ments of 1626

Letter from the archbishop to Felipe IV. Miguel
Garcia Serrano; Manila, July 25.
Letter to Felipe IV. Fernando de Silva;
Manila, July 30.
Letter from the sisters of St. Clare to Felipe
IV. Jeronima de la Asunsion, and others;
Manila, July 31.
Petition for aid to the seminary of San Juan
de Letran. Juan Geronimo de Guerrero; Manila,
August 1.
Royal decrees. Felipe IV; Madrid, June-October.
Military affairs of the islands. [Unsigned];
Sevilla, 1626 (but written at Cebu)

Documents of 1627

Importance of the Philippines. Martin Castano;
[undated; 1627?]
Relation of 1626. [Unsigned and undated;
_ca._ 1627]
Letter to Tavora. Felipe IV; Madrid,
September 3.
Laws regarding the Sangleys. [From
_Recopilacion de leyes de las Indias_];
1594-1627.
Decrees regarding the religious. Felipe IV;
Madrid, May-November.
Decrees regarding the Chinese. Felipe IV;
Madrid, September 10 and November 19.
Inadvisability of a Spanish post on the
island of Formosa. Juan Cevicos; Madrid,
December 20.

Documents of 1628-1629

Relation of 1627-28. [Unsigned]; Manila,
July, 1628.
Report of appointments made by the
governor. Juan Nino de Tavora; Cavite, August
2, 1628.
Letters to Felipe IV. Juan Nino de Tavora;
August 4, 1628.
Economic reasons for suppressing the silk
trade of China in Spain and its colonies. Juan
Velazquez Madrco; October 7, 1628.
Decrees regarding the Chinese. Felipe IV;
Madrid, June, 1628-March, 1629.
Relations of 1628-29. Hernando Estrada,
and others; Manila, etc., 1628-29.

Bibliographical Data

ILLUSTRATIONS

Autograph signature of Fernando de Silva; photographic
facsimile from original MS. in Archivo general de Indias,
Sevilla.
Plan of the city and port of Macao; photographic facsimile of
engraving in Bellin's _Petit atlas maritime_ ([Paris], 1764)
no. 57; from copy in the library of Wisconsin-Historical
Society.

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