The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume 37, 1669-1676: 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 37, 1669-1676: 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 Spaniards did not neglect to look for gold-mines, for the
working of which they took along miners and plenty of tools. But
although they found mines in the latitude of 17 degrees, from
which the Igolotes extract very fine gold, our miners could not
obtain any in all the assays that they made; for all went up in
smoke. That was one of the reasons that made that conquest drag on,
as it was very costly and very remote. The names of the villages which
rendered obedience were the following: Cayang, Lobing, Masla, Sumader,
Anquiling, Balugan, Maguimey, Tadián, Balococ, Caagitan, Otocan, Bila,
Cagubatan, Guindajan, Banaao, Pingar, Pandayan, Naligua, Singa, Banao,
Payao, Agava, Lobo, Madaguem, Balicoey, Bilogan, Balicnon, Biacan,
Pangpanavil, Gambang, Mogo, Leodan, Dugungan, Sayot, Calilimban, Sanap,
Sabangan, Alap, and a valley called Loo, with nine villages. But those
which paid something as recognition were Peglisan, Tanon, Maynit,
Guinaan, Amtadao, Malibuen, Bucog, Balignono, Balián, Malibcon, Dingle,
Datalan, Agava, Malibuen, Talabao, and others--whose names I omit, as
they are of little importance, and which exceed one hundred in number.
The governor, in order that that conquest might be made more easily,
ordered that the fort of Pignauén be established in Zambales, with a
sufficient garrison of soldiers and some small pieces of artillery. As
its commandant he appointed Sargento-mayor Blas Rodríguez. Afterward,
in the term of Governor Don Juan de Bargas jurisdiction was given to
the commandant who then was Captain Alonso Martín Franco; he is still
living to govern the villages of Zambales, Nuevo Toledo, and others,
in which he places justices and governors. That fort is the check
that restrains the raids of the Zambals of Playa Honda, a cruel and
barbarous race, who consider their highest good the cutting off of
heads, which is their great badge of nobility.
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