The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898; Volume 47, 1728-1759: 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 47, 1728-1759: 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
Ilocos, 8,665 3/4; Cagayan, 5,218 1/2; Laguna de Bay, 6,795; Tayabas,
1,612 1/2; Camarines, 7,512; Albay, 3,481; Panay, 6,170 1/2; Yloilo,
10,406 1/2; Island of Negros, 503 1/2; Leite, 8,154 1/4; Cebu, 4,411
1/2. All these are tributaries of the crown; to these are added the
contributions made by "the tributaries and the encomenderos of the
encomiendas independent of the royal crown," which amount to 18,144
gantas. A deduction must be made from these of 1,105 3/4 gantas,
"from those who in the number of the said tributes do not make this
contribution, on account of being servants of the churches, and for
other reasons;" the result is the total above given. The tributaries of
the following provinces are exempted from the contribution: Balayan,
Mindoro, Caraga, Mariveles, Calamianes, and Cavite. A further source
of revenue for the expenses of Zamboanga is found in the monopoly
on the wine of the country; this had formerly belonged to the crown,
but had been surrendered at the petition of the city of Manila. Later,
the citizens being called upon to make donations for the support of
Zamboanga, the city petitioned that this be accomplished by renewing
the above crown monopoly of wine. "This new monopoly having begun to
be in force from the year 1731, the sum at which this contribution
[to Zamboanga] may be estimated must be figured according to the
successful bids [remates] at which the privilege has been leased;" it
was farmed out--that is, sold at auction to the highest bidder for a
term of three to five years. The first of these was Don Esteban Garcia
de los Rios, for 1731-33, for the sum of 10,000 pesos a year; the
second, Captain Pedro de Ceballos, for 1734-36, 15,500 pesos a year;
the third, Captain José Ruiz, for 1737-41, 25,000 pesos a year. The
proceeds of this monopoly, then, averaged during eleven years 16,833
pesos a year. This document is dated at Manila, February 4, 1738.
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