received that the said exploration and settlement should be made from the Philippines, the king decides upon this latter measure, and the enterprise is to be placed in the hands of the governor of the islands.  Letters from the king (May 26 and July 29) to Juan de Silva, the new governor of the islands, direct him not to allow the Indians to pay their tributes in personal services, and to inform the king regarding the proposal of the Dominicans to found a college in the islands.

Explorations have been made at different times along the Rio Grande de Cagayan, in the northern part of Luzon.  An account of these, with later information, is compiled by Juan Manuel de la Vega (July 3, 1609).  He gives a brief summary of the efforts made by Lavezaris, Vera, and Dasmarinas to bring this province under Spanish control.  The third of these (July, 1591), under the command of Luis Dasmarinas, is the first effective expedition to the valley of the Rio Grande.  He secures the submission of various native villages, and treats the natives with great leniency.  A few weeks later, Francisco de Mendoca follows on the route, and finds the Indians hostile, refusing even to sell him food.  Not finding Dasmarinas (the main object of his expedition), he follows the Rio Grande to the city of Nueva Segovia, thus ending his journey.  In November of the same year, Pedro Sid goes with some soldiers to Tuy, and now finds the natives friendly.  He finds gold among them, which they tell him is brought from the country of Igorrotes.  He makes some further explorations, and receives submission from all the chiefs whom he encounters.  Three years later, Luis Dasmarinas sends Toribio de Miranda (October, 1594), with soldiers and friars, to explore further and to pacify the province of Tuy.  The natives are apparently peaceable, but several instances of treachery occur, and the Spaniards are obliged to be on their guard continually.  As in the other accounts, mention is made of each village visited, in succession, and various interesting details are related.  At Anit the houses are decorated with the heads of men and of animals; “such was their custom”.  At Bantal Miranda builds a fort, and requires hostages from some hostile or treacherous chiefs.  At Agulan the little children are wearing golden necklaces of good quality, “good enough to be worn in Madrid”.  At Tuguey and some other villages the natives resist the entrance of the Spaniards, but are terrified at the sound of firearms, and quickly yield submission.  Retracing their route, the Spaniards find that the villages which they had left in peace are now revolting; they seize the chief who has most disturbed the people, and send him to Manila.  The governor feasts him there, and sends him back to his own village, apparently well pleased with the Spaniards.  Miranda searches for gold-mines, but cannot find them; and finally, sick and discouraged, as also are his friars, returns to Manila.  Captain Clavijo is sent to search