There is another island, called Zubu, where the camp was established, and remained until broken up by the Portuguese, on account of the excellent harbor formed by it with another island called Mattan—­which is almost uninhabited, unwholesome, and a large part of it covered with swamps.  It is here that Magallanes was slain.  The port has two entrances, opening northeast and southwest.  Through my influence and with [S:  against] the consent of most of the men, the camp was removed to the island of Panae.  I went there by order of the governor, and drew the plan of a fort, which now is being built. [It has the same people, and trade, and customs as the islands named above.] The center of it is in about ten and two-thirds degrees of latitude.

Farther west is another island, called Buglas, or Negros, because the inhabitants are black.  It is one hundred and twenty-five leagues in circumference with a distance north and south of forty-five leagues, and east and west of twenty leagues.  Its center lies in ten and one-third degrees. [It has the same people and weapons as the islands above.]

Northwest of Buglas lies Panae, an island abounding in rice and all kinds of provisions.  The camp was moved thither, and, as abovesaid, I drew the plan of the said fort between the two arms of a river, because it is impossible to effect an entrance by one arm.  In the other arm and below the fort, fourteen gabions were made and twelve large pieces of artillery mounted for the defense of the entrance and passage.  The fort is situated two and one-half leagues inland, and the ground all the way to the fort is a swamp, covered with tangles of bushes; so that enemies can approach the said fort only through the river, where are planted the above-mentioned gabions and artillery.  The position is excellent, and such that it needs only a few men to defend it against many.  The bar of the river is not more than one braza deep; and its coast thereabout, for more than twenty leagues, is very forbidding.  Its center lies in about eleven and one-third degrees of latitude.

Northeast of Panie is the island of Masbat, with a scanty and poor population.  There were found gold mines from two to four estados [61] in depth, somewhat more or less, although I have not measured them.  I understand that the mines yield very little on account of the scanty population, and its trade is of slight value. [The people are the same as those of the above islands.] The center of this island lies in thirteen degrees of latitude.

Farther to the northeast of Masbat lies the island of Ybalon or Luzon.  It is a large island, with many rivers, in which gold is found—­although, as I have ascertained, in but little quantity, because its most influential inhabitants are Moros.  While I was in Panae, [S:  the leading man among its people] sent a Moro, his steward or treasurer to trade there; but he could hardly get for me one marco of gold in exchange for four of silver, which he bought