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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

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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

[In this period four ships put back and two are almost completely
lost. The Dutch, however, prove the worst thorn from which the
islands suffer, for they invade all parts of the Spanish colonies of
the Orient. The brotherhood, during this time, works with unexampled
energy in its measures for the public relief, and its work among the
hospitals. In this time, too, it builds the school of Santa Isabel
from certain bequests, spending in these and other things, 176,910
pesos, 6 tomins, 10 granos. In 1632, a new branch of the Misericordia
is formed in Formosa, which is taken under the protection of the one
in Manila. The latter sends the new branch 5,065 pesos, 5 tomins, 9
granos, as an aid to it in its work. The brotherhood also treats for
the ransom of Domingo Vilancio, S.J., and Fray Juan de San Joseph,
a Recollect, who are captives in Joló, and for which five hundred
pesos are expended. Although the former dies, before his ransom, that
of the latter is effected. For two hundred pesos, one Pedro Delgado
is ransomed in Japan, the ransom money being sent by way of Macao.]





CHAPTER XIII

In which notice is given of the conclusion of the costly building
of the church and school of Santa Isabel, and the removal thither
of the girls whom this brotherhood had in that of Santa Potenciana,
and in other private houses where they lived in retirement and with
their devout exercises distributed through the hours of the day.


It was the year 634, in which the brotherhood of the Santa Misericordia
saw their desires fulfilled in the conclusion of the costly building
of the church and school of Santa Isabel, for the commodious housing
of the many daughters whom they were maintaining in the school of
Santa Potenciana and other private houses of shelter, at the expense
of many pesos which it expended for the pious ends of their clothing,
dowries, and other like things; when the removal of them all to the new
school was arranged with especial joy and gladness of all this city.

[The opening of the school is marked by great ceremonies, the chief
event being the procession which is participated in by the brotherhood
and the girls of the school under the leadership of the rectress,
Cathalina de Aguirre. At the new church various exercises are held.]

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