Legazpi: Letter from Fr. Urdaneta to the King, Dated Navidad 20 November 1564

Levesque, Rodrigue (1992). "Legazpi: Letter from Fr. Urdaneta to the King, Dated Navidad 20 November 1564". History of Micronesia: A Collection of Source Documents. Volume 2, Prelude to Conquest, 1561-1595. Gatineau, Quebec: Éditions Lévesque. pp. 75–76. ISBN 0-920201-02-4.

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Abstract: A letter from Fr. Urdaneta to the King, dated November 20, 1564. In this letter, Urdaneta outlines the preparations for a voyage, including the enumeration of vessels and personnel. He mentions that he, along with four other religious members, will set out on the voyage and highlights the recent death of a sixth missionary, Fr. Lorenzo Jimenez de S. Esteban. Urdaneta praises Legazpi and requests the King to remember him favorably. He also appeals for favors for his nephew, Andres de Mirandaola, the Royal Factor of the fleet, and for the religious of the order of St. Augustine who have embarked on this mission.