The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 24 of 55: 1630-34; 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 24 of 55: 1630-34; 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
Fray Roque de Barrionuevo, a native of Lubia, took his vows in the
convent of Agreda in 1589. In 1597 he was laboring in Tanauan, and
in Malolos in 1600. In 1606, while in Hagonoy, he went to Ternate
at the request of Pedro de Acuna, whence he returned in 1608. He was
definitor and minister of Malolos in 1609, of Tondo in 1612. He died
in 1649. He wrote a grammar and dictionary of the Mardica dialect.
Fray Miguel de Sigueenza professed at the Burgos convent in 1579. From
1581 to 1599 he labored at various missions in the Visayas and in
Luzon. He was provincial secretary in 1602 and visitor to the Tagals
the same year, after which (1605) he exercised the care of souls in
Hagonoy and in Calumpit until 1607, in which year he died.
Fray Mateo de Peralta was a conventual at Lubao in 1584, of Pangasinan
in 1587, of Calumpit in 1590; after which he was at the missions in
Mexico (1591 and 1607), Porac (in 1594), Candaba (in 1597), Lubao
(in 1602), Betis (in 1608), and Apalit in 1609, where he died in the
same year.
See Perez's _Catalogo_.
[11] The text reads _puerta_, "gate," which is probably an error for
_huerta_, "garden." See account of their establishment, in _Vol_. xxi,
p. 269.
[12] The Franciscans now (1893) have charge of Sampaloc.--_Coco_.
[13] Ceded to them by the Augustinians.--_Coco_.
[14] Fray Jeronimo de Salas was born in Olias and professed in
the convent at Madrid in 1590. He was missionary in the Philippine
villages of Guagua (1602-1611) and Macabebe (1605). He served as
definitor and visitor, and in 1617 was elected provincial, but died
May 17 of the same year.
Fray Fernando de Santa Maria Trujillo was conventual at Calumtian
in 1596, prior at Barutao in 1598, missionary at Bacarra in 1599
and 1605, at Lingayen and Laoag in 1600, at Bantay in 1602, and at
Candon 1605-1611, when he was appointed definitor. After his term,
he labored in Tagal villages, and died in 1618.
See Perez's _Catalogo_.
[15] Fray Diego Uribe del Castillo was missionary in the Ilocan
villages of Purao (1613), Santa Cruz (1614), Tagudin (1612), and Agoo
(1621). He was examiner in the native language and reader of the
province for some time. He died in 1622. See Perez's _Catalogo_, p. 79.
[16] Ezekiel xviii, 21, 22.--_Coco_.
[17] See Perez's _Catalogo_ for sketches of these religious.
[18] Fray Juan Pineda was preacher and confessor in 1598, missionary at
Apalit in 1602, of Mexico in 1603, of Hagonoy in 1605, and vicar-prior
of Cebu the same year. Later he returned to Manila, where he became
reader, and afterward procurator until 1609. He then went to Rome
to take part in the general chapter, where he obtained the degree
of master of sacred theology. He died probably in 1611. See Perez's
_Catalogo_, p. 64.
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