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
Demarcation line of Alexander VI; Missions -- Philippines; Philippines -- Discovery and exploration; Philippines -- History -- Sources
29. [No Spaniards may live in any Indian village, except by permission
of the governor at Manila, and where such permission is given, they
must live decently and quietly. This includes both married and single
men, and is to be enforced especially in the province of Pampanga,
although all Spaniards married at present to Pampangas may remain. All
other men married to Spanish women or to Indian women of Pampanga [in
the future], and all single men must leave the province immediately,
and may not return without permission. If Spaniards wish in the future
to marry Pampangas, they cannot live among the natives, under penalty
of a fine of fifty pesos.]
30. [A general treasury council held in April, 1696, rules that the
Indians shall not be compelled to take the tribute to the capital
cities at their own expense. In case they are ordered to take it to
any place, they must be paid the proper prices for transportation. If
after the stipends of the priests of the villages are met, any
residue of the tribute remains from the encomiendas belonging to the
royal crown, the alcaldes-mayor shall notify the superior government
and the royal officials of the amount in each village, so that it
may be ordered taken to the place deemed most advisable. Nothing
spent for transportation shall be admitted unless an order has been
given for such transportation. Encomenderos and collectors shall
observe the same method in order to avoid the injuries suffered by
the natives. Violation of this law shall be a matter of residencia,
and those violating it shall be condemned to make good all the losses
to the Indians in consequence thereof, and four times that amount as
a fine.]
31. [A government act of March 22, 1657, ordered all the polo funds
created in each village to be suppressed, as well as the need of
each chief contributing annually one peso and each timaua one toston
to them, for the expenses of his Majesty's service. Alcaldes-mayor
and corregidors are ordered not to allow such funds to exist, or any
contributions to be made for them, under penalty of suspension from
political and military office for four years, service as a soldier,
and a fine of 100 pesos.]
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