iJ^W^y^.^?/ W/?f/?</>Kif/ts/s\ »5#:*i JBSafe *.A ! inr 4/jmrwt^s <*'.w3 v»S BK'^^a i-&~*miilBSg&-iV*" Kra^^T* SSSl'P*" 1111PWW" '-^*P»^S if 0*5£i§ IPf# ^illSSi^T'*^' ^® ^vj^^Mrfjl Mp^ ^8S9fmf "^££/ "'^$ISS^l^ DS 1,53 Blair, Emma Helen and Robertson, James Alexander, eds. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1803; translations from contem- poraneous books and manuscripts, with historical introduction and additional notes by Edward Gaylord Bourne. In 55V. Cleveland Clark 1903. v. 1-6, O. $4. net, each. The most important and extensive work ever undertaken in Philippine history in any language. In selecting documents the editors have relied in great measure on friar sources. Time has been lacking to carefully digest all the material to secure the best « selection and most helpful annotation. Prof. Bourne's introduction of 70 pages is the most complete arid scholarly monograph on Philippine history in the English language. p The work will cover the period 1493-1898, though at first projected to end with 1803. Am. Hist. R. 9:149, 359 (J- A- Leroy) ; Eng. Hist. R. 19:160 (A. F. Steuart) Nation ? 76 :359, 456 ; 77 '-7 A, 75, 284, 405 Philip P. Wells, Feb. 1904 r ALA £294 THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS 1493-1803 f sets are printed, Of this work one thousand each numbered and signed. This set is U^o—-/ Fernao de Magalhaes [From painting in Museo-Biblioteca de Ultramar, Madrid] The PHILIPPINE ISLANDS 1493-1803 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and their Peoples, their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as related in contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, showing the Political, Eco- nomic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of those Islands from their earliest relations with European Nations to the beginning of the Nineteenth Century TRANSLATED FROM THE ORIGINALS Edited and annotated by Emma Helen Blair and James Alexander Robertson, with historical intro- duction and additional notes by Edward Gaylord Bourne. With maps, portraits and other illustrations Volume I— 14.93-1529 The Arthur H. Clark Company Cleveland, Ohio MCMIII COPYRIGHT I9O3 THE ARTHUR H. CLARK COMPANY ALL RIGHTS RESERVED : CONTENTS OF VOLUME I General Preface. The Editors. 13 Historical Introduction. Edward Gaylord Bourne. ....... 19 Preface to Volume I 89 Documents regarding the Line of Demarcation Papal Bulls of 1493: Inter catera (May 3), Eximite (May 3), Inter catera (May 4), Extension de la concesion (Septem- ber 25). Alexander VI; Rome, 1493. 97 Treaty of Tordesillas. Fernando V and Isabel of Castile, and Joao II of Portu- gal; Tordesillas, June 7, 1494. 115 [Note on correspondence of Jaime Ferrer regarding the Line of Demarcation — H93-95-] • 130 Compact between the Catholic Sovereigns and the King of Portugal. Fernando V and Isabel of Castile, and Joao II of Portugal; Madrid, April 15, 1495. 131 Papal Bull, Prcecelste. Leo X ; Rome, No- vember 3, 1514 136 Instructions from the King of Spain to his ambassadors. Carlos I of Spain; Valla- dolid, February 4, 1523. .139 Letter to Juan de Zuftiga. Carlos I of Spain; Pamplona, December 18, 1523. 145 "2 ?-* ** r^orv : 8 THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS [Vol. I Documents regarding the Line of Demarcation Treaty of Vitoria. Carlos I of Spain, and Joao III of Portugal; Vitoria, February 19, 1524- 159 Junta of Badajoz: extract from the records in the possession and ownership of the Moluccas. Badajoz ; April 14 - May 13, 1524 165 Opinions concerning the ownership of the Moluccas. Hernando Colon, Fray Tomas Duran, Sebastian Ca- boto, and Juan Vespucci; Badajoz April 13-15, 1524. 200 Letters to the Spanish delegates at the Junta of Badajoz. Carlos I of Spain; Burgos, March 21 and April 10, 1524 213 Treaty of Zaragoza. Carlos I of Spain and Joao III of Portugal; Zaragoza, April 29, 1529. 222 Papal Bull, Eximice. Alexander VI; Rome, November 16, 1501 241 Life and Voyage of Fernao de Magalhaes. [Resume of contemporaneous documents — 1518-27.] 249 Letter of authorization to Falero and Ma- galhaes. Carlos I of Spain; Valladolid, March 22, 1518 271 *Carta de el-rei de Castella para El-rei D. Manuel. Carlos I of Spain; Barcelona, February 28, 15 19. 276 Instructions to Juan de Cartagena. Carlos I of Spain; Barcelona, April 6, 15 19. 280 1 493-1 529] CONTENTS 9 Life and Voyage of Fernao de Magalhaes. *Carta do rei de Castella a Fernando de Magalhaes e a Ruy Falero. Carlos I; Barcelona, April 19, 15 19. 294 *Extracto de una carta de las Indias. 1522. 296 De Molvccis Insulis. [Letter to the Car- dinal of Salzburg, describing Maga- lhaes's voyage to the Moluccas.] Maxi- millianus Transylvanus ; Coloniae, 1523. 305 Bibliographical Data 339 Appendix: Chronological Tables. 345 * Documents marked with an asterisk are printed in both the original language and English translation. ILLUSTRATIONS Portrait of Fernao de Magalhaes; photo- graphic reproduction from painting in the Museo-Biblioteca de Ultramar, Madrid. Frontispiece Signature of Fernao de Magalhaes; photo- graphic facsimile, from original MS. in Ar- chivo General de Indias, Seville. 273 Title-page of De Molvccis Insults; photo- graphic facsimile, from copy of the first edition, at Lenox Library 303 General map of the Philippine Archipelago. At end of volume GENERAL PREFACE The entrance of the United States of America into the arena of world-politics, the introduction of American influence into Oriental affairs, and the establishment of American authority in the Philip- pine archipelago, all render the history of those islands and their numerous peoples a topic of en- grossing interest and importance to the reading public, and especially to scholars, historians, and statesmen. The present work — its material care- fully selected and arranged from a vast mass of printed works and unpublished manuscripts — is offered to the public with the intention and hope of casting light on the great problems which confront the American people in the Philippines; and of fur- nishing authentic and trustworthy material for a thorough and scholarly history of the islands. For this purpose, the Editors reproduce (mainly in Eng- lish translation) contemporaneous documents which constitute the best original sources of Philippine history. Beginning with Pope Alexander VTs line of demarcation between the Spanish and the Portu- guese dominions in the New World (1493), the course of history in the archipelago is thus traced through a period of more than three centuries, com- prising the greater part of the Spanish regime. 14 THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS [Vol. i In the selection of material, the Editors have sought to make the scope of the work commensurate with the breadth of the field, and to allot to each sub- ject space proportioned to its interest; not only the political relations, but the social and religious, eco- nomic and commercial conditions of the Philippines have received due attention and care. All classes of writers are here represented — early navigators, officials civil and military, ecclesiastical dignitaries, and priests belonging to the various religious orders who conducted the missions among the Filipino peoples. To the letters, reports, and narratives fur- nished by these men are added numerous royal de- crees, papal bulls and briefs, and other valuable documents. Most of this material is now for the first time made accessible to English-speaking readers; and the great libraries and archives of Spain, Italy, France, England, Mexico, and the United States have generously contributed to furnish it. In the presentation of these documents, the Editors assume an entirely impartial attitude, free from any personal bias, whether political or sectarian. They aim to secure historical accuracy, especially in that aspect which requires the sympathetic interpretation of each author's thought and intention ; and to depict faithfully the various aspects of the life of the Fili- pinos, their relations with other peoples (especially those of Europe), and the gradual ascent of many tribes from barbarism. They invite the reader's especial attention to the Introduction furnished for this series by Professor Edward Gaylord Bourne, of Yale University — valuable alike for its breadth of view and for its scholarly thoroughness. The Bibli- ographical Data at the end of each volume will sup- 5 H93-I529] GENERAL PREFACE 1 ply necessary information as to sources and location of the documents published therein; fuller details, and of broader scope, will be given in the volume de- voted to Philippine bibliography, at the end of the series. In preparing this work, the Editors have received most friendly interest and aid from scholars, his- torians, archivists, librarians, and State officials ; and from prominent ecclesiastics of the Roman Catholic church, and members of its religious orders. Especial thanks are due to the following persons : Hon. John Hay, Secretary of State, Washington; Sr. D. Juan Riaiio, secretary of the Spanish Legation, Washing- ton; Hon. Bellamy Storer, late U. S. Minister to Spain; Hon. Robert Stanton Sickles, secretary of U. S. Legation, Madrid; Dr. Thomas Cooke Mid- dleton, O.S.A., Villanova College, Penn. ; Rev. Thomas E. Sherman, S.J., St. Ignatius College, Chicago; Rev. John J. Wynne, S.J., Apostleship of Prayer, New York; Rev. Ubaldus Pandolfi, O. S. F., Boston; Bishop Ignatius F. Horstmann, Cleveland; Bishop Sebastian G. Messmer, Green Bay, Wis.; Fray Eduardo Navarro Ordonez, O.S.A., Colegio de Agustinos, Valladolid, Spain; Rev. Pablo Pastells, S.J., Sarria, Barcelona, Spain; Charles Franklin Thwing, LL.D., President of Western Reserve Uni- versity; Frederick J. Turner, Director of the School of History, University of Wisconsin ; Richard T. Ely (director) and Paul S. Reinsch, of the School of Economics and Political Science, University of Wis- consin; Edward G. Bourne, Professor of History, Yale University; Herbert Putnam (librarian), Worthington C. Ford, P. Lee Phillips, A. P. C. Griffin, James C.