During this triennium of our father Fray Juan Enriquez, our Recollect fathers founded a convent in Sugbu, as Bishop Don Fray Pedro de Arce was pleased to give them a chapel which is in that city, between the native and the Spanish towns, and called Nuestra Senora de la Concepcion [i.e., “Our Lady of the Conception"].  The city agreed to it in the vote that was taken—­although the city was not sufficiently large for such a convent, for it contained that of the fathers of the Society, ours, and the cathedral church; and the Parian, a short distance from there.  However, beyond doubt it suited the fathers; for the bishop seeing that there were no seculars who would go to the island of Mindanao, and that, with the fort built by Don Juan de Silva in Caraga, excellent results might be expected, therefore gave that district to the Recollect fathers, together with the river of Butuan, situated in the same island.  The Recollects accepted it, and began to establish priorates.  Thus they had already seven priorates, in which more than fourteen religious resided.  The convent of Sugbu served them as a hospitium, asylum, infirmary, and place to rest—­to which purposes more than to anything else it was devoted.  Further, not only are the convents there not supported by the alms of the city, but also one can say that they support the city; for most of the inhabitants are poor soldiers, and many now are married there, and receive the king’s ration, which is very meager.  Besides these are others who have ceased to receive the ration; who are so poor that, were it not for the aid of the religious, they would doubtless perish.  Those who have the most wealth use it up during the year, being limited to what comes to them from their encomiendas, in order not to run into debt; but they borrow the rice in the convents.  Thus laymen and religious form a very friendly village and neighborhood.

At this time the alcalde-mayor of Sugbu was Don Juan Alcarazo, a gentleman so deserving of praises, that the sum of his many good qualities cannot be told in few words.  He was endowed with the courage of a good soldier, and had served thus for many years in the galleons of Espana with his brothers and father, whence his Majesty had derived honors and advantages.  He was a Viscayan by birth.  During this time, the island of Bohol rebelled.  This island lies, as above stated, opposite Sugbu, on the side whence blows the vendaval.  It was in charge of the fathers of the Society, who had more than two thousand Indians, the tallest, handsomest, and stoutest in the island.  A babaylan or priest called Tamblot had deceived them, by telling them that the time was come when they could throw off the oppression of the Castilians; for they were assured of the aid of their ancestors and divatas, or gods.  And in order that they might know this, it was proved by certain signs.  The priest went with some of the more trusty among them, cut a bamboo with a small knife, and wine gushed