When this was considered by the commander and the religious, the former, by the advice of the religious, sent Captain Martin Goiti to explore the river of Tandayag, and to find out, on the way, whether any good port existed along the coast, where safe anchorage might be had.  He was ordered strictly to do no harm to the Indians.  He took father Fray Diego de Herrera with him.  I beg the kind reader to note that there is no sign of any action, in which, if one of our religious took part, he did not play the principal role.  One is led to think that the Lord wished them to be the explorers in everything.  The commander had so good an opinion of our religious, that he trusted to nothing without them, nor had any confidence in the good outcome of any undertaking without them.  He chose, as an excellent Christian, to attribute all his prosperity to the servants of God, in whom he put greater trust than in his own strength.  For at the end difficulties are removed more easily by prayers than by human strength; and God always desires that the glory of things be attributed to Him, as the one who really does them.  He who does not guide himself thus is in great error.  And if, by the same reasoning, one attributes anything to himself, God makes of no account his intents; so that, whereas he expected to derive from it honor, he derives disgrace.  This I think the reason of so many lost opportunities, so many ruined fleets, and the ill-success of other fleets, for perhaps no thought or heed had been given to God.  But it was quite apparent how little confidence our commander placed in his own honor, since he would allow no action to be passed over without our religious, in order to attribute it to God, whose in truth it was.  As soon as the commander had despatched the frigate or patache, [as] the governor, he landed, and took possession in his Majesty’s name.  Father Fray Andres de Aguirre said the first mass.  This taking of possession was observed before a notary, with all the solemnities requisite and necessary.  From that point, the commander ascended a creek, toward the town of Coyongo He took Father Urdaneta and Father Aguirre with him to talk to the inhabitants, and to endeavor to make them peaceful.  Arrived in sight of the town he found that the Indians were hostile.  They were drawn up in squares according to their custom, and by their cries demanded battle.  The commander did not permit any harm to be done them, but tried to inform them, through his interpreter, of his reason for coming.  But it was of no avail, for the natives answered that the Castilians’ words were fair, but their deeds evil.  When the commander found his efforts of no avail, he went down the creek.  The Indians imagined he was fleeing, and with loud cries followed him.  They threw such a shower of stones, and they were so troublesome, that the commander was obliged to face about to censure them.  He fired a few arquebus shots, but with so great mildness and moderation that it served only to frighten and not to kill them, but it was effective.