The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 22 of 55, 1625-29

Volume 22 — Contents of Volume XXII

Reading edition

Preface 9

Documents of 1625 Report of the Spanish Council of State on the appointment of a governor for the Philippines. Madrid, March 7. 27 Royal decree granting income to the Society of Jesus. Felipe IV; Madrid, June 1. 42 Letter from the archbishop of Manila to Felipe IV. Miguel García Serrano; July 25. 45 Royal festivities at Manila. Diego de Rueda y Mendoza; Manila, August 1. 50 Letter to Felipe IV. Fernando de Silva; Manila, August 4. 62

Documents of 1626 Letter from the archbishop to Felipe IV. Miguel García Serrano; Manila, July 25. 83 Letter to Felipe IV. Fernando de Silva; Manila, July 30. 93 Letter from the sisters of St. Clare to Felipe IV. Jeronima de la Asunsion, and others; Manila, July 31. 104 Petition for aid to the seminary of San Juan de Letran. Juan Geronimo de Guerrero; Manila, August 1. 108 Royal decrees. Felipe IV; Madrid, June–October. 112 Military affairs of the islands. [Unsigned]; Sevilla, 1626 (but written at Cebú) 110 [2]

Documents of 1627 Importance of the Philippines. Martin Castaño; [undated; 1627?] 125 Relation of 1626. [Unsigned and undated; ca. 1627] 130 Letter to Tavora. Felipe IV; Madrid, September 3. 146 Laws regarding the Sangleys. [From Recopilación de leyes de las Indias]; 1594–1627. 151 Decrees regarding the religious. Felipe IV; Madrid, May–November. 160 Decrees regarding the Chinese. Felipe IV; Madrid, September 10 and November 19. 164 Inadvisability of a Spanish post on the island of Formosa. Juan Cevicos; Madrid, December 20. 168

Documents of 1628–1629 Relation of 1627–28. [Unsigned]; Manila, July, 1628. 181 Report of appointments made by the governor. Juan Niño de Tavora; Cavite, August 2, 1628. 217 Letters to Felipe IV. Juan Niño de Tavora; August 4, 1628. 246 Economic reasons for suppressing the silk trade of China in Spain and its colonies. Juan Velazquez Madr^co; October 7, 1628. 279 Decrees regarding the Chinese. Felipe IV; Madrid, June, 1628–March, 1629. 287 Relations of 1628–29. Hernando Estrada, and others; Manila, etc., 1628–29. 293

Bibliographical Data 321

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Notes in this chapter

Note 1 · These expeditions against the Mediterranean Moors were undertaken because of their continual depredations on Spanish commerce and near Spani Note 2 · Spain has never recovered from the expulsion of the thrifty [24n] Moriscos, who were the descendants of the old Moors. The edict of expulsio