The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 27 of 55: 1636-37; 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 27 of 55: 1636-37; 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
The fifth division is that of land warfare. There is one master-of-camp
in the camp of Manila, with 1,654 and one-half pesos pay; one
sargento-mayor, with 990; two adjutants, with 360; one chaplain of the
regiment, with 360; one field captain, with 180; one chief constable,
with 96; one head drummer, with 126; ten substitutes stationed near
the person of the governor and appointed by your Majesty at different
rates of pay, which amounted in the year 635 (the year when all this
report was drawn up) to 6,675 pesos; one military notary, with 200
[20--_MS._]; and one procurator for the infantry, with 126. Of the
presidios of Manila, the castellan of the fort of Santiago receives 800
pesos, and his one lieutenant, 420; three wardens for the presidios of
Zebu, Oton, and Cagayan, each 300; their three lieutenants, each 96;
one chaplain for Oton, 180; one lieutenant of the captain-general of
Pintados, 800; one lieutenant of the governor and captain-general,
for the presidio of the island of Hermosa, 1,200; one sargento-mayor
of that presidio, who is also a captain of infantry, has captain's pay;
three adjutants of the sargento-mayor of Oton [Octon--_MS._], Cebu, and
Cagayan, each 180; another in the island of Hermosa, 250. The infantry
of the camp of Manila, which includes that of the island of Hermosa,
consists of eighteen companies--sixteen of them with a like number
of captains, and the two which are commanded by the master-of-camp
of the army and the castellan of Santiago. All amount generally to
1,576 infantrymen, 88 men to each company. As to pay, the captains
receive each 600 pesos; the alférezes, each 240; the sergeants,
each 120; the corporals (there being four in each company), each 12
pesos over the common soldier's pay; the 56 infantrymen, including
page, fifer, two drummers, and one standard-bearer, each 96 pesos;
the [remaining] infantrymen, who are musketeers, each 126 pesos. To
each company is given 30 escudos per month over the regular pay. The
total expense in pay to each company amounts to 9,555 and one-half
pesos. And inasmuch as they are never without crippled soldiers,
who receive 72 pesos without serving, there is a fund of 1,000 pesos
for them. There are 140 other soldiers of the Pampango tribe, who are
stationed in the presidios of Manila, Oton, Zebu, Cagayan, and Caraga,
who receive each 86 pesos per year. Their captain receives 288, one
alférez, 192, one sergeant, 96. Consequently, this company causes
an expense of 7,296 pesos. For the artillery, there is one captain
who receives 800; four constables, in Manila, the fort of Santiago,
the fort of Cavite, and the island of Hermosa, each 300; one hundred
and ten artillerymen in the camp and presidios, each 200; the total
amounting to 32,596. The total for this department is 229,696 pesos.
Number 52. Sixth division: of the defense of Maluco
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