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 order better to understand these tables, no estimate is made, in
the class of secular ecclesiastics, of the additional sums which many
of them enjoy from the treasury besides the amounts from the tributes
to which they minister, for the amount required for their subsistence,
in accordance with the royal decrees and acts of the treasury council
obtained at the beginning of their establishment; and this surplus
causes the disparity which cannot fail to be noticed. In the province
of Tayabas, which is administered by the religious of St. Francis,
there is no charge for rice, since this is always included in the
amount of cash [supplied from the treasury]--as was agreed between
this order, the governor, and the royal officials, on account of
the scarcity [of supplies] in that province, and the difficulties
which are found in the remittance, transportation, and delivery of
that commodity.
It is also set forth that, after the budget for the provinces was drawn
up, and the number of tributes in them realized, it was resolved in a
conference of the royal treasury officials to abolish the register of
strolling Indians, reducing them to a poll-list like the rest of the
tribute-payers. According to these latest enumerations the amounts
of the stipends are settled, and not in accordance with those which
were considered in the aforesaid budget--from which fact arises the
difference which is found in this one.
Summary of the amounts of stipends and contributions
Ministries Cash Rice, Wine, Oil,
p. t. gr. cav. gant. arrobas gantas
49 curates, 13 sacristans, and 1 chaplain
--[seculars] 9,338 3 4 9,764 21 49 3,675
42 ministers, religious of St. Dominic 4,663 1 5 9,326 6 72 3,150
62 ministers, discalced religious of St.
Francis 5,760 3 9 8,895 7 80 4,650
89 ministers, calced Augustinian religious 11,690 4 7 23,013 10 134 6,675
71 ministers and 1 chaplain of the Society
of Jesus 7,532 3 8 14,554 21 83 5,325
28 ministers and 2 chaplains of the
discalced Augustinians 2,728 1 4 4,284 7 55 2,100
------------ --------- --- ------
Totals 41,713 2 1 69,839 473 25,575
p. t. gr. cav. gant. arrobas gantas
General summary of the amounts, in stipends, contributions, and grants,
with which the ecclesiastical estate in these islands is aided on
his Majesty's account.
Ministries Cash Rice, Wine, Oil,
p. t. gr. cav. gant. arrobas gantas
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