must run a greater distance within the channel and among more islands.  This is not the least danger of the vessels in sailing from the bay of Manila.  They need the brisa or east wind; but when the shoals of Silay are reached, they need the vendaval.  But, when they sail, they usually go at the height of the vendaval, and many times the ships encounter great danger, and lose their anchors, and are even wrecked.  This does not happen in Sugbu.  But they leave port with the vendaval, and get clear of the islands, and in less than twenty hours reach the Spanish sea.  They pursue their course with the same vendaval, which brings them to the Ladrones Islands.  At this point navigation is difficult, for east winds prevail here, which take vessels going to Nueva Espana by the bow.  Hence, it is necessary to present the side of the vessel to their fury, and to look for north winds.  Thus they go forging their way until they reach thirty, thirty-six, or forty degrees, and one has gone as high as fifty degrees.  There northwest and north winds are generally blowing, and with these they descend to the coast of Nueva Espana.  In those latitudes great cold is suffered.  By the above account the difficulty of this voyage will be realized, for in sailing from Sugbu, which lies in twelve degrees, or from Manila, in thirteen degrees, to Acapulco, in seventeen degrees, a deviation so disproportional as ascending to thirty-four or forty degrees is made.  On account of this difference in temperatures, very many of the crew fall sick, die, and endure very great hardship, since the voyages are necessarily long; hence we can say that they make the voyage twice over.  In passing, will be declared how deserving of thanks from their state were our religious, and what great service they performed for their two Majesties—­the divine and the human—­in discovering, with so much toil, this course, which had been impossible hitherto.  In addition, not less were their exploits in the islands, in planting the faith therein.  Many religious, moved by their zeal, have made these journeys two or three times.  Many men died on this voyage, chiefly for lack of proper nourishment.  And reason shows how little they must have taken, since no land would give it to them; for, at the best, they could then only get fowls, swine, and rice (which was their chief food) from the Indians.  Thus the entire weight of the voyage was loaded upon the shoulders of our Argonaut, who made it; and he so carried himself that he shirked no toil, although of an advanced age.  Every day he cast the lead, took observations, and did everything that seemed advisable for that course.  Hence it was God’s will that he reached Puerto de la Navidad on October 3, after a voyage of four months and three days.  On arriving at port, he made the chart, showing all their routes, winds, points, and capes—­so completely, that even today his chart is followed without any additions.  For I believe that that chart included everything to be comprehended