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and his men. The
remainder of the book will appear in the succeeding volume.
The present volume ends with two appendices: the first an abstract of
Thomas Candish's circumnavigation; the second an abstract of Dutch
expeditions to the East Indies.
THE EDITORS

May, 1904.
SUCESOS DE LAS ISLAS FILIPINAS
By Dr. Antonio de Morga. Mexico: at the shop of Geronymo Baili, in
the year 1609; printed by Cornelio Adriano Cesar.
SOURCE: The translation is made from the Harvard copy of the
original printed work.
TRANSLATION: This is made by Alfonso de Salvio, Norman F. Hall,
and James Alexander Robertson.
SVCESOS DE LAS ISLAS FILIPINAS
DIRIGIDO
A DON CRISTOVAL GOMEZ DE
Sandoual y Rojas, Duque de Cea.
POR EL DOCTOR ANTONIO DE MORGA,
Alcaldo del Crimen, de la real Audiencia de la Nueua España,
Consultor del santo Oficio de la Inquisicion.
EN MEXICO.
En casa de Geronymo Balli. Año 1609.
Por Cornelio Adriano Cesar

EVENTS IN THE FILIPINAS ISLANDS.
DEDICATED
TO DON CRISTOVAL GOMEZ DE
Sandoval y Rojas, Duke of Cea.
BY DOCTOR ANTONIO DE MORGA,
Alcalde of Criminal Causes, in the Royal Audiencia of Nuevà España,
and Counsel for the holy Office of the Inquisition.
IN MEXICO.
At the shop of Geronymo Balli, in the year 1609.
By Cornelio Adriano Cesar.

EVENTS IN THE FILIPINAS ISLANDS
By order of the most excellent Don Luis de Velasco, viceroy of this
Nueva España, and of the most illustrious and reverend Don Fray
Garcia Guerra, archbishop of Mexico, and member of his Majesty's
council, I have examined this book of the Events in the Philipinas
Islands, written by Doctor Antonio de Morga, alcalde of the court in the

royal Audiencia of Mexico. In my judgment it is entertaining,
profitable, and worthy of publication. The author has strictly obeyed
the laws of history therein, in the excellent arrangement of his work, in
which he shows his soundness of intellect and a concise style to which
few attain, together with a true exposition of the subject matter, as it
was written by one who was so fully conversant with it, during the
years that he governed those islands. I have accordingly affixed my
signature to this instrument here at the professed house of the Society
of Jesus in Mexico, on the first of April, 1609.
JUAN SANCHEZ
Don Luys de Velasco, knight of the Order of Sanctiago,
viceroy-lieutenant of the king our sovereign, governor and
captain-general of Nueva España, and president of the royal Audiencia
and Chancillería established therein, etc. Whereas Doctor Antonio de
Morga, alcalde of criminal causes in this royal Audiencia, informed me
that he had written a book and treatise on the Events in the Filipinas
Islands, from their earliest discoveries and conquest until the end of the
past year six hundred and seven, and requested me to grant him
permission and privilege to have it printed, to the exclusion of all
others doing the same for a certain period; and whereas I entrusted
Father Juan Sanchez, of the Society of Jesus, with the inspection of the
said book, as my proxy: therefore, I hereby grant permission to the said
Doctor Antonio de Morga, so that, for the period of the next ten years,
he, or his appointee, may freely have the said book printed by whatever
printer he pleases; and I forbid any other person to do the same within
the said time and without the said permission, under penalty of
losing--and he shall lose--the type and accessories with which the said
impression shall be made, and the same shall be applied in equal shares
to his Majesty's exchequer and to the said Doctor Antonio de Morga.
Given in Mexico, on the seventh of the month of April, one thousand
six hundred and nine.
DON LUYS DE VELASCO
By order of the viceroy:
MARTIN LOPEZ GAUNA
Don Fray Garcia Guerra, by the divine grace and that of the holy
apostolic see, archbishop of Mexico, member of his Majesty's Council,
etc. Having seen the opinion expressed by Father Juan Sanchez, of the

Society of Jesus, after he had examined the book presented to us by
Doctor Antonio de Morga, alcalde in this court and Chancillería,
entitled Events in the Filipinas Islands, their Conquest and Conversion,
for which we granted him authority; and since it is evident, by the
above-mentioned opinion, that it contains nothing against our holy
Catholic faith, or good morals, but that, on the contrary, it is useful and
profitable to all persons who may read it: therefore we do hereby grant
permission to the said Doctor Antonio de Morga, to have the said book
of the said conquest and conversion of the Filipinas Islands printed in
any of the printing establishments of the city. Given in Mexico, on the
seventh of April, one thousand six hundred and nine.
FRAY GARCIA,