On the eighth of January, Captain Chaves arrived with his fragatas at the river, and on the twelfth planned and founded the fort of Tanpacan near this settlement of our friends.  On the twenty-fifth, the sargento-mayor sailed for the river of Simay to capture certain vessels belonging to the enemy, in which they were going to seek aid from Terrenate.  During a certain battle which they had there with the enemy, he had a leg cut off, well toward the thigh, and recived a shot in the helmet above the ear.  One of his comrades, who was fighting at his side, had his right leg cut off.  On the tenth of March, the master-of-camp arrived; and, on the twenty-first, General Don Juan Ronquillo.

On the tenth of April the enemy’s fleet came up, and on the seventeenth they landed, sweeping along the allies in front of them, together with forty arquebusiers, who were escorting them in their line, and on their right wing.  A few days ago the enemy made an attack from ambuscade, with more than two thousand men.  They came on, closing in until they reached the squadron, where they encountered the resistance of arms to their advance, and retired fleeing.  They left some of their bravest dead, together with a few Terrenatans, without doing any damage to us, except killing five Visayans.  Accordingly our squadron, which consisted of a hundred and sixty-nine men, on the fourth day intrenched themselves as best they could; and little by little moved the intrenchments forward until they were a hundred and sixty-six paces from the enemy.  During this time the enemy defended themselves with a park of small artillery and two large guns.  On the twenty-fifth, the general sent to consult Sargento-mayor Diego de Chaves, who was in the fleet; and by his opinion a traverse was built as a half-moon, where were stationed seven pieces of artillery, with which they battered the fort of the enemy.

On the twenty-eighth, when the enemy saw the damage which our artillery was doing them, they rendered obedience and sued for peace; and on the twenty-ninth peace was agreed upon with the following conditions:  They were to return the Visayan slaves whom they hold, and pay tribute, and must not receive Terrenatans in their country.  They were to give obedience to his Majesty, and the chiefs were to give oath; and in pledge of this they gave a golden chain.  They are all going back to their villages, and gathering up the Visayan slaves.  It will be well to reenforce the Spaniards with troops and money this year, so that matters may remain settled and they shall not try to create a disturbance again.

Memorial on Navigation and Conquest

[This memorial, addressed to Felipe II by Hernando de los Rios, is prefaced by a letter from Luis Perez Dasmarinas, as follows:]