Archbishop Don Fray Miguel Garcia saw that the time was approaching for the provincial chapter.  He hastened and left Manila to visit and confirm those of his jurisdiction.  It is certain that, had Ours detained him, affairs would have come out better.  Finally, being constrained, they had to summon him; and his coming adjusted affairs.  He returned to his confirmation, being desirous of concluding it in order to return for the feast of Corpus Christi in the city, which was his greatest devotion.  But his haste cost him his life.  He was corpulent, and had been ailing many days; his blood became heated, and gave him a fever.  He was not attended to in time, and when they took care of him he was a dead man.  His death occurred on that same day of the most holy sacrament, at nine o’clock at night.  He died as an apostle, after having done his whole duty as religious and bishop.  Great was the concourse of people, for his great sagacity and prudence made him not only liked but loved by all.  He was buried in our convent, at the foot of the high altar, among the religious.  Beyond doubt our Lord chose to snatch him from this life on that day which he so much venerated, so that he should see the reward which the Lord gave him for so great devotion.  He was a liberal almsgiver, and at the time of his death had nothing that was his own.  All his possessions had been expended in charitable works many days before.  The city grieved much over his death, but his church grieved more; for, besides remaining orphaned, there was no other who would thus look after it.  The bishop of Sugbu came to govern it, by indult of his Holiness, with which he has governed twice at Manila.

[After dwelling at some length on the virtue of a Bengal slave woman and her miraculous escape from death, she having been dangerously wounded by her would-be seducer, Medina continues:]

In our father Fray Juan Henao’s first year, when we had already entered upon the year 1630, the orders considered the little security that they had from the Moros, for the latter were becoming insolent with their successful forays; and thus, without giving our people any breathing-space, were destroying the villages and missions in charge of the orders—­and more especially they were pressing the Jesuits, as those fathers were established in places more exposed to the insolence and violence of the enemies.  The governor, in an endeavor to uproot so great an evil at one blow, had a fleet built in the islands—­the largest ever made by Indians—­at the expense of the king our sovereign, and of the Indians and encomenderos.  A great sum of money was expended upon it.  Command of it was entrusted to the master-of-camp of the forces at Manila, Don Lorenzo de Olazu, a soldier, and one of those of highest reputation in those regions.  The fleet bore more than four thousand Indians, taken from all districts at great expense, and more than five hundred Spaniards, picked men, commanded by captains of note.  The fleet was composed of two galleys, three brigantines, a number of caracoas, and champans to carry food.  With this fleet it was confidently expected to subdue not only Jolo, but all the hostile islands.