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. 55]

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Morrison, Capt. - (Brit. officer): letter sent by, 49, 68.
Mosabel, Melchor de, O.S.A.: arrives at Manila, 24, 129.
Moscovites: 48, 264. See Russians.
Moscow (Russia): persecution of Rom. Cath. in, 23, 261.
Moses, Prof. Bernard: letter from, cited, 53, 44.
Moslem. See Mahometans.
Mosques: located in various places, 4, 200, 201, 7, 48, 69, 8, 74, 10, 55, 34, 388, 389.
See also Mahometans, and Moros.
Mossahap (son of Manzor): goes to Mutir, 33, 265.
Mota, Jorje de la, O.P.: escapes from Siam, 31, 152; confesses dying friar, 153.
Motta, Fernando de la, O.P.: arrives at Manila, 43, 86.
Mountaineers (natives living in mts. in Phil.): in Luz6n, 31, i6, 17; in Panay,
38, 217; in Lampon, 41, 96; characteristics, 28, 313, 38, 217, 47, 297; eat
pythons, 35, 299; their fields, 47, 329; idolaters, 28, 302; Span. raid, 47, 297;
fear Span., 329, 330; reductions among, 31, x6, 17; miss. work among, 28, I65 -170, 174, 313, 41, 96, 47, 143. See also Igorots, Negritos, and all other mt. tribes.
MOUNTAINS AND HILLS -
In general: in various places, 3, 78, 4, 126, 283, 295, 5, 47, 7, 42, 9,, Ioo, 10, O,
61, 1394, 15, o6, I6, 102, 19, 251, 280, 20, 267, 268, 21, 305, 23, 323, 28,
89, 131, 142, 147, 164, 312, 29, 142, 266, 269, 271, 311, 30, 291, 31, 39, 285, 287,
288, 32, 1I4, 226, 33, 247, 310, 353, 361, 34, 73, IIx, 12I, 137, i6i, 380, 382,
388, 35, 299, 3I7, 318, 36, 54, 56, 37, 222, 243, 244, 248, 38, 21, 32, 94, 97, 98,
102, 105, 271, 39, 84, 87, 41, 72, 105, 126, 158, 159, z67, 171, 189, 212, 226, 235,
43, 263, 43, 136, 139, 144, I45, 197, 278, 45, 102, 47, III, 291, 294, 49, 32, 37,
38, 50, 155, I8o, 51, 28, 74, 52, 318; extent and elevation, 28, 47, I68, 29, I62,
41, 158, z67, 212, 235, 43, 233, 49, 39, 51, 77; inacessible, 38, 102; roads, 29,
238, 41, 226; volcanic, 7, 42, 9, 100, 101, 35, 30, 30,, 35 (see also Volcanoes);
source of rivers, 4, 283, 47, 296, 51, 126; hot springs near and on, 14, 21I, 24,
235, 236; valleys formed by, 5I, 81; snowcapped, 33, 69, 75, 5r, 77; earthquakes
in, 19, 67, 22, 213, 24, 119, 33, 104, 38, 94, 41, 105, 42, z69, 263 (see also
Earthquakes); mines in, 14, 301, 302, 306, 18, 162, 19, 251, 280, 28, 91, 284,
34, 282, 35, 301, 37, 243, 38, 271, 50, 107, 52, 317 (see also Mines); bldg.
materials scarce in, 37, 247; fertile, 32, 114; food in, 8, 289, 37, 243, 38, 32;
forests on, 28, 47, 43, 139; clove trees in, 34, 45; fruit in, 38, 21; resin obtained
from, 47, 1in; slopes irrigated and terraced, 52, 323, 324; animal life in, 4, 98,
34, I73, 35, 299, 300, 37, 288, 40, 303; rel. and superstitious beliefs rdg., 5, 131,
I6, 133, 29, 269, 30, x8r, 191, 289, 29X, 43, 308; inhab. of, and settlements in,
3, 6i, 12, 2I, 258, 260, 13, I37, 140, 141, 191, 6, 10o2, 20, 270, 31, 138, 285,
34, 380, 35, 82, 318, 37, x70, 244, 38, 206, 40, 232, 246, 44, 82, 114, 47, 295,
298, 50, 176, 213, 249 (see also Mountaineers, and the several mt. peoples, e.g.,
Igorots); natives flee to, 3, 60, 255, 4, 223, 232, 235, 7, 135, 10, 43, 55, II, 208,
13, 90, 147, 15, 194, 17, 69, 70, 28, 150, 328, 29, 117, 147, 159, 197, 205, 210,
215, 238, 239, 242, 271, 30, 144, 3X, 66, 94, 267, 291, 32, 156, I6o, 206, 34, 226,
388, 35, 10, 51, 150, 36, 98, 117-119, 127, 131, 38, 89, 90, 93, 97, 98, 105, 107,
129, 151, I77, I19, 40, 215, 41, 24, 82, 83, 90, 104, 110, x80, 241, 43, 67, 172, 44,
o10, 102, 104, 126, 129, 49, 34, 50, 153, SI, 28, 54, 8o, 197, 32, 241, 257; Spanflee to, 38, 173, 49, 220, 50, 171; fortifications planned, 8, 287; Chin. fortify,
29, 239; govt. raids into, 50, 212, 213; rel. flee to, 25, 87, 91, 35, 86, 87, 36,
177-180, 41, II9; miss. work in, 28, 131, 142, 147, 157, 158, i64, i68, 169, 301,
312, 317, 29, 269, 287, 288, 31, 36, 36, 54, 56, 146, 37, 222, 41, 134, 167, 171,