An account of Pinedas journey to various provinces east and north of Manila and his death in Badoc 1

Don Antonio Pineda, having decided to undertake his scientific excursions in the northern part of the island, wished to combine the most useful objectives with the largest possible area of country in the short time left before the onset of the rainy season. To this end he consulted the best informed and most experienced people on the spot. Don Juan de Cuellar, a keen naturalist commissioned by the Real Compañía in these islands, wanted to accompany him on the first part of the journey and together they drew up a plan. After a detailed study of the pleasant shores of Laguna de Bay and an examination of the cinnamon plantations in Calauan ² and the thermal baths at Maquilin, ³ Don Antonio Pineda planned to cross the lagoon and Upper Pampanga [Province] from south to north, continuing afterwards along the entire length of the Cagayan River, but first to the missions in Ituy ⁴ and Paniqui ⁵ before continuing to Lal-lo ⁶ and Aparri at the northern end of the island. He would then turn westward to return to Manila through the provinces of Ilocos and Pangasinan, diverging from the projected route to a greater or lesser degree whenever there was good reason to do so.