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 sixth is for the war and defense of Maluco. The castellan and
governor of the forts of Terrenate receives 2,750 pesos; two adjutants
of the sargento-mayor, each 825. There are seven companies of infantry
with 570 soldiers. The captains receive each 600 pesos; each alférez,
240; each sergeant, 120; each corporal, 30 pesos in addition to the
regular soldier's pay; and the others as in Manila. Each company gets
30 escudos in addition to the regular pay. They were ordered to spend
[the money for] four substitutes that they had, each of 440 pesos, and
that pay was also given as additional pay. Thus each of these companies
causes an expense of 9,809 pesos. In addition there are two Pampango
infantry companies, with 200 soldiers. Each captain gets 288 pesos;
each alférez, 192; each sergeant, 144; and each infantryman, 72. The
two companies cost 13,312 pesos. There is one surgeon who receives
664 pesos; one artillery captain, 480; one constable, 300; one field
captain, 330; one war notary, 200; one accountant and factor, 1,150;
one chief clerk, 400; another minor clerk, 150; one notary of the royal
treasury, 250; one [book]keeper and paymaster, 523; twenty sailors, 150
[pesos] and one ganta of rice apiece; one cura, 50,000 maravedis; one
sacristan, 25,000 maravedis; and seven religious, four of St. Francis
and three of the Society, to whom are given 1,330 pesos. Consequently,
[the expense of] this department amounts to a total of 97,128 pesos,
three reals.
Number 53. Seventh division: the navy and marine works
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