proved
the opportunity of the commissary's departure to send by him to the
Portuguese of Macau the news of the certainty of the late coronation
of your Majesty. [47] Therefore I expect that that stronghold will
be as peaceful as that of Maluco.

Through your viceroy of Nueva Espana I am sending a copy of the
residencia of the doctor Sande, as that sent a year ago was lost with
the ship to which it was entrusted.

Much pleasure was caused in the land by the arrival of the bishop, [48]
and I received him as well as I could. On account of the austerity
of his disposition and his wish to dominate, people do not like
him; and he has caused much discontent among both ecclesiastics and
laymen. His Christianity and zeal is worthy, and he will undoubtedly
prove to be true. As your Majesty is better informed, you may provide
accordingly. May our Lord guard your royal Catholic Majesty and
increase your kingdoms, as we your Majesty's vassals desire. Manila,
June 15, in the year 1582.

Royal Catholic Majesty, the most humble servant of your Majesty,
who kisses the royal feet and hands.

_Don Gonzalo Rronquillo de Penalosa_

Bibliographical Data

Most of the documents in this volume are obtained from the Archivo
general de Indias, Sevilla. The original MSS. (from copies of which
our translations are made) are there preserved in two patronatos,
as follows:

(a) "Simancas-Secular; Audiencia de Filipinas; cartas y expedientes
del gobernador de Filipinas, vistos en el consejo; anos 1567 a 1599;
est. 67, caj. 6, leg. 6." To this belong Sande's report of 1576,
his letters of July 29, 1578 and May 30, 1579, Penalosa's letter,
and the two documents of 1582.

(b) "Simancas-Filipinas; descubrimientos, descripciones y
poblaciones de las Yslas Filipinas; anos 1566 a 1586; est. 1, caj. 1,
leg. 2|24." From this patronato we obtain Sande's report of 1577 (in
ramo 40), and the record of his expedition to Borneo (no. 48). The
former lacks a signature, and may be a duplicate copy, sent (as already
explained) by another vessel to ensure the arrival of at least one copy
in Spain, the signature being perhaps forgotten through some clerical
oversight; but its date and composition show it to be Sande's report.

The bull erecting the diocese of Manila is taken from
_Doc. ined. Amer. y Oceania_, xxxiv, pp. 72-79. The grant of
indulgences is obtained from Fray Francisco de Santa Ines's _Cronica
de la provincia de San Gregorio Magno_ (Mani