Chapter V: Part 5

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.