In Nueva Segovia, the capital of that province, the church was demolished, as well as a part of the convent, which was a very handsome and substantial structure built entirely of stone.  The religious there were injured, although all escaped in different directions with their lives; only two boys perished.  The same thing happened in the church of St. Vincent of Tocolano, which also had very strong walls.  Many other temples and stone buildings in this province likewise fell; but in order to make my story short, I will not mention them separately.  Large forests were overthrown; great springs opened up; rivers changed their courses; and many other very strange things occurred.

The island of Jolo was at one time subject to the king [of Spain], but some years ago it rebelled; and now its natives, in company with some other enemies of ours, the people of Mindanao, go about with little fleets committing robberies upon these seas and doing all the damage in their power.  This year they set out with only three caracoas, ships something like galleys.  But when they discovered that an armed fleet of caracoas, which had been equipped in the city of Zebu, had set out on the eleventh of November in search of them, and that another fleet had set out from Oton on the same quest, they returned to their own country, having committed almost no damage except that they captured some three Spaniards—­of whom, they say, they killed two.

This year there was completed in these islands one of the strongest and most remarkable galleons ever built here.  It was at once equipped, along with another very large galleon, two [smaller] ones, and a patache.  In March, 620, this fleet set out for the port where they are accustomed to go to watch for the Chinese ships that bring merchandise to this city.  They went to protect the Chinese; for, although it was not known that there were Hollanders there, it was thought best to take timely precaution, lest they come to commit robberies, as they have done in previous years.  The galleon which went as admiral’s ship sprang such a leak that it was forced to return to port, but when it had arrived there the rest of the fleet continued their journey.  They were in this place [where they meet the Chinese] until the beginning of May, when they returned to Cavite.  Don Luis Fajardo, brother of the governor, went as general of the fleet, and, as he was very young, other captains, brave and experienced in war, were assigned to him as companions and counselors.

The number of ships which have come this year to these islands from all parts of the world with rich merchandise has been great.  Some four or five have come from Japon, although some of them were lost on the coast of Manila with all their large cargoes.  Some of the Japanese in them were drowned, but others escaped to land.  From Macan ten Portuguese ships have come with much valuable merchandise.