The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume 36, 1649-1666: 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 36, 1649-1666: 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
All of the said villages, so far as the secular affairs are concerned,
belong to the jurisdiction of the alcalde-mayor of Tondo, who lives
in the village of that name on the other side of the river. That
village is densely populated with natives and Chinese mestizos who
are in charge of calced religious of St. Augustine.
Still nearer the river is the village of Milongo [sic; sc. Binondo]
which is almost wholly composed of Chinese mestizos. It is in charge
of religious of St. Dominic.
The religious of St. Dominic administer and care for a Chinese hospital
which is located on the bank of the said river.
On the same shore of the river is a village named Santa Cruz, composed
of married Christian Chinese, who are in charge of religious of the
Society of Jesus.
Up-stream toward the lake are various villages. One is called San
Sebastian, and is in charge of discalced Augustinians.
Another is called Santa Ana and is administered by religious of
St. Francis.
Another, called San Pedro, is in charge of religious of the Society
of Jesus.
Another, called Guadalupe, is in charge of calced Augustinians.
Another, called Pasic, is in charge of calced Augustinian religious.
The village of San Matheo is in charge of religious of the Society
of Jesus.
The village of Taitai is in charge of the said religious of the
Society.
The village of Antipolo is in charge of the same religious of the
Society of Jesus.
The village of San Palo [i.e., Sampaloc] is in charge of religious
of St. Francis.
Coasting along from the city of Manila to the port of Cavite, where
the ships that sail from this kingdom anchor, and across the said
river, is the village of Parañaca, which is in charge of the calced
Augustinian religious.
Port of Cabitte
The port of Cabitte is six or seven leguas distant from Manila by land,
and three by sea, and the seamen live there with a Spanish garrison;
they have their castellan, who is also the chief justice. There is
a secular cura who ministers with the help of his assistant and
sacristan. There is a college of the Society of Jesus; a convent
of St. Francis, another of St. Dominic, and another of discalced
Augustinians, as well as a hospital in charge of the religious of
St. John of God. The cura of that port also has charge of the natives
living about the walls, who are almost all workmen who work at the
building of galleons. The same cura also has charge of the small
villages which are located on the other side of the port. Another
called Cabitte el Viexo [i.e., Old Cavite] is in charge of fathers of
the Society of Jesus. At a distance of four or five leguas about this
port are located some cattle-ranches and some farmlands belonging to
the citizens of Manila, which are in charge of a secular cura.
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