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. 24]

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MEDINA'S HISTORIA

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a reward promised to whoever would seize them;
for they considered the victory their own already,
and shouted it forth before obtaining it. If they,
as Christians, had gone with good intent to punish
those Mahometan enemies for the desecrations that
they had committed against the churches and sacred
images, who doubts that the Lord, whose cause that
was, would have aided them? But they were greedy
for their own interests, and had their eyes on their
own convenience. Thus they lost both the moneys
expended and their reputation; and to save reputation one should expend much toil, for by it are conserved monarchies and kingdoms. They.returned to
Manila the laughing-stock of all the islands. From
that time the Indians of Cagayan began to talk
among themselves of lifting the yoke, placed on their
necks by the Castilians; for as has been seen, all is
not gold that glitters. Many deaths occurred among
the Indians of different districts. The expenses of
the natives, as above stated, were great, for although
no one goes from his village except with very liberal
aid, in this case that aid was unusually generous.
Thus there was no encomienda that had a thousand
Indians that did not expend more than a thousand
pesos, besides rice - in addition to their tribute, personal services, and other taxes. It should be considered and recognized how these poor wretches were
continually harassed; hence, why should one wonder
that events do not succeed as one would desire?
In the present year the vessel " San Juan" returned, the ill-fortune of which was feared, because
the almiranta had put back to port. It gave report
of its voyage, whereupon the order voted what was