The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume 26 of 55, 1636: 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 26 of 55, 1636: 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
There are generally six galleys in the city of
Manila, the port of Cavite, the island of Hermosa,
and Terrenate--each galley with its captain, those of
Manila, Cavite, and the island of Hermosa, receiving
three hundred and fifty pesos, and their necessary
ration; and the other two of Terrenate, five hundred
and sixty-seven and one-half pesos per year, with the
said ration. It amounted in all to two thousand six
hundred and fifty-five pesos per year. Those posts
have been entirely abolished, because the masters of
the said galleys are to serve in them
2,655 p. 0 0
Each of the said six galleys had its own master,
with a salary of two hundred and fifty pesos per
year and fifty pesos for a ration, a total of three
hundred pesos. Now they receive the two hundred and
fifty pesos, but no ration if anchored; while if
they are afloat the ration that they received per
year is diminished by half for all of them, as it
is not certainly known when they are to navigate, or
when they will leave or enter from port to port. Thus
there is a saving here of one hundred and fifty pesos,
which is the half of three hundred
150 p. 0 0
The said six galleys had six boatswains, who received
two hundred pesos apiece per year, besides fifty
pesos for two rations. Now they receive two hundred
pesos--without the ration when anchored; while, if
afloat, the ordinary ration. Three hundred pesos are
saved, and by the difference for the time when they
are afloat, the half of that sum is saved, namely,
one hundred and fifty pesos 150 p. 0 0
The said six galleys have six boatswains' mates,
who received pay of one hundred and eighty pesos,
and thirty-seven pesos four tomins for two rations, in
all two hundred and seventeen and one-half pesos. Now
they receive one hundred and fifty pesos, and the
ration when afloat. Thus there is a saving of four
hundred and five pesos, and the ration for all the
time while they are at anchor, namely, forty-five pesos
450 p. 0 0
Six guards on the said galleys received an annual
pay of one hundred and eighty pesos apiece, besides
two rations, a total of two hundred and thirty pesos
apiece. Those posts were entirely abolished, as they
are not necessary. They are worth one thousand three
hundred and eighty pesos 1,380 p. 0 0
The corporals of the said galleys received an annual
pay of one hundred and twenty pesos apiece formerly,
and two necessary rations additional. Those posts
were entirely abolished, as they are unnecessary. The
total amount is one thousand and twenty pesos
1,020 p. 0 0
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