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Excerpt from The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Vol. 39: 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; 1683-1690
Francisco de Villalva, procurator for the Domini cans at Madrid, petitions for royal aid in sending forty missionaries of that order to the Philippines.
Some unknown Jesuit furnishes a diary of events from June, 1686 to June, These include the arrivals and departures of ships from the port of Cavite; the deaths of prominent persons; the dis sensions between the Jesuits and the archbishop, and between the religious orders; the con¿icts between governor and Audiencia, and their relations with the archbishop; attacks by pirates; and other news items, of miscellaneous character. A similar record (whether by the same hand is uncertain) continues through 1688.
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