The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume 42, 1670-1700: 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 42, 1670-1700: 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
Presentation came as bishop of Nueva Segovia to Doctor Don Francisco
Pizarro de Orellana, the archdeacon of Manila, and a native of that
city; [the see was vacant] by the death of Master Don Lucas de Arqueros
de Robles, a native of Vigan in Ilocos; and a son of Lorenzo Arqueros,
so renowned in the revolt of the Zambals and in their destructive
raid into Ilocos. [The said archdeacon] was a priest of lofty virtue,
the fame of which had secured for him this dignity--which he did not
enjoy, as he lived but a short time, and died before the bulls for
his consecration arrived.
[Others also] arrived: Doctor Don Cristobal Herrera Grimaldos,
a native of Méjico--who was a professor in the university there, and
dean of the faculty of law, and had been counselor of the archbishop of
Méjico, the viceroy of Nueva España, Don Fray Payo de Rivera, of the
order of our father St. Augustine--who came as auditor of this royal
Audiencia of Manila. Doctor Don Pedro Sebastian de Bolívar y Mena,
a native of Méjico--a son of Licentiate Don Juan de Bolívar y Cruz,
a former auditor of Manila [sic] and Clementina [84] professor--also
an auditor of this royal Audiencia. Also Doctor Don Lorenzo Esteban
de la Fuente Alanis, a native of Murcia--a professor in Granada and
Sevilla, and competitor for positions in Salamanca--as fiscal of the
Audiencia. All were able lawyers, and the fiscal not only surpassed
the rest, but was very skilful in music; and he excelled all who had
been here in the rare art of playing well the guitar [vihuela], [85]
an instrument handled by many, but understood only by him. Besides
these came Licentiate Don Miguel de Lanama Altamirano, an advocate of
this royal Audiencia; he was a married man, as also were the auditors,
and they brought their wives with them. Don Miguel was a lawyer of much
ability, and held important positions in his profession. An appointment
came for Don Francisco Montemayor y Mansilla as alcalde for criminal
cases in Méjico; he sailed for that country in the second year, with
his son, Don Felipe Mansilla Prado, and died on the voyage. His son
is still living--a knight of the Order of Santiago--as also is Father
Antonio Mansilla, of the Society of Jesus.
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