The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 08 of 55: 1591-1593; Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Close of the Nineteenth Century
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The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 08 of 55: 1591-1593; Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Close of the Nineteenth Century
Demarcation line of Alexander VI; Missions -- Philippines; Philippines -- Discovery and exploration; Philippines -- History -- Sources
_Caluya_: _King_--The encomienda of Caluya, belonging to his Majesty,
has about seven hundred tributes, or two thousand eight hundred
persons. It is under the charge of the convent of Bulacán, and is in
the jurisdiction of that town. ... DCC.
_Bulacan_: _Mariscal_--The encomienda of Bulacan, belonging to
the Mariscal [i.e., Gabriel de Ribera], has about one thousand two
hundred tributes, or four thousand eight hundred persons. It has
one Augustinian convent, and one alcalde-mayor. It is a capital
town. ... MCC.
_Mecabayan_: _Minor son of La Rea_--The encomienda of Mecabayan,
which belongs to the minor son of La Rea, has about seven hundred
tributes, or two thousand eight hundred persons. It has one Franciscan
convent. It is in the jurisdiction of Bulacan. ... DCC.
Thus the encomiendas of Pampanga have eighteen thousand six hundred
and eighty whole tributes, or seventy-four thousand seven hundred
and twenty souls, more or less. They have twenty-eight ministers
of instruction, by whom, for the present, they are well instructed,
and well governed in judicial and civil matters.
Pangasinan
_Lingayen_: _King_--The encomienda of Lingayen, belonging to his
Majesty, has one thousand tributes, or four thousand persons. It
has one Augustinian convent. The inhabitants are peaceable, and have
justice. ... M.
_Sunguian_: _Vexarano_--The encomienda of Sunguian, belonging
to Vexarano, has six hundred tributes, or one thousand [_sic_]
four hundred persons. It has justice and is pacified. There is no
instruction. It needs one religious. ... DC.
_Magaldan_: _Axqueta_--The encomienda of Magaldan belongs to Captain
Christoval de Axqueta. It has eight hundred tributes or three thousand
two hundred persons. It has both instruction and justice. ... DCCC.
_Labaya_: _King; Ximenez; minor son of Sandoval_--encomienda of Labaya,
belonging to his Majesty, Juan Ximenez del Pino, and the minor son of
Alonso Hernández de Sandoval, has one thousand five hundred tributes,
or six thousand persons. It has instruction and justice. ... MD.
_Tugui y Bolinao_: _Aguilar_--The encomienda of Tugui y Bolinao,
belonging to Alonso de Aguilar, has two thousand tributes, or eight
thousand persons. Not more than one-half are pacified. They have no
instruction. The magistrate visits them. They need at least three or
four religious. ... MM.
Thus the encomiendas of Pangasinan have about six thousand whole
tributes, or about twenty-four thousand souls, who have eight
ministers of instruction. They will need five more, which will make
in all thirteen. The natives of this province will be sufficiently
instructed with that number.
Ilocos
_Bigan_--The town of Bigan is called Villa Fernandina. Five or six
Spanish citizens are settled there. It has one parish priest, one
alcalde-mayor, and one deputy.
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