The Philippine Islands, 1493-1803; 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, commericial and religious conditions of those islands from their earliest relations with European nations to the beginning of the nineteenth century; [Vol. 1, no. 36]

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PREFACE

I I

south; and that ministers be sent from Manila to
outlying islands for their spiritual aid, as thus far
these have been dependent on Goa. Poblete asks
whether he shall ordain Portuguese priests who
come to him for this office; on this point the royal
Council ask for further information.
Two memorials presented (1658) by the Jesuits
to the king ask that a tribunal of the Inquisition be
established at Manila, and that the religious jurisdiction of Ternate be vested in the archbishop of
Manila.
A memorial to the king is presented (i658?) by
Miguel Solana, procurator-general at Madrid for
the Jesuits of Filipinas, protesting against the erection of Santo Tomas college at Manila into a university, claiming that this will interfere with the rights
already granted to the Jesuit college of San Ignacio
there. Solana accuses the Dominicans of trickery
and bribery in having obtained privileges for Santo
Tomas; and maintains that the rights of his order
have been legally granted and authenticated, while
the claims of the Dominicans are mere assertions.
Nevertheless, the latter are scheming to secure new
letters and bulls granting their pretensions; Solana
adduces various arguments to show that they should
not be allowed the privileges of a university in Santo
Tomas, and that such a foundation should rather
be made in San Ignacio, which "will be subject in all
things to the behest and commands of your Majesty
and your Council." The king is asked to examine
certain documents in the case, which show that the
students of Santo Tomas are obliged to swear allegiance to the doctrines taught by Aquinas, and are
not allowed to teach other branches than philosophy