Captain and Sargento-mayor Don Pedro Munoz de Mendiola, who serves in this royal camp of Manila, I have appointed commander of the galleon “Nuestra Senora de Pena de Francia,” one of those which was sent in charge of the said Don Juan de Alcaraso, to the said port of the city of Macan, and other places, against the said Dutch enemy.  For he is possessed of the suitable abilities and qualifications, and has served your Majesty in these islands, Flandez, and other parts of Europe, in the military profession; and had been serving in the said office, retaining the said position as sargento-mayor and with the same salary which he gained before, and no other.  I sent him his commission on the fifth of October, one thousand six hundred and twenty-seven.

I have appointed Captain Francisco Hernandez as captain of the company of Spanish infantry which served in the forts of Therrenate under Captain and Sargento-mayor Pedro Tufino, and as commander of the royal galleys for the protection of those islands, because permission has been given to the said Tufino to come to this city.  I made this appointment of the said Captain Francisco Hernandez because he is possessed of the necessary qualifications and ability, and has served your Majesty in the military profession for twenty-two years in this region.  He came to these islands as a soldier, and from them went to the said forts of Terrenate, where he served twenty years as a soldier and with extra pay as head of a squadron, sergeant, alferez, adjutant, and captain of infantry, being present whenever occasion for his service arose, and rendering especial services there.  He has a salary of six hundred pesos per year, for which he has to serve both offices, as soon as the said company is delivered to him.  I sent him the commission on the twenty-ninth of October, one thousand six hundred and twenty-seven.

On the said day I appointed the said Captain Francisco Hernandez commander of the relief that is carried to the forts of Therrenate, as he is in every way satisfactory, and possessed of the necessary qualifications, as has been said in the previous clause.  For his services in the said duty he received six hundred Castilian ducados per month, during the whole time that he served, which is the salary drawn by similar commanders.

I have appointed Adjutant Alonso Serrano a captain of Spanish infantry, of the company which serves in the forts of Therrenate under Captain Lorenso Hernandez, as the latter had permission to come to this city.  I made this appointment because he has the qualifications and abilities which are required.  Twenty-four years ago he came to these islands in the capacity of a soldier, and during twenty of them has resided and served in the said fort—­being a soldier, commander of a squadron with extra pay, sergeant, alferez, and adjutant, and being present on all occasions when his services were necessary.  He has a salary of six hundred pesos per year, reckoning from the day when the company is given over to him.  I sent him his commission on the eighteenth of November, one thousand six hundred and twenty-seven.