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a new island, larger than any of those discovered in the Mariannes; it is named San 

 Bernabé, because it was discovered on the day of that saint." (Bl. & Rob. XXXIX, p. 

 131.) Another source tells the story of this event t hus: "A vessel belonging to the 

 Philippines, having left the customary route, which is from east to west upon the thirteenth 

 parallel, and having veered somewhat toward the south-west, saw this island for the first 

 time. These people called it Carolina, in honour of the King; and the others called it 

 St. Barnabas, because it was discovered on the day when the Church celebrates the feast 

 of that apostle." (Bl. & Rob. XLI, p. 48.) According to the latter account, it can 

 scarcely ha ve been the "Santo Nifio" that made this discovery: it seems that it should 

 rather be ascribed to the "Santa Rosa", which, af t er getting afloat from the shoal, steered 

 a south-westerly course in order to evade the privateer. This again is contradicted by 

 Gemelli Carreri, who asserts that the island of Carolina was discovered in 1686 "by 

 the pilot Charles Joseph de Milan, when he went out to help a vessel that had stranded 

 in its neighbourhood". (Voyage du tour du Monde, V, p. 244.) At all events, this newly 

 discovered island was undoubtedly Yap: its position, 22 leagues from San Juan (Siargao 

 on the north-east coast of Mindanao), is clearly incorrect. (Cf. Meinicke, Die Inseln 

 des Stillen Oceans, II, pp. 345, 360.) 



1687. No ship from New Spain. (Bl. & Rob. XLII, p. 259. ) - - The Governor 

 having determined to send to New Spain the galleon "Santo Niho", ordered that it should 

 be repaired as well as it could be; but even then it was not very strong, because most of 

 its strength had been taken from it by the windows which had been opened in it for the 

 artillery (in order to put it in a condition to fight with the English). The Governor 

 appointed as its commander Lucas Mateo Urquiza, "who sailed for New Spain with but 

 slight hope on the part of those who understood the situation for the success of the voyage. 

 The worst was, that their fears were realized; for the galleon, not being able to endure the 

 fierce storms that attacked it in high latitudes, was compelled to put back to the port 

 of Bagatao. This it did about the month of November, causing great affliction to all". 

 (Bl. & Rob. XXXIX, p. 143; XLII, p. 260.) 



1688. The Conde de Monclova, Viceroy of New Spain, seeing that for two successive 

 years there had been no galleon from the Philippines, ordered that a Peruvian patache 

 (the "San Francisco") should be made ready, which was then at Acapulco, the owner 

 of which was Felipe Vertiz, a citizen of Callao. The Viceroy appointed as its commander 

 Antonio de Astina, and for seamen the best who were found in the said armada. This 

 patache made its voyage very prosperously, and passed the Embocadero without any 

 difficulty, reaching the port of Cavite, where it remained until Mateo de Urquiza sailed 

 with the galleon "Santo Cristo de Burgos" for New Spain. (Bl. & Rob. XLII, pp. 

 270—272.) 



1689. A ship - probably the "Santo Cristo de Burgos", under the command of 

 Don Gabriel de Arnedo y Escudero - - sails from Acapulco on 31 March and arrives 

 at Manila on 8 July. This vessel conveys the Flemish Jesuit, Father Petrus Thomas 



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