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The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume 44, 1700-1736: 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.

History

The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume 44, 1700-1736: 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

to ship pepper and storax besides the amount of the permission,
without restriction of quantity. The galleon for carrying these
goods should be of dimensions here specified--the keel sixty codos
[or cubits] long, the breadth of the vessel twenty codos, and the
inside depth of the hold ten codos--and its crew should contain 250
men, besides the officers. The governor should not be allowed to act
on the committee for distributing the allotments of lading-space; in
his place is proposed the archbishop, the other members to represent
the Audiencia, the municipality, and the merchants. The amount of
merchandise which may be sent by the governor and all other royal
officials ought to be limited to one hundred piezas, and this should
go outside of the permitted amount. A share in the lading is asked
for the ecclesiastical cabildo of Manila, on account of their poverty
and their high dignity and character; also for the officers on the
galleons, and for the widows of merchants and military officers. An
allotment of space should be made transferable; and permission should
be given to send some packages of goods intended as gifts to friends,
affidavit being made that these are not intended for sale. The governor
and officials of the port of Acapulco should not be allowed to exercise
any authority or pressure over the Manila traders, beyond the proper
inspection of the vessels and lading and the collection of duties;
and the traders should be allowed to sell their goods as they please,
either in or out of the fair there, or transport them to Mexico,
if they prefer. They should not be expected to pay alcabala on the
first sale at Acapulco, or any extraordinary imposts. The memorial
specifies the provisions to be made for the lading and inspection of
goods at both Manila and Acapulco, the functions of certain officials,
the penalties for transgression of the regulations, and the customs
duties to be paid on each kind of goods; and offers certain payments
to be made by the Manila merchants, which will add much to the royal
revenues. It states the present number of "citizens and traders"
in Manila as 868.]

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History

The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume 44, 1700-1736: 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

to ship pepper and storax besides the amount of the permission,
without restriction of quantity. The galleon for carrying these
goods should be of dimensions here specified--the keel sixty codos
[or cubits] long, the breadth of the vessel twenty codos, and the
inside depth of the hold ten codos--and its crew should contain 250
men, besides the officers. The governor should not be allowed to act
on the committee for distributing the allotments of lading-space; in
his place is proposed the archbishop, the other members to represent
the Audiencia, the municipality, and the merchants. The amount of
merchandise which may be sent by the governor and all other royal
officials ought to be limited to one hundred piezas, and this should
go outside of the permitted amount. A share in the lading is asked
for the ecclesiastical cabildo of Manila, on account of their poverty
and their high dignity and character; also for the officers on the
galleons, and for the widows of merchants and military officers. An
allotment of space should be made transferable; and permission should
be given to send some packages of goods intended as gifts to friends,
affidavit being made that these are not intended for sale. The governor
and officials of the port of Acapulco should not be allowed to exercise
any authority or pressure over the Manila traders, beyond the proper
inspection of the vessels and lading and the collection of duties;
and the traders should be allowed to sell their goods as they please,
either in or out of the fair there, or transport them to Mexico,
if they prefer. They should not be expected to pay alcabala on the
first sale at Acapulco, or any extraordinary imposts. The memorial
specifies the provisions to be made for the lading and inspection of
goods at both Manila and Acapulco, the functions of certain officials,
the penalties for transgression of the regulations, and the customs
duties to be paid on each kind of goods; and offers certain payments
to be made by the Manila merchants, which will add much to the royal
revenues. It states the present number of "citizens and traders"
in Manila as 868.]

Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.

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