The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 14 of 55 eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 325 pages of information about The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 14 of 55.

The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 14 of 55 eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 325 pages of information about The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 14 of 55.

Anit; 70 houses. That same day the captain reached the village of Anit, which consisted of seventy houses.  From the houses were hanging the heads of people and animals.  On being asked why they did that, the people answered that it was their custom.  The captain dealt with the chief and Indians as with those above named.  They said that they would receive instruction, and three of them gave rice, a sucking pig, and three chickens.  They were quite satisfied.

Bantal; Buguey. The chiefs went to meet him, among them one Ybarat.  The captain gave them some presents, whereat they were satisfied, and Ybarat promised him rice, but did not keep his word.  The captain built a fort, which he called San Jhoseph, and suspecting that Ybarat was planning some treachery, seized him several days later, when he came with a sucking pig and four jars of rice.  On this occasion the captain heard that the chiefs were waiting in the village of Buyguey in order to kill the Spaniards.  Chief Ybarat was so insolent that he could not be induced to bring provisions either by requests or threats; and, as our men lacked food, it was determined to go out to obtain rice, by orderly means, among the Tanbobos; it was brought from the village of Bantal and the fort was supplied.  This was done without any resistance, for the village was deserted.  One of the principal women, the mother of Chief Tuy, the friend of Don Luis, brought two baskets of rice and two sucking pigs.  The captain made much of her and gave her several articles.  Having told her that the fathers were coming to give instruction in the faith, she was overjoyed.  She told the captain of a village called Tulan, whose inhabitants she declared to be knaves and excellent archers.  She visited the fathers, while in the fort.  The captain told Ybarat that he would set him at liberty, if the latter’s children would remain as hostages.  As soon as their father told them this his children said, with great humility, that they would do as he ordered.  The captain did the same with a chief who had been arrested as a disturber of the peace.  The latter gave his only son, and the youth obeyed with cheerful face and great resolution, remaining as prisoner in his father’s stead.  The captain ordered another chief, who had been arrested, to do the same; but the latter refused to give his son as hostage.  Ybarat requested the captain to free his children when he should fulfil his word, and the captain, trusting his word, restored them to him.

On November 16, the captain reached the valley of Dangla.  A chief with his timaguas went out to meet him.  The captain received him well and said that he was coming to treat them well, and brought fathers to instruct them in the faith, and told them to treat the fathers with great respect.  Chief Ybarat guided them, having done so because the captain had gained his good-will.  The captain asked them for some provisions, to be supplied for pay and on

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