The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898; Volume 50: 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 50: 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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he threw the blame upon Galvan for any defects which might be found
in the conduct of the expulsion. Other secondary charges were brought
against Raón: he had allowed the Jesuits to prepare their outfits
for their voyage as they chose, and for this to leave the college in
which they were detained, and to have intercourse with various people,
all this contrary to his instructions; he had displayed negligence,
lack of system, and extravagance in the shipment and supplies of
food for the exiles; he neglected to look after the interests of
the obras pías which the Jesuits had administered, thus causing
serious damages to those foundations. He did not make provision,
for two years after the expulsion, for the administration of the
temporalities occupied by the Jesuits; thus the collection of debts
due to them was "absolutely neglected, until measures for this were
taken by the present government; so were the estates, houses, obras
pías, and moneys at interest, and left without any person to call
to account the individuals who were managing them; and from this
ensued the arrears and losses that may be inferred." Raón was also
charged with having conspired with Cosio, Basaraz, and Villacorta
to persecute and harass Galvan, Viana, and Santa Justa--from which
persecution Galvan suffered so much that, worn out and depressed by
it, he finally died; but they, not content with that, tried to defame
his reputation. In most of these charges, Raón tried to make excuses
for his conduct, or to throw the blame on Galvan or Villacorta; but
Anda declares that they were all partly or wholly proved, and that
Raón neglected everything in his official position "which did not
involve the handling of 'Mexican grease [vnto mexicano],'" that is, of
bribes. His secretary Cosio was naturally included in all the charges
made against Raón (in some of which he was declared more to blame than
his master); but he is especially denounced for having drawn up and
attested the false declaration that Raón had obeyed his instructions
and performed his duty faithfully in the expulsion of the Jesuits, and
as having done more than any one else to cause the death of Galvan;
Anda concludes by saying, "he is more subtle and malevolent than can
be expressed." [147] Villacorta was charged with having been more
intimate with the expelled Jesuits than was becoming in an auditor;
with having censured the archbishop for his insistence on episcopal
visitation of the regulars; with having conspired against Galvan
and the others; and with perjury. It was also proved that he had
lived in open immorality, having two illegitimate daughters; that
he engaged in trade, with dummy partners [testas de Ferro]; that he
had, contrary to his obligation of secrecy, informed the friars of
the government's decision in regard to the diocesan visitation of
their curas, before it could be carried out, and had complained of
the archbishop to the king. The charges against Basaraz were similar
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