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The Philippine Islands, 1493–1898/Volume 10/Documents of 1599

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DOCUMENTS OF 1599

  • Letter to the archbishop of Manila. Felipe III; March 1.
  • Letter from the bishop of Nueva Segovia to the king. Miguel de Benavides; May 17.
  • Letter to Joan de Ibarra. Miguel de Benavides; May 22.
  • Missions of the religious orders. Geronimo de Alcaraz; June 28.
  • Miltary affairs in the islands. Francisco Tello, and others; July 12.
  • Letter to the king. Francisco Tello; July 12.
  • Ordinances enacted by the Audiencia of Manila. Francisco Tello, and others; June 1598-July, 1599. (To be concluded.)

Source: All of these documents are obtained from original MSS. in the Archivo general de Indias, Sevilla.

Translations: The first, third, fourth, and sixth are translated by Robert W. Haight; the second, by José M. and Clara M. Asensio; the fifth and seventh, by Arthur B. Myrick, of Harvard University.