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
_Bay_: _Juan Pacheco Maldonado_--The encomienda of Bay belongs
to Captain Juan Pacheco Maldonado. It has two thousand one
hundred tributes, or eight thousand four hundred persons. It
has two Augustinian convents, and justice. It has sufficient
instruction. ... MMC.
_Pila_: _Captain Mercado; Peñalossa_--The encomienda of Pila belongs to
Captain Mercado and Ensign Peñalosa. It has one thousand seven hundred
tributes, or six thousand eight hundred persons. It has justice;
and two Franciscan convents furnish sufficient instruction. ... MDCC.
_Mahaihai_: _Captain Ossorio_--The encomienda of Mahaihai belongs
to Captain Ossorio. It has five hundred tributes, or two thousand
persons. It has justice, and one Franciscan friar. ... D.
_Lumban_: _King_--The encomienda of Lumban belongs' to his Majesty. He
collects there one thousand seven hundred tributes, which means six
thousand eight hundred persons. It has two convents of Franciscan
friars, and is well instructed. ... MDCC.
_Tayaval_: _King_--The encomienda of Tayaval belongs to his Majesty. It
has seven hundred tributes, or two thousand eight hundred persons. It
is sufficiently instructed. ... DCC.
_Panguil_: _Minor son of Velazquez_--The encomienda of Panguil,
belonging to the minor son of Velázquez, has eight hundred tributes,
or three thousand two hundred persons. It is instructed by
Franciscans. ... DCCC.
_Sinaloa_: _Brito_--The encomienda of Sinaloa belongs to Pedro de
Brito. It has seven hundred tributes, or two thousand eight hundred
persons. It is sufficiently instructed, although the tingues live very
far away, and cannot come to the convent for mass. One more minister
is necessary. ... DCC.
_Moron_: _Hernando deAbalos; Hospital_--The encomienda of Morón
belongs to Hernando Abalos and the royal hospital. They have one
thousand tributes, or four thousand persons. They have instruction,
but in order that all may have it, one more minister is needed. ... M.
_Nayun_: _King_--The encomienda of Nayun, belonging to his Majesty,
has seven hundred tributes, or two thousand eight hundred persons. They
are sufficiently instructed. ... DCC.
Thus the province of La Laguna, which is the alcalde-mayoralty styled
by itself Bay, has eleven thousand five hundred whole tributes, or
forty-eight thousand four hundred souls. These are well instructed,
for with its twenty-seven ministers, if the tingues were gathered in
the settlements, and another four ministers were added, it would have
sufficient instruction. Likewise it is all furnished with adequate
justice.
Vicor and Camarines
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