the same to us by a different person than the one banished, in order that we may be informed of it.  But you must take notice that, when you are compelled to banish anyone, such banishment should be only for very serious reasons.  We hereby give you full power to exercise the aforesaid offices as our governor and captain-general of the said island and settlements, and to enact and execute our justice therein, with all due rights, titles, and interests.  It is, moreover, our pleasure and order that you shall have and receive an annual salary of two thousand ducats or seven hundred and fifty thousand maravedis in consideration of the said offices.  You shall enjoy this from the day when you took possession of the said island of Cubu, in our name, and as long as you hold the said offices.  We order our officials of the said island to pay you the above-mentioned two thousand ducats from the revenues and profits accruing to us in any manner in the island during the time of your rule.  Should this amount not be collected during the said time, we are under no obligation to give you any of it.  The officials shall take a receipt from you, and a copy of this decree, signed by a notary-public.  We order that the said two thousand ducats be received and placed on the accounts every year, from the said day and henceforth.  Let no person act in any manner contrary to this decree.  Given in Madrid, August fourteen, one thousand five hundred and sixty-nine.

I, The King

Countersigned by Francisco de Eraso.  Signed by Luis Quixada, Vasquez
Capata, Molina, Aguilera, Villafane.

[Endorsed:  “Miguel Lopez de Legazpi.  Title of Governor and Captain-general of the island of Cubu.”]

Documents of 1570

        Letter to Felipe II.  Fray Diego de Herrera; January 16. 
        Relation of the voyage to Luzon. [June?]
        Act of taking possession of Luzon.  Martin de Goiti and Hernando
        Riquel; June 6. 
        Letter to Felipe II.  Miguel Lopez de Legazpi; July 25. 
        Evidence regarding the Portuguese expedition against
        Cebu.  Miguel Lopez de Legazpi; October 21.

Sources:  MSS. in the Archivo general de Indias, Sevilla.

Translations:  The second and third documents are translated by Alfonso de Salvio; the others, by Arthur B. Myrick.

Letter from Fray Diego de Herrera to Felipe II

Sacred Royal Catholic Majesty: 

In the fleet that your Majesty had sent from this Nueva Espana to the islands of the West, there were among the people some religious of St. Augustine who were in your Majesty’s service.  By your order, I was one of them.  We had a prosperous voyage as your Majesty will already have been fully informed.  The fleet effected a landing, and founded a colony (in accordance with the instructions brought