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
Within the walls [of the city] are also contained two beaterios--one
of Dominican nuns, called Santa Catharina, with sufficient incomes;
and another connected with the Society of Jesus, containing poor
Indian women, who are maintained by charity and do not enjoy any
allotment on the account of his Majesty.
Outside the walls of this city is the hospital of San Lazaro, in charge
of discalced religious of St. Francis, for contagious diseases. This
is annually assisted from this royal treasury, in accordance with the
royal decree of January 22, 1672, with 787 pesos, 4 tomins in money,
including the cost of 1,500 laying hens, 200 blankets, and 1,500
cavans of rice; and one arroba of wine for the celebration of the
holy sacrifice of mass.
The church of Los Santos Reyes of the Parian, and the hospital of San
Gabriel for the Christian Sangleys, and for medical treatment of them
and of the infidels, in charge of the religious of St. Dominic, receive
from the communal treasury of the Sangleys themselves 2,400 pesos;
and from the royal treasury only the contribution of five arrobas
of wine for the aforesaid celebration of the holy sacrifice of mass,
and one hundred and fifty gantas of cocoanut-oil for the lamps which
burn before the depository of the Divine One.
The sanctuary of our Lady of Safety and convent of San Juan Bauptista,
of the discalced religious of St. Augustine, situated in Bagumbayan,
enjoys only the aforesaid contribution of wine and oil.
To the infirmary which the religious Order of St. Dominic has, for
the medical treatment of its religious, is paid every year 100 pesos
as a contribution, in accordance with the royal order of his Majesty,
dated September 4, 1667.
To the three infirmaries of the Order of St. Francis is paid every
year a contribution of 329 pesos, for the treatment of its sick
religious who are in this city and in the provinces of Laguna de Bay
and Camarines, in virtue of his Majesty's decree of October 30, 1600.
At the distance of one legua, or a little less, there are two houses
or sanctuaries--one named San Francisco del Monte, with two chapels
close by, where regularly serve one religious (a priest of the Order
of St. Francis), and one lay-brother, or donado of the reformed branch,
which is called "the house of retreat or penance;" the other is called
San Juan del Monte, with a religious of the Order of St. Dominic--and
these enjoy only the contribution of wine.
The sanctuary of our Lady of Guadalupe, of calced Augustinian
religious, enjoys the same contribution of wine and oil.
In the port of Cavite there is a convent of religious of St. Dominic,
and another of Recollect religious; a college of the fathers of
the Society of Jesus; and a hospice of the Order of St. John of
God--all without [parochial] administration; and they enjoy only the
contribution of wine and oil.
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