here for the conversion of the natives, are
given in Murillo Velarde's Hist. de Philipinas, fol. 375 b., 379;
and Concepcion's Hist. de Philipinas, ix, pp. 151-171. Both these
writers use Clain's letter, more or less closely following his
account. Gregorio Miguel, in his Estudio sobre las Islas Carolinas
(Madrid, 1887), p. 32, cites a MS. at Sevilla, dated 1567, written by
Juan Martinez (see our Vol. II, pp. 149-150), to show that the Palaos
Islands were first seen in 1566, by the captain of the Spanish ship
"San Jeronimo," Pero Sanchez Pericon. It was not until 1710, however,
that they were actually discovered. The name Palaos (corrupted
to Pelew) was given them on account of the vessels, called paraos
(cf. Javanese prau), used by the natives. For description of the
islands, their people, and the customs and mode of life of these
natives, with a vocabulary of their language, see Miguel, ut supra,
pp. 32-60.

[9] Following is a translation of the title-page of this work:
"General history of the discalced religious of the Order of the
hermits of the great father and doctor of the Church, San Agustin,
of the congregation of Espana and of the Indias. Volume Four. By
Father Fray Pedro de San Francisco de Assis, pensioned lecturer,
calificador of the Holy Office, apostolic missionary, father of
the province of Aragon, ex-definitor-general, and chronicler of the
said congregation. Dedicated to St. Nicholas of Tolentino. Containing
three decades, extending from the year 1661 to that of 1690. Zaragoza;
printed by Francisco Moreno, in the year 1756."

[10] A sidenote at this point in the original is as follows: "Historia
de la Provincia del Santo Rosario, volume ii, book ii, chapter xv." The
reference is of course to Baltasar de Santa Cruz's book.

[11] A sidenote in the original refers to volume iii of the Recollect
History by Santa Theresa, Decade vii, book i, chapter iv, section vii,
folio 241, nos. 507-515. The Philippine portion of this book appears
in our Vol. XXXVI, pp. 113-188.

[12] Juan Polanco (not Palanco), was a native of the Burgos mountain
region, and professed in the Dominican convent of Valladolid, July 13,
1639. As he showed evident signs of a brilliant mind he was sent to the
college of San Gregorio of Valladolid, after graduating from which he
returned to the convent as lecturer in philosophy. Thence he went to
the convent of Trianos as master of students, but later joining the
Philippine mission arrived