gradual ascent of many tribes from barbarism. They invite the reader's especial attention to the Introduction furnished for this series by Professor Edward Gaylord Bourne, of Yale Universityvaluable alike for its breadth of view and for its scholarly thoroughness. The Bibliographical Data at the end of each volume will supply necessary information as to sources and location of the documents published therein; fuller details, and of broader scope, will be given in the volume devoted to Philippine bibliography, at the end of the series.

In preparing this work, the Editors have received most friendly
interest and aid from scholars, historians, archivists, librarians,
and State officials; and from prominent ecclesiastics of the Roman
Catholic church, and members of its religious orders. Especial
thanks are due to the following persons: Hon. John Hay, Secretary
of State, Washington; Sr. D. Juan Riao, secretary of the Spanish
Legation, Washington; Hon. Bellamy Storer, late U.S. Minister to
Spain; Hon. Robert Stanton Sickles, secretary of U.S. Legation,
Madrid; Dr. Thomas Cooke Middleton, O.S.A., Villanova College,
Penn.; Rev. Thomas E. Sherman, S.J., St. Ignatius College, Chicago;
Rev. John J. Wynne, S.J., Apostleship of Prayer, New York; Rev. Ubaldus
Pandolfi, O.S.F., Boston; Bishop Ignatius F. Horstmann, Cleveland;
Bishop Sebastian G. Messmer, Green Bay, Wis.; Fray Eduardo Navarro
Ordez, O.S.A., Colegio de Agustinos, Valladolid, Spain; Rev. Pablo