[33] Fray Juan de Lecea was a native of Mondragon in the province
of Vizcaya, and took his vows in the convent of Burgos. Arriving at
the Philippines he was destined for the Bisayas, laboring in various
missions in that district from 1600 to 1618, during which time he
filled several ecclesiastical offices. He died in 1618 at Oton. See
Perez's _Catalogo_, p. 56.

[34] Fray Silvestre Torres, a native of Cordoba, was missionary in
Japan in 1616, subprior of the convent of San Pablo in Manila in
1617, minister of Malate in 1618, and prior of Ternate 1620-1623. On
returning to Manila he had charge of the convent of Batangas, and
died in the Manila convent in 1626. See Perez's _Catalogo_, p. 86.

[35] Fray Diego Oseguera was a choir student in 1607, minister of
Mambusao in 1611 and of Baong in 1614. He was especially useful in
quieting the Indians who were in rebellion in the Bisayas. He died
in 1615. See Perez's _Catalogo_, pp. 187, 188.

[36] Francisco Encinas, S.J., was born at Avila in 1570, and took his
vows in 1596. After going to the Philippines, he taught grammar for
some time, and then spent more than thirty years in the Bisayas. Having
been sent to Rome as procurator for his order, in 1626, he was captured
by the Dutch; but, after ransom, returned to the Philippines in 1632,
and died at Manila, January 11, 1633. He was equally versed in Tagal
and the Bisayan speech. See Sommervogel's _Bibliotheque_.

[37] Fray Juan de Montemayor was confessor to Governor Juan de
Silva and a prominent orator. He was stationed at Malate 1614-1620,
being appointed provincial secretary in the latter year. He was
procurator-general in 1621, prior of Santo Nino de Cebu in 1623,
missionary at Pasig, 1625-1629, of Paranaque in 1626, provincial
chronicler in 1630, and prior of Guadalupe in 1635. He died at Manila
in 1638. See Perez's _Catalogo_, p. 88.

[38] Fray Agustin Mejia was a Mexican missionary, and after going to
the Philippines served in mission work in Mexico in 1608, in Bacolor
in 1611, in Guagua in 1614, and in Mexico in 1617. He was prior of
Manila in 1615, definitor, visitor, and vicar-provincial; and died
in 1630, leaving a volume of Ilocan verses, the "Life of San Barlam
y Josaphat," which remained many years in the convent of Bantay. See
Perez's _Catalogo_, p. 79.

[39] Fray Pedro Lasarte (_not_ Lesarte) professed in the convent
of Toledo in 1572. He was missionary in Purao in 1600, in Bacarra
in 1602, in Bauang i