n the neighboring islands. Although
of such extent, Ymaraes comes under the jurisdiction of the town
of Arevalo.

_Island of Cuyo_. Opposite Antique, which is located in the island
of Panay, and about sixteen leagues farther in the same westerly
direction, lies the island of Cuyo. This island is also in charge of
one of the encomenderos of the island of Panay, and has a population of
about eight hundred. It abounds in rice which bears a reddish kernel,
because the soil is of that color. A great many goats are being raised,
for the region is favorable for that. There are large fisheries, and
some pearls are gathered. A large quantity of cotton cloth is woven
there, although the cotton is not produced on the island. Formerly
many ships from Burney were wont to come to barter for _bruscays_,
which are a kind of sea-shell which in Sian is used as money, as
cocoa-beans are used in Nueva Espana. It is under the jurisdiction of
Arevalo, although the authority of that town has never been exercised
therein. This island is twelve leagues in circumference.

_Islets of Lutaya_. Not far from this island are five [seven] very
small islets called Lutaya, Dehet, Bisucay, Cadnuyan, Tacaguayan,
Lubit, and Tinotoan. The people are very poor, and are kept in slavery
by the chiefs of the island of Cuyo. These islets, all together,
contain somewhat more than one hundred men. The chief occupation in
all these islets is making salt and mats--the latter from rushes,
for they are a wretched people. These they pay as their tribute. This
island is six leagues in circumference.

_Island of Osigan_. Northeast of the island of Panay and three leagues
from its extreme point, lies the island of Osigan, which we call the
island of Tablas. It is about eighteen leagues in circumference, and
is quite mountainous. Wax is collected there. It has a population of
about two hundred and fifty Indians, living in small villages.

_Island of Cibuyan._ Six leagues from Osigan lies the island of
Cibuyan. It is about twelve leagues in circumference, and six leagues
wide. It has about three hundred Indians, of whom two hundred are
under one of the Panay encomenderos. In this island are to be found
very good gold mines, but they are not properly worked, for the
Indians are all Pintados, and are very slothful. They belong to the
jurisdiction of Arevalo.

_Island of Buracay._ About two arquebus-shots from the north point
of the island of Panay, lies the island of Bu