one hundred and fifty leagues away, in the season of the vendavals and the rains, which in the bay of Manila, and as far as the entrance into the province of Pintados, is the most difficult and dangerous of the whole year.  In this case, the burden of these hardships and torments fell upon a person so feeble, infirm, old, and exhausted that, although he arrived at Sebu in fair health, their effect was greatly aggravated by his immediately commencing work with two sermons, which were highly regarded in that community.  But his efforts so prostrated him that he took to his bed with a fever, which so exhausted him that his holy life came to an end on the first of September of the same year, fifteen hundred and ninety-five.  In life, and no less in his death, this holy man was a rare example of virtue; and so, in both, he was highly esteemed by all classes and ranks of people—­especially by ecclesiastics and religious, who recognized in him an admirable virtue.  When but a youth he left Espana in the service of the Duke of Feria.  He was received into the Society at Loreto, studied in Padua, and had charge of the Germanic College in Rome.  From this place blessed Father Francisco de Borja [65] sent him to Japon.  Upon reaching Sevilla, however, he learned that the ships bound for the Indias had already left Lisboa.  Waiting at this latter place for further instructions he was given the choice of embarking, at his pleasure, for either Piru or Florida.  He chose Florida as a place which, in its poverty, offered greater opportunities of suffering there many hardships for the sake of Christ.  In this he was not deceived; for in Florida, and later in Habana, he suffered greatly on sea and land, from hunger, cold, exhaustion, storms, hardships, exposure, and mortal perils.  It often happened that he fell to the ground, while walking on the shore—­sick, powerless to move, and among Indians most cruel in war, who had killed others of the Society; and yet he escaped, how, he knew not.  Many a time did he eat no more than a handful of maize, planted and gathered by his own hands; for whatever else he might have must be given to poor soldiers.  During a pestilence which had spread among those savages he became a physician, for he could baptize them if they should die; in this way he sent many of them to heaven.  From Florida he was sent to Nueva Espana, and was the first of the Society to enter the City of Mexico, where by his virtuous life and teachings, he inspired the viceroy, the auditors of the Audiencia, and the citizens with such affection that they sought to bring over from Espana members of the Society, in order to found a college in Mexico.  This was done and Father Antonio Sedeno was made rector:  he laid the foundations and erected a building, which stands to this day.  He went over to the Filipinas, as we have said, where his occupations were such as we have already related.  While on the sea, he and his companions lived in their cabin in such modest