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Sebastian Hurtado de Corcuera
[Endorsed: "The governor of Filipinas to his Majesty, June 30, 1636. Revenue matters. June 10, 1638."
"Let this matter be looked up, and see whether anything has been enacted concerning it; and take it to the fiscal, with whatever notices there are concerning it."
"Nothing has been enacted."
"The fiscal declares that it is written in this letter that there are four or five thousand Chinese who are now paying this duty, and that it can be increased to eighteen or twenty thousand pesos of income, while the additional sum that will be paid by each one will not amount to more than nine reals. That cannot be, except by admitting into the Filipinas Islands as many more thousand Chinese, as they say, as will amount to pesos. That will be running great risk, as is well known, especially in islands so remote and so sparsely settled. And if before, when there were so few Chinese, so careful provisions were made to have them remain shut up within their Parian, so that they could not make any changes in the condition of those islands, one would think that not without danger can this be changed, with the people who come in the ships, which they are commencing to do there. Besides that, to raise the impost on his own authority, without having informed the Council thereof until after it was executed, is a matter that furnishes a very bad example; and since the amount concerned is so small as thirty-six thousand reals (at nine reals apiece, on the four thousand pesos [sic; sc. Chinese] who he says are there), it is not desirable to risk for that sum the government—which, it has been found by experience, is without danger—and to expose it to the possibility of danger. Therefore he petitions that it be ordered that no innovation be made. Madrid, June 30, 1638."
"July 28, 1638. Have the governor informed that, considering all the circumstances that he sets forth in his letter, the measure for benefiting the imposts for the royal treasury does not appear improper; but that it will be necessary to consider very carefully how this increase of duties may be attempted and obtained. For in order to obtain that increase we cannot risk the commerce, which must be considered with the coming of the Chinese, as it conduces to the benefit of those islands; nor also the security of the country, if their numbers be greatly multiplied. For it seems that this will be necessary, if the money were to increase to so great a sum as he mentions. Have the matter entrusted to the governor himself and to the Audiencia, so that, after weighing the advantages of this measure with the advantages which might occur in its execution, and considering all the above, the decision which shall be most to his Majesty's service and that of his royal Audiencia may be made; and that they shall report whatever they do to the Council. Have the Audiencia notified to the same effect."]
Sire:
A communal fund was established in the Parian or alcaiceria of the Chinese, who are called Sangleys, in the time of Don Alonso Faxardo de Tenca, and with your approbation given April 8, 1622. Each Sangley pays into it three tostons annually, in two payments. The ministers of justice of the said Parian are paid from that fund, as are those who live there to administer the holy sacraments, in case that some [of the Sangleys] are converted—namely, two fathers of St. Dominic. That fund also takes care of the works that your Majesty needs; and the requisite sum is furnished from it for the payment of the laborers, so that they may go willingly, and so that no other assessment need be made. With the consent of the Sangleys, Don Juan Nino de Tabora assigned from this communal fund a salary for a minister to administer the holy sacraments to the Chinese living in the town of Santa Cruz, on the other side of the river, which is in charge of the fathers of the Society of Jesus; for the said Don Juan Nino deemed that necessary. But at his death, and when an attempt was made to collect that stipend belonging to the minister of Santa Cruz, the fathers of St. Dominic refused to pay it, but on the contrary went to law about it with him. And as if they were a party in this, they brought a very strenuous suit against him, before my predecessor, Don Juan Cereco Salamanca, who gave sentence in favor of the fathers of the Society. That sentence was appealed to the royal Audiencia, and although Don Juan Cereso judged, and rightly, that there was in this matter no appeal to the Audiencia, as it was purely a point of government, he did not dare to prevent the appeal, but allowed it to pass. Upon my arrival at this island, I found this suit in the stage of petition; and, esteeming it to belong to the government, I suspended the suit, and ordered that the sentence and decree of Don Juan Nino de Tabora be carried out. The fathers of St. Dominic were angry at that, but surely without any reason, as it was none of their business—although they had so possessed themselves of the communal fund of the Parian, and so controlled it, that in the fourteen years since it was established, they have used it to get more than one hundred thousand pesos from it for matters peculiar to their order. That has been an excess and irregularity that the governors should not have allowed, as is apparent from the accounts which I ordered the accountant Juan Bautista de Cubiaga to audit on this occasion. The Sangleys of Santa Cruz and of the jurisdiction of Tondo, seeing how small was the benefit that they derived from the communal fund of the Parian, and that it was converted only to the welfare of the Sangleys of the Parian and of the fathers of St. Dominic, petitioned me to be allowed to have a separate communal fund in Tondo. Considering that they were asking for justice, for Don Alonso Faxardo, who established the said fund, declared May 4, 1622, that whenever the said Sangleys thought that they could not endure the said fund, and whenever they should oppose it and petition that it be not continued or kept up, it would be proper to have it cease—in conformity with that, I, seeing that a number of the Sangleys of the villages of Santa Cruz and Tondo were opposing (and rightfully, as the fund of the Parian was of no use to them) the payment by them, as by the others, of three tostons annually for each person, and that they were asking for a separate fund for Tondo, which should be entrusted to the alcalde-mayor, I granted it to them. I was also influenced by the service which the Sangleys of Santa Cruz offered to perform for your Majesty, as I shall immediately relate—namely, that the alcalde-mayor of Tondo should be paid from this fund, and thus the salary paid him from the royal treasury would be saved; while in the works that offered, your Majesty would be better served by having two communal funds—one in the Parian, and the other in Tondo. Therefore will your Majesty be pleased to confirm this action accordingly, for it is beneficial to the royal treasury. May our Lord preserve the Catholic person of your Majesty, as is necessary to Christendom. Manila, the last of June, 1636. Your vassal kisses your Majesty's feet.
Sebastian Hurtado de Corcuera
[Endorsed: "Manila. Government matters. 1636."
"June ten, six hundred and thirty-eight."
"Ascertain whether anything has been written about this matter by the previous governors, and take it to the fiscal to be examined, together with what advices there are concerning this."
"It does not appear that the governors have written anything about this."
"The fiscal declares that since there are interested parties in this separation of the communal fund (namely, the Chinese of the Parian and those of Tondo), and since there is a suit pending between the two orders of St. Dominic and the Society, he cannot decide upon this matter until the parties have been heard in court, and the dispute between them settled according to law, especially if the facts are not evident by other authentic papers in this case which justify it, besides only this letter of the governor. Consequently, he opposes the approval that is requested, until he can examine in greater detail the things mentioned here by a more thorough knowledge of the cause, after the parties have been cited in court. Madrid, June 30, 1638."
"July 24, 638. The new governor who shall go [to the islands] shall, together with the Audiencia, investigate the matter."]
[In the margin: "He proposes names for protector of the Chinese; and in the meantime, Doctor Luis Arias de Mora is appointed, to whom are assigned two hundred pesos in addition to the eight hundred that he receives as a salary, so that he may exercise his duties as the archbishop's counselor jointly with this office."]
Sire:
Your Majesty has ordered that your fiscal shall not be protector of the Chinese who live near the city, and that six persons be proposed so that your Majesty may choose according to your pleasure. All the time while I have been in this government, the said Chinese have been without a protector. Thus I have had the care and task of administering justice to them; and, although they have an alcalde-mayor, they are satisfied only with what rulings the government makes. This royal Audiencia has only three advocates—or four, counting Doctor Ledo, who is at present serving as your Majesty's fiscal. I have appointed Doctor Luis Arias de Mora, who is the senior, and a person of excellent abilities, to attend to this matter until your Majesty shall order otherwise. Licentiate Nicolas Antonio de Omana is also a good person, as is Licentiate Manuel Suarez de Olibera, who is serving as auditor-general and my assessor. I have assigned two hundred pesos additional salary to the eight hundred of the protectorship to Don Luis Arias de Mora; for, in addition to exercising this office, he is the archbishop's counselor. Therefore he despatches and performs what pertains to him in ecclesiastical matters, without meddling with the royal patronage and jurisdiction of your Majesty, as the archbishop has tried to do hitherto. By that means I think that the archbishop will be quiet, and we shall be able to live in peace. Doctor Luis Arias is a person who merits honor from your Majesty by giving him this charge, in which he will be excellently employed. May our Lord preserve your Majesty's Catholic person, as is necessary to Christendom. Manila, the last of June, 1636. Sire, your vassal kisses your Majesty's feet.
Sebastian Hurtado de Corcuera
[Endorsed: "January 8, 637. Have him notified to observe the ordinance of November 22, 636, so that he may avoid new expenses of the treasury, and that no more salary be given than what is ordered."]
Encomiendas
Sire:
Your Majesty has ordered that when persons who have been given encomiendas, and who have served in the islands, leave them, their encomiendas fall vacant, in order that they may be given to the most deserving who remain. Some persons have been able to negotiate and to obtain from your Majesty the favor and grace of being able to enjoy them for ten years, even though they live in Nueva Espana. Such are the adelantado Miguel Lopez de Legazpi, whose services and those of his father well deserve that honor and reward from your Majesty; also Don Fernando de Silva, of the Order of Santiago, who, because of the death of Don Alonso Faxardo, governed these islands with general approbation, and has served your Majesty for many years in the States of Flandes with the same approbation. Besides these, there are three others to whom your Majesty has granted the same favor, namely: Don Andres Perez Franco, who, although he has served for many years, and well, in the States of Flandes and in these islands, as he occupied good positions, took away from them one hundred thousand pesos, which is sufficient pay and remuneration for a soldier; besides that, the marquis of Cerralbo has given him a post in Nueva Espana in the castle and government of Vera Cruz. There are two other encomenderos: Don Fernando Centeno, who also took one hundred and fifty thousand pesos from here, and who also has been occupied and busied in the best posts of Nueva Espana by the same viceroy; and Esteban de Alcacar, who took two hundred thousand pesos from here, to whom your Majesty had granted, as a reward, the government of Terrenate, but which he refused. As regards the services of Don Fernando Centeno, the soldiers speak of him with but scant respect. He was condemned to lose his head, for having refused to fight under Don Geronimo de Silva, on an occasion when they let the Dutch enemy escape, although the Spaniards could have punished their boldness; and also on other occasions, it is said that they did not proceed as honorable soldiers. I cannot attest to your Majesty what I have not seen, but the above is his reputation here. But granting that, and that one is occupied and the other does not admit of so honorable a post, it renders those who have served well, and are here at present, very disconsolate to see the former rewarded and very rich, and the latter poor and with no reward. And determining to inform your Majesty of all these reasons, and obeying the general decree by which no one may enjoy an encomienda if he leave these islands, and another special decree issued very recently, in which your Majesty is pleased to order some of the largest encomiendas to be assigned to the royal treasury, in order to give the religious the wine and oil which you have been pleased to grant them as a favor, so that it may not be necessary to take it from your royal treasury as has been done hitherto—I gave orders to the royal officials to place the proceeds of the three said encomiendas in the royal treasury, until, after your Majesty were informed of all the reasons which I present from here, you might order what is most advisable and is your pleasure.
I petition your Majesty to be pleased to order that these consequences be not allowed; for with them, all those who should have ordinary favor with the viceroys of Nueva Espana, will take measures to obtain rewards there, seeking to enjoy at the same time those grants which they have here also in encomiendas, and will solicit that favor from your Majesty through third persons. This is to the injury and disappointment of those who remain here, as I say above; and others will not be encouraged to come here, when they see beforehand the great troubles that they will undergo before they can merit and obtain some [reward] for living in so uncertain a country.
Some of the encomiendas here are very large, having incomes of from one to four thousand pesos. If your Majesty be pleased to give me permission, so that they may be reduced to five hundred pesos, by dividing these among those who best deserve them, and are poorest, all will be rewarded and paid; and there will be much to give, and also to place in your Majesty's royal treasury. The services [rendered] in these regions, Sire, are not so arduous that this should not be a good and sufficient reward, although those who are from Flandes know better how to exaggerate them. I shall await your Majesty's order, for I have not learned in so many years aught else than to obey. May our Lord preserve your Majesty's Catholic person, as is necessary to Christendom. Manila, the last of June, 1636. Your vassal kisses your Majesty's feet.
Sebastian Hurtado de Corcuera
Administrative and financial
Sire:
Your Majesty has conceded to your viceroys of Nueva Espana authority, in the case of deaths and vacancies in this government, to send commissions to those who are to have charge of military matters; and until the arrival of the regularly-appointed governor you order them to send another governor from Mexico. That has been done twice by the marquis de Cerralbo—once with Don Fernando de Silva, of the Habit of Santiago, because of the death of Don Alonso Faxardo; and [the other time] with Don Juan Cerezo de Salamanca, because of the death of Don Juan Nino de Tabora. Your Majesty is greatly disserved in all of the things that I shall now mention. First, when the Audiencia was governing the [royal] estate, your Majesty's royal treasury was pledged to more than eighty or one hundred thousand pesos, which they obtained by a forced loan from the inhabitants, by placing soldiers of the guard in their houses, quartering these on them until they lent this money; and the officials spent the money in paying warrants that were ordered to be issued to please the soldiers and sailors. It has been the custom to order those warrants to be despatched so that they might be paid when there should be any money.
As for those poor men, they have not been paid in one, three, ten, or fifteen years. They sell their warrants during such times for the fourth, fifth, or sixth part of their face value; and many have been paid at one hundred pesos for one thousand. The warrants are bought by the servants of the auditors, royal officials, governors, and other ministers, and to them is paid the face value. Thus the poor soldiers are so unjustly dispossessed of [the rewards for] their hardships; and on this account is your Majesty's royal treasury so pledged. In the term of Don Juan Cerezo de Salamanca, more than one hundred thousand odd pesos had been paid in this kind of warrants. Your Majesty having issued a decree, in the time of Don Juan Nino de Tabora, ordering such warrants to be paid at the third of their face value, he began to do so one year with twelve thousand pesos, that he set apart for that purpose. The said Don Juan Cerezo did not pursue the custom, as he declared that the said Don Juan Nino had exceeded the bounds in the execution of your Majesty's decree. Although this charge was brought against him in the residencia, it was not proved that he had actually paid that sum during his term. It is, however, clear to me, outside of judgment, that his own secretary, while he was judge and collector of the licenses of the Sangleys, who should have deposited that money in your Majesty's royal treasury, deposited a great sum of it in this kind of warrants; and so that it might not be proved judicially, the owners went to receive the money from the royal officials; and while they were there, and almost before their eyes, the said secretary again took it. And perhaps it happened that a soldier, having collected it, would say that he did not wish to return it, whereupon the secretary would give ten pesos for the transaction, and thus obtained his purpose. Although I was so sure and convinced of this truth, nevertheless, as it was not proved entirely in the residencia, I did not wish to render sentence on this point, but instead to send it to your Majesty's royal Council; for I confess, Sire, that if I had committed that outrage, as I have investigated it, I would be of the opinion that your Majesty would not be fulfilling your duty, as a just king, if you did not order me to be beheaded. After my arrival at these islands, I immediately set about executing your Majesty's decrees. I ordered, by an act, that all those persons to whom your Majesty owed money should come to ask the third of it, the other two-thirds being commuted, so that they could ask it at no future time. All have done it and up to date we have paid in warrants of this kind the amount that your Majesty, if so inclined, can have examined from the enclosed certification, as well as what we have saved from the two-thirds that have been commuted.
Returning, Sire, to the trouble that arises from having the persons whom the viceroy sends from Mexico in your Majesty's name to govern ad interim, there is no one who does not take back one or two hundred thousand pesos, as agents for the said inhabitants of Mexico. That is very much to the damage and prejudice of this city, for how can the goods of the inhabitants here go, and how can they make any profit on them, if the goods of those Mexicans, which are carried under charge of the commander and almirante and the other officials (the creatures of the governor), are to be sold first? And since those governors only come for one or two years, they do not exercise justice, correct disorder, preserve the authority and jurisdiction of your Majesty, or undertake any other thing than living in peace; being the protectors of all, and good merchants, in order to return very rich; complaining loudly of the hardships that they experienced in coming to serve your Majesty; boasting of the many risks to their lives, and the many expenses paid from their own property; and giving the ignorant crowd to understand that your Majesty is under great obligations to them. All this, Sire, will cease, if your Majesty will send six gentlemen of thoroughly good abilities, soldiers of Flandes, to act as substitutes and who shall have commissions for the future succession to the government, through the death or absence [of the governor]. Such men can bring their commissions, sealed, from your Majesty, and should not come from Mexico. They can be employed here as follows: the first in the fort of this city; the second in that of Cavite, and in the government of the said port; the third in Terrenate; the fourth in the island of Hermosa; the fifth in the office of master-of-camp; the sixth as commander of the artillery, in the office of sargento-mayor, and as governor and chief justice of the Parian, or alcalde-mayor of Tondo. Encomiendas could be given to all of them, as these fall vacant, if they prove to render the services and possess the qualities that are requisite; and they could be changed about in these offices, whenever advisable, so that they might become experienced in the [various] departments. Whenever one of these should assume the government because of the death of the regularly-appointed governor, such should receive the same pay as he; and, if during his absence, that which he should be receiving. I bind myself to provide for all of them, so that they may be contented. I entreat your Majesty to make this resolution, for it is expedient for your royal service. All who should come should be knights of the military orders; so that both the vassals who have rendered homage, and the heathen and other inhabitants, may learn respect and veneration for the persons whom your Majesty assigns to succeed in the government. Your Majesty has many vassals who are soldiers, of the above excellences and qualifications, who would come very willingly if they were given such positions and hopes. If that happens in my time, they will be so well established that many who have served your Majesty well would desire it. The extraordinary expenses incurred by the royal Audiencia and the greed for the wealth of Mexico will be avoided; and the greed of both must oblige them to be honest and to govern well.
When the residencia is taken from the governors they give it as if they had been imitating Moses or Joshua in their government. For as nearly all the citizens of these islands have come from Nueva Espana to serve for reasons of justice; and as there are others who do not wish that the present governor should note them as men who swear against the past governor, as he would think that they will do the same with him at his residencia; or so that the governor might not complain of them as having evil tongues; to tell the truth here is a great sin. No one is willing that the governor, when his residencia is taken, should impute any fault to him, or obtain any testimony as to the reason why he came here as an exile. Many other disadvantages arise, that cannot be written. In short, Sire, most people swear falsely; and those who do not, hide themselves, or retire in order not to testify. There are theologians who counsel them that they may deny the truth under oath, in order not to do wrong. This condition ought to be closely examined, and would be remedied by those commissions. Such persons should come from Madrid, and the persons who have to govern should live here.
I petition your Majesty to be pleased to have this matter examined in your royal Council, for it is very important for your service. I discharge my conscience of what is in my care, by advising your Majesty of it. May our Lord preserve your Catholic person, as is necessary to Christendom. Manila, the last of June, one thousand six hundred and thirty-six. Your vassal kisses the feet of your Majesty.
Sebastian Hurtado de Corcuera
Manila, April 11, 1636. Juan Bautista de Cubiaga, auditor of accounts and results [resultas] of these islands, in whose possession are the pay-checks of the general accounts of the royal treasury, shall certify at the foot of this decree the sum of pesos that have been paid from the royal treasury from the first of July, six hundred and thirty-five, to the last of June, six hundred and thirty-six, to various persons for pay-checks that the royal treasury owes them as pay for serving your Majesty, and for other reasons, by virtue of my decrees regarding the one-third, the owners voluntarily commuting to his Majesty the other two-thirds, in consideration of the needs and debt of the royal estate in these said islands. The certification shall be set forth in detail with the greatest clearness, together with the amount of the two-thirds of which a gift is made to his Majesty.
Sebastian Hurtado de Corcuera Francisco de Ortega
In fulfilment of the above decree of Don Sebastian Hurtado de Corcuera y Mendoza, governor and captain-general of these Filipinas Islands, and president of the royal Audiencia herein, I, Juan Bautista de Cubiaga, auditor of accounts and results of the royal treasury in the islands, certify that among the original pay-checks for credits on the general accounts of the royal treasury for the year one thousand six hundred and thirty-five, when the treasury was in charge of the royal official judges—namely, the accountant, Martin Ruiz de Salazar; the factor, Ynigo de Villarreal; and the treasurer, Don Baltasar Ruiz de Escalona—there appear those which will be stated here below, as having been paid to various persons to whom the royal estate owed them, as pay and daily wages, for services performed for his Majesty in various posts of sea, war, etc. [These were paid] up to one-third of their face value, by virtue of the decrees of the said governor—the other two-thirds having been given voluntarily, as a favor and proof of devotion to his Majesty, because of the obligations that were resting upon his royal treasury in these islands, as appears by the memoranda that each person presented, asking that they be paid in this manner, as is set down as in the said pay-checks. Those paid, their numbers in the files [legajos] of each department, together with the names of each person, the amount of the principal which was owing them, that of the third which was paid them, and that of the two-thirds which was commuted, are as follows:
[A marginal note reads as follows: "Certification of the auditor of accounts that the two-thirds commuted by the owners of the pay-checks, amount to
pesos tomins granos
4,295 0 6 9,923 2 5 12,523 5 3 4,912 1 1 3,095 1 6 ——— — — 34,150 1 9"]
Factory Department [24]
Number Amount Due to Amount Amount of pay- of pay- paid commuted check check
P t g P t g P t g
35 56 1 11 Juan Talag, an Indian 14 5 11 31 3 0 36 32 0 0 Juan Talag, an Indian 10 5 4 21 2 8 3[7] 12 5 4 Juan Talag, an Indian 4 1 9 8 3 1 38 56 0 0 Juan Talag, an Indian 18 5 4 31 2 8 39 131 3 5 Juan Talag, an Indian 45 6 5 91 5 0 41 423 2 8 7 Indians 141 11 11 423 2 8 [sic] 45 336 0 0 9 Indians 112 0 0 224 0 0 51 414 4 1[sic] Pablo de la Oliva (paid one-half) 231 2 0 231 2 0 57 340 2 4 Don Juan Sarapi 113 3 5 226 6 11 62 33 5 2 Cintay, a Sangley 11 1 11 22 4 0 —————- 1,330 0 6
Pay of the Infantry of Manila
Number Amount Due to Amount Amount of pay- of pay- paid commuted check check
P t g P t g P t g
76 149 7 3 Alferez Andres de Aguiar 49 7 9 99 7 6 77 280 5 9 Simon Sanchez 93 4 7 187 1 2 78 117 5 9 Juan de Mendoza 39 1 11 78 3 10 79 316 5 3 Domingo de Herrera 105 4 5 211 0 10 80 224 6 4 Alfonso Rosario 74 7 5 149 6 11 81 257 0 5 Antonio Gonzalez 85 5 5 171 3 0 82 370 0 0 Antonio Gonzalez 123 2 8 246 5 4 84 373 5 2 Antonio Gomez 124 4 4 249 0 10 88 219 0 9 Alferez Luis de Villarreal 73 0 3 146 0 6 89 129 2 5 Bartolome Martin 64 0 9 128 1 8 90 292 6 4 Juan de Orgaz 97 4 9 195 1 7 91 96 0 8 Pedro Ponce 32 0 2 64 0 6 92 280 3 0 Juan Gomez Flores 93 3 8 186 7 4 96 77 3 1 Juan Navarro 25 6 4 51 4 9 97 43 3 0 Francisco Rodriguez Caballos 15 6 4 31 4 8 98 70 0 10 Manuel Vicente 23 2 7 46 6 3 103 360 0 10 Juan Martin Roldan 320 7 4 39 0 9 108 72 2 4 Juan Galo 24 0 9 48 1 7 115 48 6 11 Fray Francisco Mexias 16 2 3 32 4 8 116 35 0 0 Jose Perez de Nava 11 5 4 23 2 8 118 263 6 1 Jeronimo Enriquez 87 7 4 175 6 9 120 435 0 8 Captain Juan Ruiz Barrientos 145 0 2 290 0 6 124 167 4 10 Julio Alonso 55 6 11 111 5 11
Said pay of the Infantry of Manila R[esult?] 4,295 0 6
126 505 1 8 Francisco de Leixas 168 3 2 336 6 6 136 294 7 4 Don Juan Dolosit 98 2 5 196 4 11 138 221 4 2 Captain Pedro de la Mata 73 6 8 147 5 6
Pay of the Infantry of Maluco
Number Amount Due to Amount Amount of pay- of pay- paid commuted check check
P t g P t g P t g
110 206 5 8 Alferez Juan de Montalvo 68 7 2 137 6 6 111 593 3 8 Alferez Juan Palomo Holgado 197 6 6 395 5 2 112 136 4 2 Alferez Juan de Santiago 45 0 4 91 0 2 114 396 2 0 Alferez Diego Nabon, a Pampango 132 0 8 264 1 4 115 200 0 0 Captain Juan de Mora 66 5 4 133 2 8 116 112 0 0 Geronimo de Atienca 37 2 8 74 5 4 117 510 0 0 Alferez Alonso Rosario Tenorio 170 0 0 340 0 0 118 184 0 3 Alferez Pedro Melendez Marques 61 2 9 122 5 6 119 1,535 0 0 Captain Alonso Serrano 511 4 0 1,023 4 0 120 1,663 0 0 Captain Don Esteban de Comosa y Losada 554 2 8 1,708 5 4 121 193 3 3 Captain Don Alonso de Duenas 64 3 9 128 7 6 122 1,222 4 0 Captain Don Juan Garcia 407 4 0 815 0 0 123 110 4 4 Alonso Umali 36 6 9 73 5 7 124 54 6 11 Alferez Pablo Garcia 18 2 3 36 4 8 125 354 2 9 Alferez Baltazar de Reyes 118 11 0 236 1 10 126 209 0 0 Captain Rodrigo de Cossa 69 5 4 139 2 8 127 100 2 5 Sisto Ruiz 33 3 5 66 7 0 129 212 5 9 Alferez Martin Lasangan 70 7 1 141 6 8 131 158 7 1 Alferez Pablo Lili 52 7 8 105 7 5 132 217 5 4 Alferez Pablo Malanson 72 4 5 145 0 11 133 679 0 11 Alferez Alonso Rosario 226 2 11 452 6 0 134 313 4 10 Alonso Maigal 104 4 3 209 0 7 135 51 5 1 Agustin Ansay 17 1 8 34 3 5 136 189 2 7 Lucas Cavasag 63 0 10 126 1 9 137 329 4 4 Francisco Dumagui 109 6 8 219 5 5 138 553 2 7 Alferez Cristobal Jaron 184 4 2 368 6 5 139 348 0 0 Sergeant Nicolas Ciap 116 0 2 232 0 5 140 303 3 4 Alonso Mangohat 101 1 1 202 2 3 141 397 6 7 Alferez Juan Tubil 132 4 10 265 1 9 142 388 6 2 Miguel Cabalit 129 5 4 259 0 10 143 452 7 6 Alferez Diego Pilata 150 7 10 301 7 8 144 848 5 1 Alferez Agustin Lalung 282 7 0 848 5 1 [sic] 145 211 3 6 Andres Naguit 70 3 10 140 7 8 146 400 0 0 Diego Ruiz Galazzo 133 2 8 266 5 4 147 622 5 3 Don Gaspar Dugui 207 4 5 415 0 10 148 203 0 0 Don Nicolas Manuel 67 5 4 135 2 8 149 694 6 2 Andres Balu, a Pampango 231 4 8 463 1 6 150 250 3 1 Mateo Bela 83 3 8 166 7 5 151 1,575 0 11 Juan Tambing 525 1 3 1,050 0 0 152 318 2 6 Ygnacio Maudain 106 0 10 212 1 8 153 300 1 9 Juan de Vergara 100 0 7 200 1 2 155 100 0 0 Francisco de Linares 33 2 8 66 5 4 156 100 0 11 Juan Lauglaug 33 2 11 66 6 0 157 141 0 7 Agustin Niri 47 0 2 94 0 5 158 44 0 10 Pedro Benguit 14 5 10 29 3 0 159 390 4 4 Agustin Tauding 130 1 5 260 2 11 160 58 1 9 Pedro de Mora Salcedo 19 3 3 38 6 6 168 393 2 1 Miguel Suboc 131 0 8 262 1 5 177 1,004 6 1 Captain Juan Campal 334 7 4 669 6 9 178 1,494 4 5 Captain Diego Bosog 498 1 5 996 3 0 189 783 6 0 Francisco Quico 261 2 0 522 4 0 180 219 0 6 Don Nicolas Banguit 73 0 2 146 0 4 181 115 3 6 Don Lucas Lapor 38 3 10 76 7 8 182 2,061 6 4 Don Marcos Puyat 687 2 1 1,374 4 3 184 152 2 3 Captain Lazaro de Torres 50 6 1 101 4 2 185 254 0 10 Nicolas Rosario 84 5 10 163 3 0 186 47 5 5 Don Angel Manalit 15 7 1 31 6 4 187 547 5 1 Alferez Agustin Banal 182 4 4 365 0 9 188 384 3 11 Juan Pay, a Pampango 128 1 0 253 2 1 189 155 2 7 Francisco de Mendoza 51 6 2 103 4 5 190 648 6 11 Lorenzo Soler 216 2 3 432 4 8 191 176 3 9 Bernabe de Aguiar 58 6 7 117 5 2 192 648 4 9 Matheo de Vila 216 1 7 432 3 2 193 319 0 1 Antonio Viscayno 106 2 8 212 5 5 194 171 0 4 Simon Ronquilo 57 0 1 114 0 3 195 399 3 8 Alferez Damian Dalisay 133 1 2 266 2 6 199 920 4 6 Captain Juan Gonzalez Melon 306 6 10 613 5 8 200 414 5 3 Domingo Mangonay 138 1 9 276 3 6
Ordinary Salaries
Number Amount Due to Amount Amount of pay- of pay- paid commuted check check
P t g P t g P t g
59 569 6 10 Juan de Olea 189 7 7 379 7 3 60 1,019 1 3 Domingo Guimarano 339 5 9 679 3 6 90 66 7 10 Captain Cristobal Franco 22 2 7 44 5 3 91 622 7 8 Jorge Fernandez Grella 207 5 2 415 2 6
Department of Day Wages
Number Amount Due to Amount Amount of pay- of pay- paid commuted check check
P t g P t g P t g
33 175 6 0 Cristobal Ramas, calker 58 4 8 117 1 4 36 2,033 7 2 The natives of La Hermita 677 7 8 1,355 7 6 44 118 5 6 Julian de Norona 38 1 10 76 3 6 45 505 2 2 Julian de Norona 168 3 4 336 6 10
Extraordinary
Number Amount Due to Amount Amount of pay- of pay- paid commuted check check
P t g P t g P t g
16 666 5 4 The Indians of the village of Taguin 222 1 9 444 3 7 17 500 4 0 The Society of Jesus 166 6 8 333 5 4
Sea of Manila and Maluco
Number Amount Due to Amount Amount of pay- of pay- paid commuted check check
P t g P t g P t g
51 199 4 11 Mateo Mejias 66 4 0 133 0 11 52 476 2 8 Some Indians 158 6 2 317 4 6 54 339 4 10 Francisco de Esquivel 113 1 7 226 3 3 57 67 0 4 Four Indians 22 2 9 44 5 7 58 111 0 0 Juan Flores Merino 37 0 0 74 0 0 63 201 6 2 Sebastian Salvador 67 2 0 134 4 2 66 536 7 10 Jacinto Col 178 7 11 357 7 11 68 617 4 8 Pedro Nunez 205 6 10 411 5 10 74 233 7 0 Domingo Macabata 77 7 8 155 7 4
Salaries of Alcaldes-mayor
Number Amount Due to Amount Amount of pay- of pay- paid commuted check check
P t g P t g P t g
23 97 0 0 Captain Francisco Sebastian Flores 32 2 8 64 5 4 24 350 6 11 Domingo de Urieto 116 6 7 233 7 4 26 87 7 0 Captain Geronimo Nunez 29 4 4 58 4 8 27 53 0 0 Don Christobal de Valderrama 17 5 4 35 2 8 ——- — — 4,912 7 7
Pay-checks for the year 1636
Amount Due to Amount Amount of pay- paid commuted check
P t g P t g P t g
100 0 4 Juan de Valdimeso 33 2 9 66 5 7 303 2 6 Domingo Vilang, an Indian 101 0 10 202 1 8 109 5 11 Juan del Orduy 36 4 7 73 1 0 126 7 2 Juan del Orduy 42 2 0 84 0 10 91 7 10 Sargento-mayor Andres de Yllesoa 30 5 3 61 2 7 80 5 4 The said Yllesoa 26 7 1 53 6 3 138 0 11 Don Andres Arquerra 46 1 7 92 3 6 127 6 1 Juan Gomez Serrano 42 0 8 85 1 5 791 5 5 Don Pedro Tusiaya 263 7 1 527 6 0 97 1 6 Don Francisco de Agis 32 3 2 64 6 0 305 0 0 Don Miguel de Aguit 101 6 8 203 5 0 137 0 3 Manuel Simon 41 4 0 95 0 3 333 3 11 Pedro de Sisaua 111 1 3 222 2 6 610 0 0 Various Indians 203 0 0 407 0 0 128 6 0 Andres de Mesa 42 7 6 85 6 8 81 6 7 Don Julio Limbout 27 2 2 54 6 5 131 3 3 Andres Dimbla 43 6 5 87 4 10 207 7 5 Luis de Alcazar 69 2 5 138 5 0 156 6 9 Alferez Simon Cornejo 52 2 3 104 0 5 76 3 8 Don Alonso Mocangos 158 6 6 317 5 2 99 4 10 Alferez Esteban de Aldaco 33 1 7 66 3 3 ——- — — 3,095 1 6
The above is evident, and appears from the pay-checks above referred to, in each of which is the decree of the governor, by virtue of which the owners voluntarily commuted two-thirds of the face of each one, and I refer to it. In order that it may be apparent, and in obedience to the order of the said governor to that effect, I certify this in Manila, June five, one thousand six hundred and thirty-six.
Juan Bautista de Cubiaga
We, the undersigned notaries, certify and attest that Juan Bautista de Cubiaga, whose rubric and name appear to be appended to this certification, is the auditor of accounts and results of the royal estate of these Filipinas Islands. As such, entire faith and credit are to be given to his certification, in and out of court. Manila, June thirteen, one thousand six hundred and thirty-six
Augustin de Valencuela, notary-public. Andres Martin Del Arroyo, royal notary. Juan Serrano, notary-public.
The governor's decree. The official judges of the royal estate of his Majesty shall certify at the foot of this decree the amount in pesos which they have paid from the royal treasury under their charge from the year six hundred and thirty-two until June twenty-four of the past year, six hundred and thirty-five, on the old pay-checks for pay, salary, or for other purposes, which were owed to various persons; and which, by virtue of their powers and transfers, were paid in entirety by virtue of a decree of the government, to extraordinary persons. [This is to be given] summarily, each year by itself; and [must show] the sum that is distributed each year. Given at Manila, February ten, one thousand six hundred and thirty-six.
Don Sebastian Hurtado de Corcuera Francisco de Ortega
The reply of the royal officials. The official judges of the royal estate say that the general books, and the old pay-checks which have been paid by decree of the governors during the time to which your Lordship refers in your order, have been delivered to the auditing department of the exchequer; and that there is no reason for the compilation of such a report by them. They petition your Lordship to be pleased to refer the matter to the auditor of accounts, as he has possession of all the said papers. Manila, February sixteen, one thousand six hundred and thirty-six.
Ynigo de Vlllareal Don Baltasar Ruiz de Escalona
Manila, February twenty-three, one thousand six hundred and thirty-six. Let the auditor [contador] Juan Bautista de Cubiaga, auditor of accounts and results in these islands, give the certification that is asked for by the decree of February ten of this year. At the foot of that decree is the rubric of Governor Don Sebastian Hurtado de Corcuera.
Ortega
[Marginal note: "Certification of the auditor of accounts and amounts—102 thousand 596 pesos, 1 tomin, 8 granos paid in pay-checks with the authority of the owners."]
In obedience to the above decree of Don Sebastian Hurtado de Corcuera, governor and captain-general of these Filipinas Islands, and president of the royal Audiencia herein, I, Juan Bautista de Cubiaga, auditor of accounts and results of the royal estate of these said islands, certify that it appears from the original pay-checks which are in my possession belonging to the general accounts of the royal treasury of this city of Manila, for the period between years one thousand six hundred and thirty-two and the end of one thousand six hundred and thirty-five, that the official judges of this royal estate have paid from the said royal treasury a number of pay-checks that were legitimately owing to persons who were serving in the pay of his Majesty, and for other reasons, to other extraordinary persons, by virtue of authorities, cessions, and transfers made to them by the real owners to collect them from the said royal treasury—and who did collect them—and to satisfy with them certain balances of accounts and results that persons who received posts in these islands owed to his Majesty for various reasons. The pay-checks that here appear to have been paid to such persons by virtue of authorities, cessions, and transfers made to them by the real owners, are as follows:
Year of 1632
Pay-check number fifty-two, for seven hundred and fifty pesos, owed to the natives of the village of Candaba, for the value of one thousand two hundred fanegas of rice, which they gave as a bandala in the year one thousand six hundred and fifteen. It was collected by father Fray Francisco de Figueroa, procurator-general of the Order of St. Augustine, by their authorization, on August thirty, one thousand six hundred and thirty-two, by decree of the royal Audiencia which was governing ad interim. [25] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 750 pesos
Pay of the Infantry of Terrenate
Number Amount Due to Expiration of pay- of pay- of service check check Paid to Date of payment
P t g
200 0 0 Pedro Roso, a soldier June 26, 1620 Captain Alonso Garcia Romero February 18
Without decree of government.
4 100 0 0 Alonso Barrientos July 17, 1620 Adjutant Alonso Perez Manzan March 15
By decree of Juan Nino de Tabora, and by the advice of the royal officials to pay with this sum and others a balance of 1,000 pesos owed by said adjutant to the royal estate. [26]
5 200 0 0 Antonio de Asnar March 10, 1620 Adjutant Alonso Perez Manzan March 15
Idem.
7 614 0 10 Juan Pablos de Cisneros April 2, 1631 Admiral Don Francisco Esguerra June 4
By authority and decree of Juan Nino de Tabora, to satisfy claims due the royal treasury by Esguerra. Reported by the royal officials.
14 1,640 5 3 Captain Francisco Melendez Marquez April 30, 1621 Juan de Santa Cruz, superintendent of the royal magazines in Manila August 17
By decree of the governor, to satisfy claims of the magazines for a quantity of Castilian wine taken in exchange for work and repair that he made in them for his house.
17-25 1,339 3 6 Nine persons At various dates Captain Luis Alonso de Roa August 25
By authority and transfer of the owners, and by decree of the government and report of the royal officials, as a partial payment of a sum of money charged against Captain Luis de Contreras, ex-overseer of Pintados.
28 50 0 0 Alonso Perez, a soldier March 18, 1626 Captain Francisco de Rebolledo September 27
By order of the royal Audiencia.
29 100 0 0 Juan Sevillano a soldier February 1, 1625 Francisco Ruiz, steward of the royal hospital September 27
By authority from Juan de Santa Cruz, superintendent of the royal magazines, executor of Juan Sevillano, without government decree.
40-43 793 5 9 Captain Don Pedro Taroc Juan Aucan, a Sangley December 11
Collects 517 pesos, 4 tomins by order of the governor, to pay for 60 licenses for 60 Sangleys.
7-8 380 4 6 Antonio Caraballo, a soldier June 5, 1628 Adjutant Alonso Perez Manzano March 15
With authority and transfers of the executors, and paid by virtue of an order of Juan Nino de Tabora, by the advice of the royal officials, in order to pay claims of the treasury of 1,000 pesos against him.
Domingo Fernandez, artilleryman (both deceased) December 14, 1617
63 345 5 6 The executors of Juan Gonzalez de Carate, deceased artilleryman December 3, 1625 Captain Luis Alonso de Roa August 25
By decree of Juan Nino de Tabora, and report of the royal officials as partial payment of a sum of money charged against Captain Luis de Contreras, overseer of Oton, as heir of the bondsman of the said overseer.
69 468 5 0 Francisco de la Fuente December 31, 1629 Captain Gonzalez de Francia September 3
To pay a charge resulting from the visit.
74 96 2 8 Juan Antonio Tello, a soldier October 10, 1620 Alferez Pedro Ruiz Suarez
By order of the royal Audiencia to pay the balance remaining to him in his residencia as corregidor of Calamianes and Ybalon.
122 222 5 5 The executors of Pascual de Aguilar, deceased January 22, 1622 Francisco Gomez, of the exchequer December 22
By decree of the royal Audiencia, paid 103 pesos, 4 tomins, to pay general licenses granted to Sangleys.
Pay of Seamen
Number Amount Due to Expiration of pay- of pay- of service check check Paid to Date of payment
P t g
24 300 Francisco Sanchez, sailor November 20, 1630 Captain Luis Alonso de Roa August 25
By order of Juan Nino de Tabora and report of the royal officials,as partial payment of the sum of money charged against Captain Luis de Contreras, overseer of Oton, as heir of the bondsman of the said overseer.
Year of 1633
Pay of the Infantry of Manila
Number Amount Due to Expiration of pay- of pay- of service check check Paid to Date of payment
P t g
6 325 2 3 The executors of Pedro de la Mata, deceased October 1, 1628 Father Fray Diego de Toro, O.P. January 19
Paid by decree of royal Audiencia for payment of a number of licenses for Sangleys.
123 343 0 7 Bartolome de Arana, deceased June 20, 1631 General Fernando de Ayala, his executor December 17
By decree of Juan Cerezo de Salamanca, as partial payment for charge [resulta] of 600 pesos against him for a bond that he gave to the royal treasury.
124 240 3 11 Agustin de la Cruz, soldier October 5, 1628 General Fernando de Ayala December 17
Idem.
War—Maluco
Number Amount Due to Expiration of pay- of pay- of service check check Paid to Date of payment
P t g
10 300 0 0 Alferez Rodrigo de Orozco June 25, 1624 Dona Cathalina de Santillan July 19
With authority from Orozco, and by decree of the royal Audiencia.
12 147 4 9 Francisco Rodriguez, a soldier December 31, 1632 Pedro de Cuellar August 2
With authority from Rodriguez and by decree of the royal Audiencia.
14 1,741 5 3 Captain Luis Martin, a Pampango May 10, 1623 The castellan, Gonzalo Ronquillo September 30
With authority from Martin, and by decree of Juan Cerezo de Salamanca.
41 1,134 0 0 Garcia de Melo, a calker March 6, 1633 Don Pedro de Almonte December 30
Collects 600 pesos with authority from Melo, and by decree of Juan Cerezo de Salamanca.
46 862 0 3 Marcos Hernandez, a soldier August 17, 1621 Captain Juan Nicolas January 3, 1634
Collects 410 pesos with authority from Hernandez, in payment of a charge against him [i.e., Nicolas] because he had received more pay than was due him; and without any decree.
47 400 0 0 Captain Nicolas Maniris February 1, 1631 Captain Juan Nicolas
Collects 197 pesos for the same purpose as above.
5, 8 567 5 0 Various Sangleys At various dates The Sangleys February 17
By decree of the Audiencia, for the payment of 66 licenses, there being collected 497 pesos, 4 tomins, 6 granos.
22 457 7 0 Fifteen Sangley stonecutters of the island of Hermosa May 9, 1629 Fray Francisco de Acosta, procurator- general Order of St. Dominic September 17
With authority and transfer from the Sangleys, and by decree of Governor Don Juan Cerezo de Salamanca.
Year of 1634
Extraordinary
Number Amount Due to Expiration of pay- of pay- of service check check Paid to Date of payment
P t g
13 750 5 4 The natives of the village of Bang-bang in the province of Panay 1601 Procurator-general of the Order of St. Augustine August 1
For the two-thirds of the cost of the church built in 1601 for the said village, which two-thirds are due from the king. The procurator collects 650 pesos, 4 tomins. Paid by decree of Governor Juan Cerezo do Salamanca, and with authority from the debtors.
15 333 2 8 The Indians of the village of San Miguel 1627 Procurator-general of the Society of Jesus September 18
They ought to have had 533 pesos, 2 tomins, 8 granos (two-thirds of the sum which they were taxed for the stone house built for the minister of the said village, and which his Majesty was to pay). Collected with authority and transfer of the Indians, and by decree of the governor.
18 300 The Indians of the village of Magaldan Procurator-general of the Order of St. Dominic September 14
Due for the third of the church built in the said village by permission of Governor Juan de Silva, and which the king was to pay. With authority and transfer of the Indians, and by decree of the governor.
Department of Day Wages
Number Amount Due to Expiration of pay- of pay- of service check check Paid to Date of payment
P t g
60 114 1 0 Francisco, slave to Diego Fernandez Torralva June 30, 1618 Diego Lopez Saavedra, executor of Torralva December 9
Due for daily wages on royal works. Collected to pay a charge against Pedro de Valdes. Without decree by the government.
Department of Ordinary Salaries
Number Amount Due to Expiration of pay- of pay- of service check check Paid to Date of payment
P t g
48-49 2,765 4 11 Licentiate Andres de Alcazar, former auditor of the royal Audiencia of Manila July 2, 1622 Alferez Juan de Mirabal Cedeno June 18
With authority and transfer from the heirs of the said auditor, and by decree of Governor Juan Cerezo de Salamanca.
War—Manila
Number Amount Due to Expiration of pay- of pay- of service check check Paid to Date of payment
P t g
7 1,410 5 5 Captain Payo, a sailor 1631 Dona Ana Arias Giron January 18
Collects 410 pesos, with Payo's authority, by virtue of a decree of Governor Juan Cerezo de Salamanca.
16 119 1 5 Pascual de Aguilar, deceased January 22,1626 The castellan, Gonzalo Ronquillo February 6
By decree of the above governor, to pay certain bonds that he owed to the royal treasury.
71 729 3 0 Juan Francisco de Medina At various dates 73 Alferez Juan Hurtado 72 Juan Bernal Jaimes Juan Dias de Yecla, clerk of the exchequer May 30
By decree of the above government.
84 503 5 3 Pablo de Cervantes December 12, 1626 Captain Pedro de Almonte June 19
Idem.
103 356 5 0 Alferez Juan Martin de Vargas October 8, 1630 Captain Antonio de Lezama, nephew of the factor of the royal estate July 6
Idem.
94 272 4 0 Sergeant Juan Perez de Aramburo November 5, 1625 Alexandro Lopez, procurator-general of the Society of Jesus June 30
Idem.
118 1,457 3 0 Pascual Rodriguez At various dates 119 Pablo de la Ossa 120 Andres Diaz Juan de Santa Cruz, superintendent of the royal magazines at Manila. August 14
To pay for a quantity of mantas taken from said magazines.
158 100 0 0 Jose Vidal September 26, 1634 Captain Juan Pimentel September 26
By decree of the governor.
168 203 0 3 Sergeant Diego de Orozco February 12, 1634 Diego de Vargas Cordero October 10
With authority and transfer from Orozco, and by decree of the governor, to pay a charge resulting against him in the visit.
170-176 1,481 3 1 Various soldiers At various dates Guillermo Chalon October 12
With authority from the soldiers, to be used as a partial payment of the balance in the account for the fitting of the ship "Trinidad," which sailed from Nueva Espana in 1625. By decree of the governor, and report of the royal officials.
203 933 0 9 Captain Juan de Baquedano November 6, 1633 Fray Alonso Hidalgo procurator-general of the Order of St. Dominic, his executor December 9
Collects 250 pesos, by decree of the governor.
Pay of the infantry of Terrenate
Number Amount Due to Expiration of pay- of pay- of service check check Paid to Date of payment
P t g 2 300 0 0 Adjutant Juan Heredia Ormentegui March 20, 1628 Captain Silvestre de Aybar January 11
Collects 100 pesos, with authority of Heredia, and by decree of the governor.
7-23 8,995 0 0 Various soldiers At various dates The castellan, Gonzalo Ronquillo February 6
With authority from the soldiers, and by decree of the governor and visitor, in order to pay charges resulting against himself and uncle, in the visit.
24 416 4 11 Mattheo Sangal, a Pampango soldier February 22, 1620 General Antonio Carreno de Valdez February 13
Collects 215 pesos, by decree of the governor.
27 240 0 0 Captain Juan Garcia March 12, 1620 Captain Francisco Hernandez March 4
Collects 40 pesos on account, by virtue of a decree.
28 857 0 0 Captain Gonzalo Portillo February 24, 1634 Himself March 11
Paid to him so that he might go to Caraga, where he had received an appointment as chief accountant, that money being necessary to him, and because he had to take his wife and family. By decree of the governor.
30 462 0 3 Marcos Hernandez August 17, 1621 Sargento-mayor Melchor de Cortaza March 27
With authority and transfer from Hernandez, and by decree of the governor, to pay for the articles given from the royal magazines.
32 100 0 0 Andres Panganiban April 26, 1626 Francisco Pangan March 30
Collects 47 pesos, 9 granos, to pay a charge made against him in the visit.
36 4,923 0 0 Juan de Ulex Usategui Captain Juan Sarmiento April 13
Collects 3,748 pesos, by decree of the governor, in order to pay the charge resulting against Sarmiento in the visit. The sum due was given to Usategui as alms by various soldiers of Terrenate from the pay owed them.
41 435 6 1 Alferez Nicolas Cavil March 11, 1631 Captain Jose de Naveda May 17
Collects 248 pesos, 4 tomins, 8 granos, by decree of the governor, to pay a charge [resulta] that he owed.
42 175 2 6 Juan Bacol, an Indian May 21, 1634
By decree of the governor.
43 190 3 0 Alferez Matheo Noque February 29, 1628 Juan Diaz de Yela May 30
Idem.
45 706 5 8 Alferez Luis Patil February 15, 1633 Vicente de los Reyes May 30
Idem.
56 1,145 5 3 Captain Pedro Cid February 19, 1620 57 His wife, as the guardian of his children June 30
Collects 155 pesos, by decree of the governor.
63 302 6 6 Alferez Juan Cabal November 23, 1619 Juan Diaz de Yela July 1
By decree of the governor.
68-71 934 0 0 Four soldiers At various dates Juan de Santa Cruz August 14
By decree.
72 201 4 11 Matheo Sacal February 22, 1620 General Antonio Carreno de Valdes August 18
By decree of the governor.
76 100 0 0 Adjutant Juan Sevillano Alferez Juan de Almansa August 26
With authority from Sevillano, and by decree of the governor.
84 835 4 2 Two soldiers At various dates 85 Miguel de Villareal September 11
By decree of the governor, to pay a balance that Villarreal owed to his Majesty.
91-94 1,303 4 5 Four soldiers At various dates Captain Geronimo de Fuente Cortes October 5
By decree of the governor, to pay a charge [resulta] which he owed his Majesty.
102-104 458 4 10 Three soldiers At various dates Diego de Vargas Cordero October 10
By decree of the governor, to pay certain charges that he owed to his Majesty.
105-111 2,715 5 10 Seven soldiers At various dates Guillermo Chalon November 12
By decree of the governor, and report of the royal officials, to pay the balance of the fitting out [of the ship "Trinidad"] of the year 1625, which came to these islands.
112-114 749 7 10 Three soldiers At various dates Dona Ana de Cardona
By decree of the governor, to pay the sum owed the royal treasury by her husband.
126 150 0 0 Francisco Lopez February 8, 1609 Procurator-general of the Order of St. Dominic November 3
By decree of the governor.
127 556 6 6 Geronimo de Lamonte January 23, 1632 Captain Pedro de Rojas November 3
Idem.
129 100 4 5 Alferez Juan Carreno de Quiroz Captain Juan de Olaez November 8
Idem.
130 187 1 5 Alferez Nicolas Cahil March 14, 1631 Alferez Francisco de Torres November 18
Collects 185 pesos, by decree of the governor.
132 200 0 0 Pedro de Salinas January 26, 1624 Procurator-general of the Society of Jesus November 28
Collects 100 pesos, by decree of the governor.
Pay of the Seamen
Number Amount Due to Expiration of pay- of pay- of service check check Paid to Date of payment
P t g
35 650 2 9 Two sailors At different dates 36 Esteban Farfan May 31
By decree of the governor.
46 352 5 8 Bartoleme Pacheco March 16, 1616 Mario Geronimo, his heir June 12
Idem.
62 529 6 7 The heirs and executors of Juan Perez de Olea April 22, 1631 Lorenzo de Victoria July 3
Idem.
73 680 0 0 Juan Zamorano 74 Francisco Reinoso Juan de Santa Cruz August 14
By decree of the royal Audiencia, and report of the royal officials.
95 271 1 4 Juan Diaz January 2, 1620 Fray Geronimo de Belen, of the Order of St. Dominic October 6
By decree of the governor, with authority to pay a charge due the royal treasury from some poor Sangleys.
96 894 6 8 Two sailors At different dates 97 Guillermo Galon
To pay the balance of accounts owing from the fitting up of the ship above referred to.
98 152 5 8 The heirs of Bartholeme Pacheco, calker March 16, 1616 Alferez Juan Garcia October 25
By decree of the governor.
110 691 1 9 Jose Hernandez July 3, 1633 Licentiate Pedro Tagama December 12
Collects 350 pesos, by authority and decree of the governor.
Year of 1635
Factory Department
Number Amount Due to Expiration of pay- of pay- of service check check Paid to Date of payment
P t g
15 60 0 0 Antonio Perez, an Indian ropemaker August 31, 1617 Felipe Dalo April 18
Collects 42 pesos, 2 tomins, 6 granos, with authority, to pay a charge resulting against him in the visit.
War—Manila
Number Amount Due to Expiration of pay- of pay- of service check check Paid to Date of payment
P t g
11 371 5 0 Manuel Pacheco January 22, 1635 Archbishop Fray Fernando do Guerrero February 9
With authority and transfer.
12 173 3 4 Francisco Rodriguez January 24, 1635 Idem February 9
Idem.
15 302 4 3 Alferez Alonso Ruiz November 2, 1634 Captain Garcia de Cuadros February 17
By decree of the governor.
30 180 5 7 Juan Vidal November 19, 1629 Gonzalo Teran
Collects 100 pesos, by decree of the governor.
36 467 6 11 Hernando Diaz de la Pena November 31, 1628 Melchor Perez March 31
Collects 200 pesos, with authority and transfer, and by decree of the governor.
37 269 7 4 Juan de Oria November 18, 1629 Captain Francisco Lopez March 26
Collects 150 pesos, by authority and decree of the governor.
47 131 2 1 Alferez Francisco de Albornos September 25, 1634 Blas de Raselez May 11
With authority and transfer, and by decree of the governor.
62 63 3 6 Bartholome de Espinosa June 14, 1627 Captain Luis Alonso de Roa June 16
With authority, to satisfy the charges resulting from the visit.
64-67 1,066 2 5 Four soldiers At various dates Alonso de Roa Juan de Olaez Captain Luis June 16
To satisfy the charges resulting from the visit.
66 329 3 4 Alferez Diego de Vargas September 18, 1633 [sic] Alferez Francisco Beltran June 20
To satisfy the charges resulting from the visit. By authority and decree of the governor.
71 277 4 5 Alferez Domingo Perez November 2, 1634 Captain Alonso Tello de Guzman June 22
With authority and transfer, and by decree of the governor.
75 267 6 11 Hernando Diaz de la Pena November 1, 1628 Melchor Perez
Idem.
111-113 846 7 0 Three soldiers At various dates Dona Cathalina de Gaona
With authority and transfer, and by decree of the governor, to pay the charges resulting against her husband in the visit, to the treasurer, Juan Ruiz de Escalona.
War—Maluco
Number Amount Due to Expiration of pay- of pay- of service check check Paid to Date of payment
P t g
1 372 6 5 Andres Perez February 25, 1633 Dona Francisca Samaniego January 10
Collects 200 pesos, with authority of Perez, and by decree of the governor.
6 638 6 6 Alferez Rodriguez de Orozco February 19, 1625 Lope de Sosa January 22
Collects 300 pesos, by authority and decree of the governor.
10 411 0 3 Luis Latao, an Indian May 14, 1623 Archbishop Fray Hernando Guerrero February 9
By decree of the governor, to pay a debt and balance owed to his Majesty by the archbishop's nephew, Captain Gabriel Velasquez, of whom the archbishop was executor.
11, 12 145 2 3 Two soldiers At different dates Idem February 9
Idem.
13 193 2 0 Alferez Manuel Lorenzo September 12, 1633 Agustin Angel de Carvajal February 17
By decree of the governor.
15, 16 428 4 0 Two soldiers At different dates Dona Ysabel de Guerra February 27
With authority and transfer, to pay a charge that she owed to the royal treasury.
21 779 2 0 Alferez Esteban de Espinosa December 20, 1634 Pedro de Almonte March 9
By decree of the governor.
23 250 0 0 Alferez Geronimo Soman March 23, 1628 Procurator of the Society of Jesus March 27
Collects 100 pesos, by authority and decree of the governor.
24-27 1,472 0 0 Four soldier At various dates Bartholome Gonzalez Guerra March 30
With authority of the owners, and by decree of the governor, to pay the balance of an account which he owed for the fitting up of a ship.
32 200 0 0 Alferez Alonso Vaez February 8, 1633 Juan de Santisteban Bracamonte April 28
Collects 62 pesos, 4 tomins, by decree of the governor.
41, 47 137 4 0 Idem February 8, 1633 Captain Francisco de Atienza March 26
The balance of the 200 pesos above. By decree of the governor.
42 200 0 0 Alferez Diego Duarte March 5, 1633 Idem March 26
By decree of the governor.
48 283 7 4 Lucas Capata April 29, 1634 Juan Colmenares July 5
Idem.
50 300 Juan de Heredia January 20, 1623 Juan Nicolas December 23, 1622 The executors of Juan de Orguelles June 15
With authority, and by decree of the governor, to pay a charge resulting against Orguelles.
43 10,621 1 5 Various soldiers At various dates pay- Captain Luis Alonso de Roa June 16 checks By decree of the visitor, to pay charges that his father owed for bonds, and which resulted against him in the visit.
96 900 0 0 Seven soldiers At various dates Hipolito Centellas June 22
Collects 200 pesos, by authority and decree of the governor.
97 800 0 0 Two soldiers At various dates 98 Hernando Zerrudo June 22
With authority from the soldiers, and by decree of the governor, to pay the charges [resultas] that he owed his Majesty.
99- 1,412 1 11 Various soldiers At various dates 103 The factor, Matheo de Heredia June 22
With authority and transfers, and by decree of the governor, to pay the charges resulting against him in the visit.
103- 1,417 2 0 Three soldiers At various dates 105 Dona Magdalena de Gaona, wife of the June 22 treasurer, Silvestre de Aibar
By decree of the governor, to pay the charges resulting against the treasurer in the visit.
162- 2,304 4 7 Various soldiers At various dates 176 Dona Cathalina de Gaona, widow of the treasurer, Juan Ruiz de Escalona
By decree of the governor, to pay the charges resulting against the treasurer in the visit.
Department of Day Wages
Number Amount Due to Expiration of pay- of pay- of service check check Paid to Date of payment
P t g
4 1,445 6 0 Amgui and Tachaucho, and other Sangleys July 30, 1633 5 February 9
For services on royal works. Collected by decree of the governor to pay general licenses for 1635.
Extraordinary
Number Amount Due to Expiration of pay- of pay- of service check check Paid to Date of payment
P t g
2 1,129 3 4 The natives of Estero de Lobo, in 1618 Cagayan Procurator-general of the Order of March 3 St. Dominic
The amount (one-third) to be paid by his Majesty in the building of their church. Collects 207 pesos, with authority, and by decree of the governor, to pay 24 Sangley licenses.
33-43 5,117 7 3 Eleven sailors At various dates Admiral Luis Alonso de Roa June 16
With authority and transfer from the sailors, to pay the charges resulting against him in the visit, and which he owed his Majesty.
44 341 1 9 Jose Hernandez, a sailor July, 1633 Licentiate Pedro Cegavia June 22
By authority and decree of the governor.
45-47 1,921 5 9 Three sailors At various dates Hernando Cerrido, constable of the royal Audiencia
With authority and transfer from the soldiers, and by decree of the governor, to pay charges resulting against him in the visit.
Department of Ordinary Salaries
Number Amount Due to Expiration of pay- of pay- of service check check Paid to Date of payment
P t g
11 20,000 0 0 The property of deceased persons for 1624 loans made to royal treasury Alferez Juan de Mirabal Cedeno June 22
Borrowed from the property of Licentiate Andres de Alcaraz, former auditor of the royal Audiencia. Repaid on account, 14,476 pesos, by decree of the governor, and with authority and transfer from the heirs of the said auditor.
Salaries of Alcaldes-mayor
Number Amount Due to Expiration of pay- of pay- of service check check Paid to Date of payment
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18 111 3 8 Alferez Francisco de los Rios Coronel, December 6, 1629 ex-corregidor of Catanduanes Juan de Colmenar June 5
With authority, and by decree of the governor.
Accordingly, all the aforesaid is obvious, and appears from the said pay-checks, whose originals remain in my possession, to which I refer. In order that it might be on record, I certify it at the order of the said governor and captain-general, Don Sebastian Hurtado de Corcuera y Mendoza. Manila, April 15, one thousand six hundred and thirty-six. Amount 102,596 pesos, 1 tomin, 8 granos.
Juan Bautista de Cubiaga
We, the undersigned notaries, certify that Juan Bautista de Cubiaga, whose mark and name appear at the end of this certification of eleven pages, is auditor of accounts and results of the royal estate of the Filipinas Islands, as he styles himself. To the certifications and papers of these and other records that he has despatched, touching the said his office, entire faith and credit has been, and is, given, in and out of court. In order that such may be obvious, we signed this in Manila, April thirty, one thousand six hundred and thirty-six.
Alfonso Baeza del Rio, royal notary. Francisco de la Torre, notary of the royal crown. Andres Martin del Arroyo, notary of the royal crown.
Reduction of expenses
Sire:
In my endeavor to be a good steward of your Majesty's estate, having noticed and considered the many expenses and the lack of profit that you encounter in these islands, solely in order to maintain in them the Catholic religion, I have thought it advisable to reduce some of the expenses—as your Majesty will please to have examined by means of the orders for the said reduction, and which your Majesty will please approve or censure, according as you judge it most for the good of your service. My only desire is that God will not ask account from me for doing it badly, and for unjustly causing expense to your Majesty. Although I desire to render your Majesty so just an account, I could not fear it so much as the first, if I gave it as many others of us who serve you do.
I thought it advisable to save the pay of six hundred pesos per year, which a captain receives for serving [as such] in the company that he raised in Mexico; and although my officers are careful to station and retire the guards, and serve as those of the master-of-camp, I see to it that they do it well, and that they are not derelict in their duty. I have given the same orders to the governor and sargento-mayor of the forts of Terrenate, who also have command of two companies; the governor and sargento-mayor of the island of Hermosa, of two other companies; the warden of Camboaga [i.e., Zamboanga], of another; and the alcaldes-mayor of Oton, Cibu, Nueva Segovia, and Caraga, who have a company together, and command their men in the forts in the above-named islands. Also in this army, from now on, a captain will have command of another company, and will receive the pay of the chief guard of the Parian, which will be paid from the communal fund of the Chinese, and his pay will be saved to the treasury of your Majesty. The captains who will serve without pay from your Majesty's royal treasury will thus amount to eleven; and hence a great sum of money will be saved by the end of the year, as well as the [expense for] the post of sargento-mayor of this army, which is held by my nephew, Don Pedro Hurtado de Corcuera—who serves without pay, together with a company of thirty horsemen, whom I thought to be very expedient for your Majesty's service, for the following reasons. First, just as I caused and ordered the raising of four companies among the citizens of this city, in the infantry, in order that they might exercise themselves in the squadrons, and be ready for any emergencies that may arise, I also had two companies of fifty horse apiece raised—one made up of the nobility of the city, who can keep horses, and the other of the overseers of the royal stockyards—all armed with spears. In order that the above horsemen might have someone to instruct and exercise them, this company of thirty horsemen was enlisted. The actual officers in it are captain, alferez, and lieutenant. It would be very advisable to raise the number to fifty, if that would be agreeable to your Majesty; for besides being necessary for the guard of the coast, and to keep these nations—the Chinese, Japanese, and Indians—in check, they patrol the city nightly, and shut and open the city gates, on horseback. For that reason the poor infantrymen are excused from patrol duty, and from locking the gates, and thus from going about almost every night knee-deep in water, from which many diseases and deaths ensued; that has been avoided by this means. Experience has demonstrated, also, how useful and profitable these cavalrymen may be when stationed as a troop among the artillery on a campaign, for skirmishing—for which they are greatly esteemed in the Flandes army; and, at the very least, the sight of them strikes terror in those present, and the noise made by them in those absent. Will your Majesty be pleased to approve and confirm this company of cavalrymen, and grant permission that it consist of fifty soldiers. Notwithstanding the savings and the reductions, of which I inform your Majesty, not only is there no expense incurred in this company but there is even a saving of money for the following reasons. In recent times there have been eight companies of infantry for the guard of the city; but immediately upon my arrival, I reduced them to six. When I sent the reenforcements to Terrenate—for two hundred Spaniards went there in three companies, and one hundred Pampangos (who are as good and as faithful here as are the Burgundians in Flandes)—and the guard of the city remained in four companies, seeing that it was impossible to cover the posts and to stand guard with so few men, I ordered two hundred Pampangos to be enrolled into two companies, so that now there are the six hundred necessary guardsmen. The Pampangos are in place of the two hundred Spaniards who went [to Terrenate]. Seeing that the said Spaniards are lacking, there is nothing but to appeal to the Pampangos; they are being instructed, and are managing their arms in a manner that makes me very well satisfied with them. Both the captains and other officers, and the soldiers, receive half the pay of the Spaniards. Thus the two companies of Pampangos cause your Majesty an expense of ten thousand pesos, and that of the cavalry seven thousand, making a total of seventeen thousand pesos. The two infantry companies which were here before caused an expense of twenty-two thousand pesos or thereabouts; so, if the former expense was this amount, and that of the Pampangos and the cavalry now is seventeen thousand, there is an annual saving of five thousand pesos to your Majesty. There are thirty more soldiers than before. Will your Majesty please have this approved and look favorably upon it; and believe that I am spending your Majesty's revenue with great care, and that I can have no scruple of conscience in what I am doing. Your Majesty will learn the truth of this by experience, in a short time. May our Lord preserve the Catholic person of your Majesty, as is necessary to Christendom. Manila, the last of June, 1636. Sire, your vassal kisses your Majesty's feet.
Sebastian Hurtado de Corcuera
Revision of pay and rations made September 4, 1635
Don Sebastian Hurtado de Corcuera, knight of the Order of Alcantara, member of his Majesty's Council, member of the Council of War in the States of Flandes, governor and captain-general of these Filipinas Islands, and president of the royal Audiencia, resident in the city of Manila:
From the discovery of these islands until now there has been no instruction or fixed order given by his Majesty in regard to the pay and rations which have been and ought to be given to many of the persons who have served and who shall serve in his service in various posts of the sea and in other employments, both in this city of Manila and along the coast and in the port of Cavite, in the shipyards for the construction of ships which are built for the royal service in the provinces of these islands, in the presidios of the islands, and in the voyages to and from Nueva Espana, Terrenate, the island of Hermosa, Macan, India, and other places; but the governors my predecessors, and the councils of the treasury, made some regulations, by virtue of decrees from his Majesty (as the matter was referred to them, so that they could decide on what was best). Some of the wages paid were thus very greatly increased, thereby causing, from that time until the present, a heavy burden and debt on the royal estate. So heavy has been this burden that the royal estate has come to so low an ebb by reason of some salaries that are especially excessive, that it is obliged to demand loans quite ordinarily from the inhabitants of this said city; and, because of the heavy loans that have been made for many years, it has been impossible to free itself from its many debts. Now therefore, on account of all these considerations, and because the matter has been examined and considered attentively, as well as the little profit of the royal patrimony in these islands (or rather its many expenses) because of the constant reenforcements of men, money, ammunition, food, and other things that must be sent to the presidios of the islands (which, being many and so distant and separated from one another), meet a much greater cost and expense than his Majesty is told—in especial the great cost of the preparation and equipment of the two ships sent annually to Nueva Espana for the usual reenforcement of men and the other things that maintain this land; and almost the chief reason for which those ships sail and are sent seems not to be for reenforcements, but only to carry and to bring back the goods of the inhabitants and merchants of Manila, in which they traffic to the extent that is well known, and to so much greater a sum than his Majesty has permitted, at so great an expense to the royal estate, and little or no profit from the duties and freights that they owe), it is advisable to revise and adjust some of the posts and wages and rations, to abolish some and add others, and to create some new ones which are obligatory and necessary for the service of his Majesty. Therefore, and because it is advisable, according to the present condition of matters, and in order to relieve the said royal treasury and to help it as far as may be possible (as his Majesty commands by various decrees), and in order to attend better to what is obligatory and necessary, and to see that the royal treasury be not pledged so deeply as it has been hitherto and is now, he ordered by a decision communicated and conferred over with persons zealous for his Majesty's service—and he did so order—the official judges of the royal estate of these islands, and all the other persons who administer the royal revenues, both in the royal treasuries of the garrisons at Terrenate and the island of Hermosa, under the titles of accountants, factors, and royal officials, and in the other provinces (whence they come to this royal treasury of Manila to report what has entered into their possession)—each one in so far as it concerns him, or can concern him—to give the necessary orders in his Majesty's name, so that from the first of the month of October next of this present year, and thenceforth, all shall understand what is to be paid and given to the persons who shall serve his Majesty in the posts mentioned in this order, and which will be mentioned in every case. That sum is that which they are to receive as their proper pay; and it must be observed and kept in the following form.
The assayer and weigher of the royal treasury of this city shall serve for two hundred and fifty pesos per annum, without any ration.
The executor of the royal estate shall receive one hundred and fifty pesos per annum, without any ration.
The keeper of the provisions in the royal magazines of this city shall receive a salary of three hundred pesos per annum, without any ration.
The keeper of the provisions in the royal magazines of the port of Cavite shall receive a salary of three hundred pesos per annum, without any ration.
The keeper of the royal magazines, provisions, arms, and ammunition for the forts of Terrenate shall receive a salary of three hundred pesos per annum, without any ration.
The keeper of the provisions, arms, and ammunition for the presidio of the island of Hermosa shall receive three hundred pesos per annum, without any ration.
The keeper of the provisions, arms, and ammunition for the port of Yloylo shall receive a salary of three hundred pesos per annum, without any ration.
The clerk of the royal magazines of this city shall receive one hundred and fifty pesos per annum, without any ration.
The shore-master of the port of Cavite and of all the naval dock-yards there shall receive a salary of six hundred pesos per annum, without any ration.
The overseer at the royal works of all the day-laborers and assistants at the said port of Cavite shall receive a salary of six hundred pesos per annum, without any ration.
The artillery founder of this city shall receive a salary of five hundred pesos per annum, without any ration or anything else.
The shipbuilder and the master-workman of the works at the port of Cavite shall receive a salary of six hundred pesos per annum, without any ration.
The manager of the powder that is made for his Majesty on the other side of the river shall receive a salary of four hundred pesos per annum, without anything else.
The manager of the rigging which is made in the province of Balayan for his Majesty shall receive a salary of two hundred and fifty pesos per annum, without any ration.
The castellan of the fort of Santiago in this city of Manila shall receive a salary of six hundred pesos per annum, and shall hold the place by virtue of regular appointment. He who exercises that office ad interim shall receive one-half that sum as his Majesty has ordered.
The lieutenant of the said fort of Santiago in this city, who has hitherto been appointed at a salary of four hundred and twenty pesos, is now removed and discharged; for there is no need of him in the said fort, since there is an alferez and a sergeant.
There shall be two infantry adjutants in the forts of Terrenate. One shall receive a salary of three hundred and sixty pesos per annum, while the other shall receive ninety-six pesos per annum—the pay of a simple soldier. They shall receive nothing else.
All the Pampango soldiers who serve in the forts of Terrenate shall receive annual pay at the rate of forty-eight pesos of eight reals apiece. They shall be in two companies, which shall be under the command of the master-of-camp and his sargento-mayor, each of whom shall receive a salary of two hundred and fifty pesos per annum.
The two alferezes of the said Pampango nation shall receive an annual pay of one hundred and fifty pesos apiece.
Each of the sergeants of the said [Pampango] nation shall receive an annual pay of one hundred and twenty pesos.
There shall not be an artillery captain in the forts of Terrenate, for that place is abolished.
The surgeon of the royal hospital for the said forts of Terrenate shall receive a salary of six hundred pesos per annum, without any ration.
The field captain of the said forts shall receive an annual pay of one hundred and fifty pesos, without anything else.
The military notary of the said forts, who has hitherto received a salary of two hundred pesos per annum, shall not receive that sum from the said day and thenceforth; and the accountant of the said forts shall under no consideration pay it to him.
The four substitutes [entretenimientos], who were reduced to their [opportunities for] advantage in the said forts of Terrenate, shall be given nothing by way of additional pay or allowances; and they shall not be paid in advance from the said day and thenceforth by the accountant of those forts.
The infantry adjutants of the presidios in the provinces of Cibu, Oton, Cagayan, Caraga, and Cambuanga, shall serve as simple soldiers for the annual pay of ninety-six pesos—the same as the simple soldier—without anything else.
The field borrechel (which means the field captain and borrechel in one) shall serve for an annual pay of one hundred and fifty pesos, without anything else.
The military notary, who has been hitherto stationed in this city, with an annual salary of two hundred pesos, shall not receive that sum, and the royal officials shall not pay it to him.
The head drummer shall be paid at the rate of one hundred and twenty pesos per annum—the pay of a musketeer.
The chief gunners—in this city of Manila, he of the fort of Santiago in this city, and those of the port of Cavite, the island of Hermosa, and Terrenate—shall receive annual salaries at the rate of two hundred and fifty pesos.
The apothecary of the royal hospital in this said city of Manila shall receive an annual salary of two hundred pesos, without any ration.
The galley captains of this city of Manila, the port of Cavite, the island of Hermosa, and Terrenate, shall be abolished; for the duties of galley captain shall be performed by the master of the galley. The latter shall receive the royal revenue, and shall give account of it. He shall give bonds to the satisfaction of the royal official judges. He shall receive an annual pay of two hundred and fifty pesos, and, when afloat, the ration which shall pertain to him in addition to the pay; but, when not afloat, he shall not receive anything in addition to the pay.
The boatswains of the said galleys shall receive an annual pay of two hundred pesos without ration, when in port, and when they are afloat their ordinary ration, as aforesaid.
The boatswains' mates of the said galleys shall receive when ashore an annual pay of one hundred and fifty pesos, and thirty gantas of rice [per month], which must be given them on account of their pay; and, when afloat, the said one hundred and fifty pesos and the ordinary ration, as aforesaid.
The guards of the said galleys of this city, Terrenate, and the island of Hermosa shall be abolished, as they are unnecessary.
The corporals of the said galleys are removed and abolished, for they are unnecessary.
The captain of the said galleys shall receive an annual pay of two hundred pesos, without any ration; when afloat, he shall be given his ordinary ration as an officer of said galley, in addition to his pay.
The pilots who sail on any voyage from these islands shall receive an annual pay of five hundred pesos, besides their ordinary ration, which shall be given them from port to port, wherever they may be anchored; but while not afloat they shall receive only two hundred pesos as an allowance, and nothing else.
The mates of his Majesty's ships shall receive an annual pay of two hundred and fifty pesos, besides the ordinary ration, when afloat, and during any voyage; but when not afloat, even though they be employed on the ships which are to sail on any voyage whatever, they shall receive one hundred and fifty pesos per year, and their ration of thirty gantas of cleaned rice per month, as do the other sailors, and it shall be charged to the account of their pay.
The second mates of the said ships shall receive an annual pay of two hundred pesos when afloat, and their ordinary ration; but in the interval when they are not afloat, even though employed in the ships that are to sail, they shall receive one hundred and fifty pesos per year, and the ordinary ration of the sailor, of thirty gantas of cleaned rice per month, at the account of their pay, as aforesaid.
All the sailors who are employed and shall be employed on the Cavite coast, and anywhere else, shall receive pay at the rate of one hundred and fifty pesos per year, and thirty gantas of cleaned rice apiece per month. The rice shall be charged to the account of their pay, as aforesaid. When afloat they shall receive the said one hundred and fifty pesos, and in addition the ration that has been given them hitherto.
The Spanish common seamen who are employed anywhere shall receive pay of one hundred pesos per year, and the thirty gantas of rice per month on account of their pay, as aforesaid. When afloat they shall receive their ordinary ration, as do the rest of the sailors, in addition to their pay.
The Indian common seamen who are employed anywhere shall receive forty-eight pesos per year, and fifteen gantas of cleaned rice per month on the account of their pay, as aforesaid; and when afloat, the said pay, and in addition the ordinary ration which has hitherto been given them.
The Spanish carpenters, both those who work in the port of Cavite, and those who work at shipbuilding in other places, shall receive an annual pay of two hundred and fifty pesos, and no more, without any ration while on shore; but when afloat, the said pay, and in addition the ordinary ration, as hitherto.
The chief calker who shall be employed in any place shall receive an annual pay of three hundred pesos, without any ration; but when afloat, the said pay, and in addition his ordinary ration, as hitherto.
The Spanish calkers shall receive two hundred and fifty pesos per year, without ration while in port; but when afloat, the said pay and in addition their ordinary ration, as hitherto.
The Spanish coopers shall receive each two hundred and fifty pesos per annum, without anything else; but if afloat, their ordinary ration, as hitherto.
The Indian coopers shall receive an annual pay of sixty pesos per year, and fifteen gantas of cleaned rice per month; and afloat, their ration in addition to the said pay.
The diver in the port of Cabite shall receive two hundred pesos per year, and a ration of thirty gantas of cleaned rice per month, which shall be charged to the account of his pay; and afloat, the ordinary ration, as hitherto.
The Spanish boss of the rope-factory at the port of Cabite shall receive an annual pay of one hundred and fifty pesos, and thirty gantas of cleaned rice per month, which shall be paid on the account of his wages.
The two Indian artisans in the rope-factory shall receive fifty-four pesos per year apiece, and fifteen gantas of cleaned rice per month, on the account of their pay.
The Spanish boss of the smithy at the port of Cabite shall receive an annual pay of four hundred pesos, without any ration.
The Indian smiths at the said port of Cabite and in the foundry and arsenal of this camp shall receive—the boss, one hundred pesos per year, and fifty gantas of cleaned rice per month; and the others, the pay that they are receiving. The latter shall all receive fifteen gantas of cleaned rice per month, which shall be charged to the account of their pay.
The Sangley champan men, and sailors in the champans that belong to his Majesty in any place, shall receive the pay in money that has hitherto been given them, and in addition fifteen gantas of cleaned rice per month, instead of the twenty gantas that have been given them, besides their pay.
The Sangley carpenters and sawyers who are actually working in the port of Cabite and other places shall receive the pay in money that has hitherto been given them; and in addition, fifteen gantas of cleaned rice per month instead of the twenty.
The sawyers of brazas [27] shall receive four reals for each braza one braza long and one vara wide, but nothing else. However, if they prefer rice on their account, it shall be given them at its market price to his Majesty.
The Sangley smiths who work on the Cabite shore and in other places shall receive the pay in money that has been given them hitherto; and, in addition, fifteen gantas of cleaned rice instead of twenty.
The Sangley calkers who ordinarily work at the royal works in Cabite and other places shall receive five pesos per month, and, in addition, fifteen gantas of cleaned rice.
The Indians who are employed to row in the sentinel boat at Mariveles, shall receive one peso in money and fifteen gantas of cleaned rice per month.
The Lascars who are employed in any capacity in Cabite, either on sea or on land, shall receive—the two bosses one hundred and fifty pesos per year, and in addition fifteen gantas of cleaned rice per month; while the others shall receive the pay that they receive at present, and they shall be given in addition fifteen gantas of cleaned rice per month, apiece.
The other two sub-bosses of the Lascars shall receive one hundred and twenty pesos per year, and fifteen gantas of cleaned rice per month. All the others shall receive the pay that they received before, and fifteen gantas of cleaned rice per month, besides their pay.
There shall be twenty musketeers in each one of the companies of this city and in the companies of the other presidios outside the city, but no more. They shall be paid at the rate of two pesos per month, one for additional pay for the musket; but no more, inasmuch as each one has been reduced four reals.
The acting sergeants of the company of this said city of Manila, and the others in the presidios outside it, shall receive an increase of two pesos per month, in addition to the ten pesos that they received before, because of the severe labor that they have to perform.
Likewise, the corporals of all the companies in this said city, and outside it, shall receive an increase of one peso per month, as additional pay, besides what they were receiving before.
There shall be no shield-bearers to any company of this said city, or in the other presidios; and consequently, they shall not be paid at his Majesty's account. But the captains shall have them at their own cost, and the captains shall not go without them, nor station the guards without the said page.
The commander of the ships which are despatched annually to Nueva Espana shall receive a salary of three thousand pesos per annum, besides the usual ration while sailing from port to port—even though he anchor at any other port in the islands, if he reach it in distress, even though it be not the legitimate port whence he sailed.
The admiral of the said ships shall receive an annual salary of two thousand pesos, and the usual ration while sailing from port to port, in the same manner as the commander.
The notaries of the said ships which sail to Nueva Espana, or on any other voyage, shall receive one hundred and fifty pesos per year, with the usual ration, as hitherto, while sailing from port to port.
The stewards of the said ships, and those making any other voyages from these islands, shall receive one hundred and fifty pesos per year, besides the usual ration, while sailing in the same manner as above; but when they reach land their pay or ration shall not run on.
The guards of the water on the said ships, and those making other voyages, shall receive one hundred and fifty pesos per year, and their ration while sailing in the above manner.
The office of the controllership of the royal exchequer must be held by such a person as that office requires. For in that office, not only is he under obligation to examine and review the transactions in all the other offices—the paymaster's, the factor's and the chief office [of the exchequer]—but it is instituted from their beginning, and must keep an equal number of books, which must agree with them and be made as they. He exercises the duties of the paymaster, of the factor, and of the chief official of the said exchequer, in order that the despatches made in the said offices may be collated and compared with the duplicates which he shall have made at that same time in his office of the controllership. Finding that they conform, those pay-checks and payments will be despatched more properly. He shall be given two clerks to help him, at a salary of ninety-six pesos per year, without anything else. He who shall exercise the said duties of the controllership shall receive two hundred and fifty pesos per year, without anything else. |
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