A revered image of our Lady of the Rosary possessed by this convent,
and the marvels which the Lord has wrought and still works by it.
[This image was given to the convent by Don Luis Perez das Marinas,
formerly the governor of these islands. It was made by a Chinaman,
under the direction of Captain Hernando de los Rios Coronel, who
afterward became a very devout priest. The Chinaman was afterward
converted by the miracles performed by this holy image. She sits on a
very beautiful throne, and has a large, rich, and well-gilded retable,
given by Antonio Xuarez de Puga, who was many years her steward. The
chapel has been enriched and adorned by many gifts. Miracles wrought by
this image are very numerous, the most notable of them being one which
happened in 1613. The clothes of the mother and child showed signs
of travel, for which it was impossible to account. At this time an
expedition had been sent out to reenforce Terrenate, consisting of two
galleys and five other vessels, under the leadership of Don Fernando de
Ayala. The five smaller vessels and one of the galleys were driven on
shore at a point called Calabite, on the coast of Mindoro. The Indians
who had been forced to row instantly fled to the mountains, taking
refuge among some high rocks. The Spaniards ran in pursuit of them,
but the Indians taking advantage of the superiority of the situation
hurled stones at the Spaniards, killing them miserably. One of the
Spaniards, Francisco Lopez, though desperately wounded, was kept alive
for thirteen days, in response to his prayers to the Virgin, until
he had an opportunity of making his confession. The coincidence of
time makes it probable that the journey of the holy image was taken
in response to these prayers.]