As general of it, and governor of the land to be discovered, he appointed the honorable Miguel Lopez de Legaspi, who died afterward in the same islands with the title of adelantado, one year previous to the entrance into China of Fathers Fray Martin de Herrada, Fray Geronymo Marin, [23] and their associates.

The Spaniards explored the said islands, and colonized some of them for his Majesty, especially that of Manila.

This island has a circumference of five hundred leagues.

The city of Lucon (also called Manila) was settled there.

It is, as it were, the metropolis of the island.