Morga, Antonio de, 1559-1636

"Antonio de Morga Sánchez Garay (Sevilla, 29 de noviembre de 1559 - Quito, 21 de julio de 1636) fue un abogado y funcionario colonial de alta graduación en Filipinas, Virreinato de Nueva España y Perú. Conocido también por su faceta como historiador, publicó el libro Sucesos de las islas filipinas en 1609, uno de los trabajos más importantes sobre la primera época de la historia de la colonización española de las Filipinas. Antonio de Morga además comandó una flota española en una batalla naval contra piratas holandeses en las Filipinas, en 1600."

"Antonio de Morga Sánchez Garay (1559 - July 21, 1636) was a Spanish lawyer and a high-ranking colonial official for 43 years, in the Philippines (1594 to 1604), New Spain and Peru, where he was president of the Audencia for 20 years. He was also a historian. After being reassigned to Mexico, he published the book Sucesos de las islas Filipinas in 1609, considered one of the most important works on the early history of the Spanish colonization of the Philippines. As Deputy Governor in the Philippines, he restored the audencia. He took over the function of judge or oidor. He also took command of Spanish ships in a 1600 naval battle against Dutch corsairs, but suffered defeat and barely survived. His history was first published in English in 1868; numerous editions have been published in English, including a 1907 edition that is online at the Gutenberg Project. It has also been reprinted in Spanish and other languages."