In January of that year he had been appointed president of the Council of the Indias.
[11] "The rumors of the occurrence of this metal in Panay and Leyte have failed of verification.

Accidental losses of the metal by prospectors or surveyors sometimes lead to reports of the discovery of deposits." (_U.S.Philippine Gazetteer_, p.

84.) [12] The reference in the text is obscure as to the location of this fort; but Morga says (_Sucesos_, ch.

iii) that Azambuja commanded at Tidore, and requested aid from Penalosa to conquer Ternate.

"This fleet, after reaching Maluco, did not succeed in its object.