I have told above how the master-of-camp had gone to Cubu for his wife; arriving there, he returned with her to this city.  There was a river in the province of Capanpanga, named Vites, the inhabitants of which refused to be friends of the Spaniards; they were reputed to be very powerful.  The master-of-camp had to take upon this expedition one hundred and fifty soldiers, and was accompanied by a native guide from the same river who was an Indian chief hostile to the natives of Vites.  This man had come to the Spaniards with the offer to conduct them into Vites in perfect safety, without any danger whatever; and this he did, getting the master-of-camp and the hundred and fifty soldiers with him into the place.  When the natives saw the Spaniards so safely within their gates and at their fort, they surrendered themselves in peace and friendship and destroyed their fort.  All the other villages round about came to offer their friendship; and thus we gained possession of this stronghold, which, by reason of the reports of the natives, was regarded as somewhat dangerous—­but there was no more resistance experienced from it than what I have related.  With this expedition was ended the last of the wars which have been waged in this island and in that of Mindoro, the most important being written in this relation.

I shall now give my attention to the treatment of certain facts with regard to the natives of this land, simply telling their manner of living, dressing, and dealing with one another.  I shall describe a few things which I have seen as to the idols worshiped by them, and shall not enlarge upon other details.

In the first place, the men are of medium size, and dark.  They wear their hair clipped short, like the Spaniards.  They wear a little cloth headdress and a small piece of cloth to conceal their private parts.  From the belt upward, some wear a short doublet of coarse material, with half-sleeves and open in front.  There is no manner of footwear.  Among them the manner of dress and ornamentation is very indecent.  The women are exceedingly ugly and most indecent.  They clothe themselves with a piece of cloth hanging down from the belt, and a very small doublet, so that their bellies are left exposed.  They can only be compared to mares glutted with hay.  They have no personality or rank whatever, and eat and drink most vulgarly.  There is no difference between the chief and his slave, or between the slave and his master, in the matter of eating and drinking.

As for their sacrifices, each one of the natives, so far as I have seen, has in his house many idols, to whom they pray.  They call God, Batala, and the chief idol which they have is thus named; but others call him Diobata [45]—­at least among the Pintados they give him this name.  The natives of this island usually call him Batala, and even consider him God of all creation.  Accordingly, after the religious came to this land and commenced