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Documents of 1588

Relation of the Philipinas Islands. Domingo de Salazar, and others; 1586–88.
Letter to Felipe II. Santiago de Vera; June 26.
Letter to Felipe II. Domingo de Salazar; June 27.

Sources: The first of these documents is obtained from Cartas de Indias, pp. 637–652; the others, from the original MSS. in the Archivo general de Indias, Sevilla.

Translations: The first document is translated by James A. Robertson; the others, by José M. and Clara M. Asensio.