Lorenso de Leon came in 1582, and held many high positions in his order there.  In 1606 he returned to Mexico, where he died in 1623.  Juan Vega Tamayo who arrived in the same year, remained until his death (in 1603), most of his time being occupied in official duties at Manila.  Of Antonio Serrano it is only known that he occupied various official positions in the Manila convent from 1590 to 1596.  Diego Gutierrez was a missionary in Luzon from 1578 until his death in 1613.

Diego Munoz came in 1578, and was professor of theology in the Manila convent, missionary to the Chinese at Tondo in 1581, the first commissary of the Inquisition in the islands (see his instructions, Vol.  V, pp. 256-273), and prior provincial from 1587.  He died at Manila in 1594.  Diego Alvarez was in the islands from 1578 until his death (1601) mainly engaged in official duties.  Alonso de Montalban came in 1590, and died in 1604.  Matias Manrique came in 1586, and died in 1593.  Alonso Paz is known to have been in Luzon during 1591-93.

The above information is obtained from Perez’s Catalogo.

[33] This was doubtless St. Pedro Bautista Blazquez y Blazquez Villacastin, born June 29, 1542, of a noble Spanish family.  He made his religious profession in the Franciscan order, in 1567.  After some time spent in Mexico, he came to the Philippines, where his first task was the instruction of Tagals in music.  In 1586 he was chosen as custodian of the Franciscan communities there, which office he held until 1591; he was then appointed guardian of the Manila convent.  He was very active in mission work in the islands, and founded several convents and villages.  In 1593 he was sent by Governor Dasmarinas as ambassador to Japan; was afterward placed in charge of the Franciscan missions in Japan; and founded a hospital for lepers and a convent in the city of Miaco.  On February 5, 1597, Father Bautista with five of his brethren, and a number of Japanese converts, were martyred at Nagasaki.  He was beatified in 1627, and canonized by Pius IX in 1862.  See Gomez Platero’s Catalogo biografico (Manila, 1880); and Santa Ines’s Cronica, i, pp. 452-466.

[34] The document here mentioned is an official report of certain conversations between Dasmarinas and Rojas; it is not presented here, because it is of little importance or interest.

[35] Contract for disposing of goods by wholesale.

[36] An extensive synopsis made by some government clerk is written on the back of this letter.

[37] An extensive synopsis of the letter was made by one of the government clerks.

[38] The conquest of Korea was not accomplished until 1592, although the preceding year had been spent in vigorous preparations for the campaign.  Hideyoshi evidently made this statement in boastful anticipation of success.  His design was to conquer, at one blow, both Korea and China.

[39] The device of Hideyoshi was a bundle of gourds.