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. 44]

THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS

[Vol. 44

fessions. They went to Acapulco a month before
embarking, by the special providence of God; for
there were many diseases at that port, so that they
were able to assist the dying. Thirty religious of
St. Dominic were there, waiting to come over to
these islands; all of them were sick, and five died;
and, in order to prevent more deaths, they decided
to remove from their house in which they were, on
account of its bad condition. It was necessary, on account of their sick condition, to carry them in sedanchairs; and although many laymen charitably offered
their services for this act of piety, Ours did not permit them to do it, but took upon themselves the care
of conveying the sick, their charity making this burden very light. In the ship "San Luys" they continued their ministries, preaching, and hearing the confessions of most of the people on the ship - in which
the functions of Holy Week were performed, as well
as was possible there. Twenty-one Jesuits left Cadiz,
and all arrived at Manila except Father Matheo de
Aguilar, who died near these islands on May 12,
1632; he was thirty-three years old, and had been in
the Society sixteen years-most of which time he
spent in Carmona, in the province of Andalusia,
where he was an instructor in grammar, minister,
and procurator in that college.... The rest who
are known to have come in that year with Father
Francisco de Encinas, procurator, and Brother Pedro
Martinez are: The fathers Hernando Perez (the
superior), Rafael de Bonafe, Luys de Aguayo,
Magino Sola, and Francisco Perez; and the brothers Ignacio Alcina, Joseph Pimentel, Miguel Ponze,
Andres de Ledesma, Antonio de Abarca, Onofre
Esbri, Christoval de Lara, Amador Navarro, Bar