Island of Panaon.  Between this island and that of Mindanao, which lies north and south, is the island of Panaon.  It is about eight leagues in circumference, and three leagues wide.  The population is poor, and numbers only about one hundred men, who belong to one encomendero.

Island of Siargao.  Twelve leagues from the island of Panaon, and next to the island of Mindanao, is the island of Siargao, which is about fifteen leagues in circumference and six leagues wide.  It may have about four hundred inhabitants, and its villages are built around rough and dangerous estuaries.  There is only one encomendero.  The people are poor because of their indolence; for although there are numerous small islets near this island, which contain many gold-placers, they do not work them.  They give as a reason that, if the corsairs should discover that they were working these mines, they would come hither to take them captive; but even now, when no one can molest them, they do not work the mines, and hence we may infer that their poverty is mainly due to sloth.

Island of Macagua.  West of the island of Baybay is a small island called Macagua, about which father Fray Andres de Urbaneta related so many wonders.  It is four leagues in circumference and one league wide; it has about sixty inhabitants, as well as an encomendero.  The people are poor and wretched, possessing nothing but salt and fish.

Island of Maripipe.  At the other side, northeast from the island of Baybay, lies the island called Maripipe.  It is a very mountainous island, and by reason of its great roughness it is barren.  It is about seven leagues in circumference and two and one-half leagues wide.  It has a population of about one hundred Indians.

Island of Limancaguayan.  Nearer the strait and cape of Espiritu Santo, and about three leagues from Maripipe, is another island, called Limancaguayan.  Like Maripipe it has a circumference of about seven leagues, and a population of one hundred.  This island produces rice and medrinaque.  These two islands belong to one encomendero, together with the island of Fuegos, which we mentioned above.

Island of Masbate.  Farther to the north-northeast of this island of Leyte lies the island of Masbate, which is about thirty leagues in circumference, and six leagues wide.  It has about five hundred Indians, who belong to one encomendero.  It has also gold mines from which much gold was dug, for the natives of Camarines went thither to work them; but they have left the place on account of the Spaniards, and therefore the mines are not worked.  The island of Leyte is considered the centre of all the islands mentioned above, because they all lie in its neighborhood.