Conquest and Pestilence in the Early Spanish Philippines

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Appendixes Appendix A: Epidemics in Luzon and the Visayas 1565 to 1800 Date Luzon General (G) Region Sources or Visayas or Local (L) 1572 V ? Panay In Panay “habido gran hambre entre los naturales desta isla y pestilencia que han muerto más de la mitad” (AGI PAT 24-25-2 and BR 3: 170 Relación del descubrimiento y conquista de la isla de Luzon 20 Apr. 1572) 1574 V/L G “gran enfermedad de viruela” in all the islands resulting in many deaths (AGI AF 6 Guido de Lavezaris 16 July 1574) “enfermedad general de viruelas que no ha perdonado ni niño ni moço ni viejo . . . ha muerto muchas gente de ellas” (AGI AF 84-4 and Rodríguez, Historia,185, Martín de Rada 30 June 1574). 1590 L G Cagayan “epidemia contagiosa” in Cagayan (Malumbres, Cagayan, 32) 1591 L G Manila In Manila “enfermedad peligrosa de calenturas malignas y contagiosas” (Colin, Labor evangélica, 1: 561–562) 1592 L L Manila In Manila “muertes enfermedades communes a indios y españoles (AGI AF 18B and BR 8: 237 Gómez Pérez Dasmariñas 31 May 1592, AGI 18B Vecinos de la ciudad de Manila 31 May 1592). 1590s L G Balayan “peste de viruela” that the natives called bolotong. Killed adults as well as children and old people in Balayan (Chirino, Relación, 21, 254). 1595 L G “habido gran mortandad entre los naturales que han muerto gran suma de indios . . . que se han de acabar como en Santo Domingo (AGI AF 35 Juan Núñez 24 June 1595). In Cagayan “un gran peste de viruelas que lleva a la tumba gran cosecha de párvulos” (Malumbres, Cagayan, 33). 1596 L G Manila Last year there was a “pestilencia” in Antipolo (ARSI Phil 9 fol. 313 Francisco (Antipolo) Almerique 23 June 1597). Many died of “pestes y enfermedades” (ARSI Phil 10 fols. 5–12 Diego Garcia 8 June 1600). 1596 V G Bohol, “Murieron de ella tantos que quedaron yermas algunas comarcas” (Colin, Labor –1597 Samar evangélica, 2: 134–136, 156). In Bohol it was described as “una pestilencia que con dolor de estomago y cabeza los acababa, de que se despoblaron en esta isla pueblos enteros” (Chirino, Relación, 93, 333). When the Jesuits arrived in Samar there was an “enfermedad” from which many died (ARSI Phil 5 fols. 1–33 Diego Sánchez 27 June 1597). It was said to be worse among children, although some adults and old persons also died (Colin, Labor evangélica, 2: 143n). 1599 L L Manila Unspecified epidemic broke out in Manila and spread throughout the province (Antipolo, as far as Antipolo and San Juan del Monte (Chirino, Relación, 128–132, 373–375). San Juan del Monte) 1612 L L Pangasinan When the Dominicans were converting Filipinos at Binmaley in about 1612, (Binmaley) many children were dying of smallpox (Aduarte, Historia, 1: 390, also BR 32: 20). 1626 V L Samar Catbalogan in Samar suffering from “viruelas genero de peste” (NL Ayer 1300 VA I: (Catbalogan) 523–545 Relación del estado . . . 1626) 1628 L L Manila Unspecified “peste” or “epidemia” in Manila of which many people died. Afflicts Spaniards in particular. It was suggested that it was introduced by Kafirs or blacks brought from India by the Portuguese, due to fish poisoning or as a punishment for stealing the holy sacrament from the cathedral (Murillo Velarde, Historia, 38; Díaz, Conquistas, 255). 1630 L L Manila Nun in the convent of Santa Clara in Manila dies of “sarampión” (AGI AF 8-12 Juan Niño de Tavora 27 Nov. 1630). 1630 L L Cavite (Silang) Unspecified “epidemia” in Silang from which many died (Murillo Velarde, Historia, 71). 1652 L L Manila “peste general de viruelas” in Taytay (AGI AF 15-37 Provincial of Augustinians, Thomás de San Gerónimo 1686). 1652 V G Cebu In Cebu a “peste de viruelas” from which many died (Díaz, Conquistas, 271). 1652 L L Contracosta In Casiguran and Palanan (contracosta) “mortandad general de viruelas” –1653 (Casiguran, (PNA Cedulario (1636–1656), pp. 296–303 Real cédula 26 Mar. 1654). Palanan) 1653? L ? Laguna PNA Cédulario 16 (Bound vol. 1636–1656) pp. 121–127 Commission to the alcalde (Tayabas) mayor of Tayabas 27 June 1673. 1656 L/V G Epidemic of “viruelas” in which many died (Díaz, Conquistas, 255; Murillo...