: ▁ ▁The ▁island ▁is ▁the ▁most ▁fert ile ▁and ▁well - pro vision ed ▁of ▁all ▁the ▁islands ▁discovered , ▁except ▁the ▁island ▁of ▁Lu zon : ▁for ▁it ▁is ▁exceed ingly ▁fert ile , ▁and ▁ab ounds ▁in ▁rice , ▁sw ine , ▁f ow ls , ▁w ax , ▁and ▁h oney ; ▁it ▁produces ▁also ▁a ▁great ▁quantity ▁of ▁cot ton ▁and ▁ab ac á ▁fi ber . ▁ ▁" The ▁villages ▁are ▁very ▁close ▁together , ▁and ▁the ▁people ▁are ▁peace ful ▁and ▁open ▁to ▁conversion . ▁The ▁land ▁is ▁health ful ▁and ▁well - pro vision ed , ▁so ▁that ▁the ▁Sp ani ards ▁who ▁are ▁str icken ▁in ▁other ▁islands ▁go ▁th ither ▁to ▁recover ▁their ▁health ." ▁ ▁The ▁Vis ay ans ▁are ▁phys ically ▁different ▁from ▁the ▁Malays ▁of ▁Lu zon , ▁and ▁can ▁be ▁distinguished ▁by ▁the ▁fact ▁that ▁Vis ay ans ▁are ▁fair er ▁in ▁complex ion . ▁Because ▁of ▁this ▁trait , ▁there ▁was ▁an ▁old ▁opinion ▁about ▁these ▁Vis ay ans ▁origin ating ▁from ▁Mak ass ar . ▁ ▁" The ▁n atives ▁are ▁health y ▁and ▁clean , ▁and ▁although ▁the ▁island ▁of ▁C eb u ▁is ▁also ▁health ful ▁and ▁had ▁a ▁good ▁climate , ▁most ▁of ▁its ▁inhabitants ▁are ▁always ▁aff lic ted ▁with ▁the ▁it ch ▁and ▁b ub o es . ▁In ▁the ▁island ▁of ▁Pan ay , ▁the ▁n atives ▁declare ▁that ▁no ▁one ▁of ▁them ▁had ▁ever ▁been ▁aff lic ted ▁with ▁b