feet wide and two estados deep. As soon as the war
began, three hundred Sangley Christians who lived in Tondo and Minondo
embarked in some small boats with their wives and children, and went
down the river to the governor, to whom they said that they had no
wish to revolt. These were sent away safely, and returned to their
houses. The Spaniards are living with great caution toward them, for
they are treacherous and cunning in what they do. They exercise their
trades in this city. Each of them is considered as well employed, in
exchange for which they must not commit offenses as in the past, which
were great and numerous. On the fourteenth of November, Sargento-mayor
Ascoeta entered this city, marching in good order with his camp,
both Spaniards, and the Pampanga Indians and Japanese. They brought
in the banners won from the enemy. They were very well received by
the governor and Audiencia, and by all the city. Don Pedro showered
a thousand compliments on all the Pampanga captains for their good
services. They were much pleased at this, and offered their persons,
lives, and possessions to the service of his Majesty. The Japanese
and Pampangas had a share in all the wealth of the booty, and it was
large, for it consisted mainly of gold, silver, reals, and pearls.

I do not mention the stratagems of war, the instructions, and the
orders throughout the course of it, in order not to prove wearisome,
and, moreover, to leave them for one who can write them in a better
style. Only, as an eye-witness, I affirm what I have here told, and
that all in general have behaved themselves very well as honorable
soldiers (especially the leaders), both of the ecclesiastics and of
the laymen; and that in this, as in other matters, our Lord has shown
us a thousand favors.

Among the enemy's flags were two that contained characters in the
Sangley language, which, translated into our Castilian vernacular,
read as follows:

"The leader and general of the kingdom of Espana ... [23] so that
all the Chinese take part together in this affair and obey us by
destroying root and branch these hostile robbers, whom we have against
our will, both Castilians and Japanese. We the Sangleys swear that
after the conquest of this city we shall share the lands, even to
the very herbs, with equal shares, as brothers." That which gave the
traitor Bautistilla more courage in undertaking so great a treason
was a stratagem and subtilty which he employed to know