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NICOLAS ZAFRA
PROFESSOR OF HISTORY
UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES
Revised Edition
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UN IVE RSI TY OF THE PHILIPPINl:-S
OUEZON CITY, 1956
READINGS IN PHILIPPINE HISTORY
NICOLAS ZAFRA,
Prcfes30r of History
University of the:: Philippines
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1. Introductory Survey • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 1
2. Pope Alexanc~er VI 's Bull arnter Cs.etera 11 • • • • • • 4
3. The Treaty of Tord2slllas • • • • . • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 7
Chapter Two - The Magellan Expedition
1. Pigafettc2 's Account of the Expeo.it ion ••••••••• 12
2. Transylvanus Ace ount of the Magellan Ex-
pec:ition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Chapter One - Spain and the Philippines ir1 ·c.~1e 16th and
17t:,l1 Centuries ........................... 167
Chapter Two - Mo"'.",:;G. on ·the Eorly Years o::° Spanish Rule •• 18'5
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PAHT ONE
CHAPTER ONE
:a,ACKGROUND OF MAGELLAN' S VOYAGE OF DISCOVERY
1. Introductory Survey
the Far East. The need for such a route was keenly felt at
watElr route to the East had been found which could give
traders from Western Europe freedom ::rnd immunity frcm inter-
ference or control on the part of the marit,ime city states
of Italy and the Moslem states in Western Asia.
It was; however, to the Spnin of Ferdinand and IGabella
that the honor belongs of accomplishing the first truly epoch
making voyage of modern times. Six years before Vasco da
Gama accomplished his memorable voyage, Chrictophor Columbus,
sailing under the flag of Spain, and, following a bold plan
of his own to get to the countries o·f Eastern Asia, h.ad suc-
cessfully crossed the Atlantic Ocean and had come upon a
new world, (1492),
2. Treaty of Tordesillas
King John of Portugal did not find quite satisfac-
tory the arrangement established by the Pope. He felt that
the demarcation line established by the Papal Bull was not
far enough to the west to- include regions which, by reason
of prior discovery and exploration by Portuguese naviga-
tors, properly belonged to Portugal. He demanded that the
line be moved farther to the west. The Portuguese demand
was taken up in a conference of Portuguese and Spanish
commissioners held at Tordesillas in l/i..94. - In that con-
ference the Treaty of Tordesillas "fas concluded, June 7,
1494. Important portions of the Treaty al'e the following: 2
Whereas, a certain controversy exists be-
tween the said lords as to what lands, of all
those discovered in the Ocean Sea pertain to
each one of the said parts respectively; there~
fore, for the sake of peace and concor6, and
for the preservation of the relationship and
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love of the said King of Portugal for the said
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CHAPTER TWO
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3 - Sevilla. Mag2llan's fleet consisted of the fol-
lowing vessels: Trinid~d (Flagship, 110 tons), San Antonio
(120 tons), Concepcion (90 tons), Victoria (85 tons), and
Santiago (75 tons).
. 4 - This port, located at latitude 49° South on the
shores of Argentina, was reached Ma~ch 31, 1520.
. After C:i:'ossiag the Atlantic, Mi:1gellnn' s fleet took
time exploring the coa.st of South A1nerica. Cape Santo
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At Lirnasawa
On Thursday morning, Mar~h tvrnnty-c-dght,
as we had seen a firf? on 2n isJ.and the night be-
fore, we anchored ne.sr it .5 We saw a small
boat which the natives call oo::.oto with ciin:ht
men in it, ap:µroacning the fl::1gshi:'.). A slave
belonging to the captain-general, -,'lho was a na-
tive of ZamatrL~ (i.o., Sumatra); w:i:i.ch -was for-
merly called Traprobana spoke them. Tnsy im-
mediately understood him, ca~e alon~side the
ship, unwilling to ente:c but takin:~ 2 po;J:i.tion
at some little distance. The c2ptr:.iin see~.ng that
thoy would not trust us, threw theD out ,'-l red
cap and other thine:s tied to a bit of' wu0d.
They received them very gladly, and went away
quickly to advise their king. Aoout two hours
latbr we saw two balang~ni ;o~i~~. Thev are
large boats 2nd a::~e so~ cD.llod J~by -::.hcse· :ooople7.
They -were full of mon, and thej_r kine; wus in
the larger of them, being seated un-ier a;1 awn-
ing of rn2.ts, When the king cnme ne,:;r th,..; flag-
ship, the slnve spoke to him. Thr_: 1,:-ine; tmder-
stood him, for in those di2tricts -<:,he lcLncs know
more languages thnn the oth-3r PCOP~.e. He ordered
some of his men to enter the ship~, but he al-
Arrival at Cebu
At noon on April seven, we entered the port
of Zubu passing many villages, where 1ve saw many
houses built upon logs. On approaching the city,
the captain-general ordered the ships to fling
their banners. The sails were lowered and ar-
ranged as if for battle and all the artillery was
fired, and action which caused ereat fear to those
people. The captain-general sent a foster-son of
his as ambassador to the king of Zubo and an in-
terpreter. When they reached the city, they found
a vast crowd of people together with the Kine, all
of whom had been frightened by the mortars. Th(.3
interpreter told them that that was our custom
when entering into such places, as a si.gn of peace
and friendship, and that we had d.ischnrf,'.ed all our
mortars to honor the kin2: of the vi11 n:'2:c. The
king and all of his men ;ere reassured; and the
king had us as!<.:od by his govE',rnor whaJc we ,:vant ed.
The interpreter rQplied th'.:3.t his riast8::- was a cap-
tain of the grGatest king and prince of the world
o.nd that he was going to discover Malucho, but
that he had comG solely to visit the king because
of the good repo1~t which he had h(')ard from the king
6 - It is now called Limasawa.
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The Cavalier
ANTONIO PAGAPHETTA.
:Massacre at Cebu
Magellan had been the owner of a slave, a na-
tive of Mollucas, whom he had formerly bought in
lvlalacca; and by means of this slave, who was able to
speak Spanish fluently, and of o.n interp:ceter of
Subuth, who could speak the Moluccan language, our
men carried on their negotiations. This slave had
taken part in the fight ~with the Iv[authan islanders~
and had been slightly wounded, for which reason he
lay by all day intending to nurse himself. Serrano,
who could do no business without his help, rated
him ·soundly, 2.nd told him that though his master
Magellan was dead, he was still a slave, and that
he would find that such was the case, and v·muld get
a good flogging into the bargain, if he did not
exert himself and to do what was required of him
more zealously. This speech much incensed the
slave against our people: but he concealed his an-
ger and in a few days went to the chief of Subuth,
and told him that the avarice of the Snaniards was
insatiable: that they had determined' as soon as
they should have defeated the king of J!.Iauthan 1 to
turn round upon him, and take him away as a prison-
er; and that the only course for him (the Chief of
Subuth) to adopt was to anticipate by treachery.
The savage believed this, and secretly ca@e to un-
d0,rstanding with the chief of Mauthan, and m.ade ar-
rangements with hir.1 for common action against our
people. Admiral Serr a no, 2nd t '\'lent y seven of the
principal officers and men, were invited to a so-
lemn banquet~ These, went unsuspectingly, for
the natives had car2fully dissembled their inten-
tions, went on the shore w'ith,:iut precautions, to
take their dinner with the Chief. While they
were at the ta'.)le, some armed men, who had been
concealed close by, ran in and slew them. A
great outcry was made: it was reported on our
ships that our men were killed, and that, the
whole island was hostile to us; our men saw ·rrom
on board the shifs, that the handsome cross, which
they had set up in a tree, was torn down by the
natives and cut into fragments. When the Spaniards,
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CHAPTER THREE
LA'rER ATTEMPTS AT QOLONIZATION, 1525-1565
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1 - B. & R., vol, 1. The treaty w3s ratifi(Jd by King
Charles I of Spain the day following the signing of the
Treaty. King John III ratified it later on June 20, 1530.
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Mendoza. The voyage a9ross the Pacific was a pleasant
ono, On the way the Spaniards discovered Palau and several
other islands of the Carolinas Archipelago. On February 2,
1543, the fleet reached the eastern coast of Mindanao. At
Sarangani, Villalobos started to build a colony, putting his
men to plant food crops. Villalobos' men, however, did
not find tilling the soil much to their likinr;, saying that
they hnd come "not to plant, but to make conquests, t1 The
colony experienced many hardships. Food was scarcu and
Villalobos was forced t.o send out ships to ncighbod.ng is-
lands in search of provisions.
Of the hard.ships endured by Villalobos' mon at S,-:iran-
gani, Fray Geronimo Santisteban gave a vivid account in a
letter he wrote to the Viceroy of Spain in February, 1547.
Among other thingf:, Fray Sat.isteben wrote: 2
and his men fell into the hands of the Portuguese. Villa-
lobos was put aboard a Portuguese vessel to be returned to
Spain. In Amboina he contractGd illness f:com wl1ich he died
(1546). He was assisted in his dying moments by Francis
Xavior, a ,Jesuit missionary, the future St. Francis Xavier,
"Apostle of the Indies • 11 Xavier was in the Moluccas at
that time engaged in Apostolic work.
Although the Villalobos expedition like its predeces-
5ors failed in its mission, it had one notable accomplish-
ment to its credit: it_ guve to the Philippines a. new name,
expedition.
Urdaneta was at that time living in an Agustinian con-
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CHAPTER FOUR
EARLY FILIPINO CIVILIZATION
Francisco Colin.
Antonio de Morga was a high official in the Spanish
government in the Philippines. He was a member of the
royal Audiencia in Manila. At one time he served as
acting governor of the Philippines, 1595-1596. He had
during his residence in the Philippines (1595-1603) good
opportunities for observing conditions in the Philippines
and the ways of life of the Filipino people.
The work which he wrote, under the title nsucesos de
las Islas Filipinas 11 (Events in the Philippine Islands), is
a narration of events in the Philippines from the first dis-
coveries by Europeans in the East until his own title. It
was published in He::::ico in 1609.
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1 - B. & R., vol. 16, PP• 69-133.
_The full text in English of Morga' s §..1.J9J2_s_Qs de las
Is_la~__lilip~nae, is in v0lumes 15 and 16 of the Pl1iliDPine Is-
1.§.lli!,s.,. Blair and Robertson have included in the:Lr edition
the notes made by Rizal in his own edition of Morga (Paris,
1890), as well as those ta~en from Stanley's translation of
korga (Hakluyt Sec. ed., London, H~68.) 1
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4 - The ancient traditions point to Sumatra as the
ancestral home of the Filipinos. These traditions were
completely lost, together with the mythology and the genea-
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6 - This manner of headdress and the long robe of the
Visayans have an analogy with Japanese coiffure and kimono.--
Ri:ml.
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Natural Resources
All these islands are, in many districts, rich
in placers and mines of gold, a metal which the na-
tives dig and ~ork. However, since the advent of
the Spaniards in the land, the natives proceed more
slowly in this, and content themselves with what
they already possess in jewels and gold ingots,
handed down from antiouity and inherited from their
ancestors. 7 ':iihis is considerable, for he must be
poor and vvretched who has no gold chains, calornbi-
gas (bracelets), and earrings.
Some placers and mines are worked at Paraceli
in the province of Camarines, where there is a good
gold mi;rnd with copper. This commidity is also
.traded in the YJ.ocos, .for at the rear of this prov-
ince, which borders the seacoast, are certain lofty
and rug~ed mountains which extend as far as Cagayan.
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7 - The Indians upon seeing that their wealth aroused
the rapacity of the encomenderos and soldiers, abandoned
the working of the mines, and the friar historians state
that, to free them from their vexations, they urged the In-
dians to proceed in that manner. However, Colin states
that, from reliable sources, tho Islands produced in his
time 100,000 ~esos 1-vorth of gold a year, after eight years
of neglect and abandonment. - According to a private manus-
cript, the first tribute from the provinces of Ilocos and
Pangasinan alone amounted to 109,500 pesos. An encomendero
in 1587 sent to Manila in the gnlleon Santa Ana, which Ca-
vendish later captured,3000 tons of gold.--Rizal.
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det.::iils about their history, form, and. val uo, some of which
are highly priced, like those of the Sultan of Brunei who
turned down an offer of 100,000.dollars for one of them.
Dr~ Jagor himsolf, while in the Philippines, was able to
get one, .found in an excavi.:l.tion r.:ad·3 in Li:;mana~1, Camari-
nes Sur, in 1$51, together wit~ oth3r prehistoric artifacts
belonging to the bronze a 6 es, as evidenced by the knives
n~de from this metal, and the absence of articles of iron,
ate. It is a pity that these objects were not better
studied. Studying these precious jars from Cambodia?
Siam, Cochi:r;icbina, Philippine:,s and other ncighboring is-
lands, and det0~r·mining th2 time of thoir manufacture in the
remot0 past, and their form, structure, seals, and inscrip-
tions, we would perhaps find a clue to the problem of the
common cultural ori 1~in of th0se nations .--Rizal
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Systems of Writing
The lan:;u,2.ge of all the Pintados and Bicayas is
ono and the same, by which they understand one an-
other when talkj_n;;, 'or whEm writing with the letters
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learn or to pronounce,
The natives throughout the islands can write
excellently with certain characters, almost like the
Greek or Arabic. These chnracters are fifteen in
all.. Three are vowels, which are used as our five.
The consonnnts number twelve, and each and all of
them combine with certain dotG-or corrmms, c1.nd so
signify whatever one wishes to write, as fluently
and easily as is done with our Spanish alphabet. The
method of writing was on bamboo, but is now on pa-
per, cornmencins; the 1 ines at the ri,i;ht and running
to the left, in the Arabic fashion,9 Almost all
the natives, both men and women, write in this lan-
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from left to the ri;~ht, a direction common to all thB sys-
tems of writing of 1Iindu orie;in, and that it was probable
that this was the primit:i.ve a11d only way in which the Fili-
pinos wrote their characters.
Justice Ignacio Villamar in a pamphlet wh:i.ch he wrote
under the title La Aqt_i.z.µJ}, Escritura E,ilipina, {JVIanila,
1922), arrived nt the same conclusion that was reached by
Dr. Ta~era. Justice Villamar used as a basis for his
study several ancient Filipino raanuscripts1 particularly an
old Philippine edition of the Belarmino, which presented
texts of the Christian doctrine in the old Filipino char-
acters. His basic conclusion after a careful study of
these documents was stat,ed by him in these words:
••• from what appears in the Belarr(lin_Q. and the docu-
ments and signatures herd.n r oproduced, all dating prior to
the year 1636, we venture to conclude that the ancient Fili-
I?inos wrote in a horizontal directiQn, fror1( left to right,
Just as we do now.
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Go Y e r n me n t
There V\l•c:Pe no !-,~inr.i:21 or lords throuri:hout tb.ese
islands 1~ho r~_.lJ.ect over Ehcm ~rn in the mariner of our
kingdoms and proviuces; but in every islund and in
each province cf it, many chiGfs were recognized by
th,3 natives thcmsel vE:s. Some -vrnr 2 more powerful
than others, t:110 et-lcrl ont=1 had his follo-uers and sub-
jocts, by districts and fnmilies; and those obeyed
and respectc~d the chirif. SJmc c:.1icis had friend-
ship and co1i1munication w::i.tb others, Dlld. ut~ ti;-.1e .s
wars and quarr8ls.
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Social CJ.asses
There ar,2 thr2e conditions of persoJ.1s aniong
,the nativus of tl1E.~s0 :Lslancls, and into which tlieir
government is divideJ; the chiofs, of whom we have
alrGady troate,~; "t,he ti:1mr;uas, who are equ:..valent to
plebeians; and slaves, those of Loth chiefs and ti-
rnaguc1 s.
.Marriage Customs
The rnarrL:i.ces of these natives, commonly and
generally were, and are: Chlefs with women chiefJ; ti-
maguas wi~h those of that rank; and sluves with those
of their own class. But sometimes theti8 classes in-
termarry with one another. They considered one woman,
w~om t~~Y marr.ied! as. t~_e l~riti~r1c:1te _·:Jife '.9.n~ ~ t}'ie 12
rnJ.stref::~ of the house i and t,he was styled _y_11.,:i..:iBO..i,1,
'l'hose whom they kept besidos her they considered as
frienda. The children of the first were regarded as
legitimate and whole heirs of thoir parents; the chil-
dren of the others woro not so rogard0d, and were
le.ft_ something by assignment, but they did not in-
herit.
The dowry 111as furnishf:;c.1 by the man, . :-; "<i.~'.'~' i?:i ven
by his parents. The wife furni.shod notbJ.n : 1 or thB
marricige, until she had inherited it from hvr par-
C r i rn e s
Crimos were puni::,hcd by request of the aggrieved
parties, Especially were thefts punished with great-
er severity, the robbers being enslaved or sometimes
put to death, Tlrn s:1111e wa3 true of insul tine; words,
especially whe:n spo>ei1 to chiefs. They had among
themsolves many expressions and words which they re-
garded as the h:L ;hest insult, when said to men and
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2 - Loarcu. here is referri.ng to the inhabitants of
Manila and neighboring towns and villcJ..'!es where lfohammedan
beliefs and practices had been introduced.
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7 - Tingi is an old Tagalog word which does not mean
anything nowadays, but which wa::;; use(l in t.he days of th8
conquest to signify mountain. Fro::n thL, circumsto.ncG the
mountain people were called. tingianes (pronounced. tinguia-
nes), a term which later was ap~liod orly to a certain class
of non-Christians inhabiting the mountains of northc:!rr. . Luzon.
flThe tin.r:i::ues extend from the rnounto ins of :3u.n. Por.;lo via
Nacarlan-.~ up to CiJ.laylayan, where stoud the old capital of
Tayabas, and from there begins the range of mountains of
Cabinti up to Vilingviling, which is the summit of M".:.i.bitac.
(Santos.- Vocabulorio_j'ag_Ql.Q..[, Manil:1, 1794, in tl::le pre-
face.) The whole lake of Bai is surrounded by vct~J steep
mountains, which thoso people call tingui::Js in thG 1 a,salog
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8 - It is to bo observed, there we~e threo kinds of [
property: that which belongs to each inhabitant of the ba- ,
rangay; that of the ba.ranc,;2.y i11 common, that of the chief I
acquired by him by purcnase from a.not her chief or baro.ngay,
In Sumatra, the right of propcirty is acquired 'Jy orir.;inal
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occupatio11: proprietorship in ~-and may bs tranuforred thru
inheritance, as it can not be sold,. All the :)coples of [
the lVJalay race were governed and· sot1e aru cve:i.1 today, by
an t2.£!3.I, which literally signifies custo.rri, •.1s:1.ge, 'rhe 1·
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12 - A tnel o.f gold was worth. at the time o.f the
conquest, ten real es fu.e:ctes; M,1l1a1~ giv01.., to i 1:, the value
of one hundred ten francs, It is oossiblc that this
latter value was what the tael had :Lo whlr:!11 P. Plasencia
refers.
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or small, 1r.Jith its sJ..aves of various rankr:-1. A number of ba-
rangays .formed a villo.ge under the government of the Dato who
was r.iost powerful i:n that community, using different titles;
Cat, Ladya ( for Radja), Laka, Sul tan, etc. etc,
14 - Which goes to sho1,11 that, at all times and in all
places, man of whatever race fled from tyranny.
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15 - It must be rl:ir:.1embel"C!d t.hDt tJ10 ma:1arli:-::a.:; co11ld
have concubi:1es who werG the frse vwmen, to whom this state-
ment refel's.
16 - Inuasava, who was taken for a wife, that is con-
cubine.
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Tattooing
Besides the exterior clothing and dross some
of these nations wore another inside dress, which
could not be removed c::.ftsr it 1i\1.:H, once pu-1~ on.
Thes0 are/ the ·ca.ttooings of tb,:: body so •(:;:'c)a.tly
practiced among the Visayans, whom we c~ll Pin-
tados for that reason, For it 1A1c1s a custom among
them, and was a mark of nobility and b nrJ(;:cy, to
tattoo tho whole body from top to toe when they
were of an age and strength sufficient to endure
th3 tortures of the tattoing, 'IJIJh:i.ch was done (af-
ter being carefully designed by the artists, and
in accordance with the proportion of the parts of
the body and the sex) with instruments like brush-
e u"' or cma]
U,\
t'\· 1· r.;' ~ ,,.1-: t 1. , ·,1 (' ry f ·l,,., "-' DO ·i 1--1+V S O J..r., b "n1-
,.
.1·· 1
'V ,.:::'-·' . .. L .;.,.- 0
_.. . .. ....1...LJ.~ J.: .-- Cl,J.~
rice and fish they use the herbs and many kinds of
native potatoes, and fruits, by which they are sus-
tained well enough. At their banquets they add veni-
son, pork, or bfJef, which they like best v1hen it has
begun to spoil, and to smell bad. Their manner of
eating is, to be seated on the ground. Their to.bles
are sn:all &nd low, round or square, and they have no
table cloths or napkins; b1i.t thf; pla-+:-,es w:Lth tht=J food
are placed on tho same tables. 'Ibey e&t in co1:1panies
of four which is as many as can get around a sw~ll
table. On the occasion of a wedding or a funeral, or
similar feasts, the ~hole house will be filled with
tables and guests. ~he food is placed all together
on Various plates. The people do not shun all reach-
ing out to the s8me plate, or drinking from tho same
cup. They relish salt, D.nd salty and acic1. foods.
They have no botter cJ.a.irr-ty for the sick than vinegar
and green or pickl0d fruits. Thay eat sparingly but
drink often; one:l whou they are 5.nvited to a banquet,
they are asked not to eat but to drink. They waste
much time in both oatiYJ½ and drinking. When they
have enough an.d are drunk, the tc1bles are taken awa1
and the house is clecred. If the banquet is tho oc-
casion of a feast, they sing, play, and dance. They
spend a day and a ni1)1t in this, amid great racket
and cries, until thoy fall with weariness and sleep.
But rarely do they become furious or even foolish;
on the c~Jntrary, after they haVC:i ta}am wino they
preserve due respect and discraet.bohavior. They
only wax more cheerful, and converse better and say
some witr,y things; and it is well known t:1at no one
of them, when he leaves a banquet, althou.•:?)1 it ~Ji:) at
any nour o.f t_h G ni'.6r1t,
1 . ' ,f ai·1 s to go s-crE1J.Q:,L
' . "+- 'GO ' h'
, is
own house. Ancd if he: has occa.sion to buy or sell,
and to exRc.ne
j and weiga. ' go ld• or e1iv0r
. .. . 'ne does
., 1't
with so great steadiness that the hand do,::1.s not
tremble, nor does he make any E~rror :in tho weight.
Th0 wine con'.monly used among ti1crn is either
that made from palms, as it is throu~hout India, or
from sugar-cane, which they call Q.'d.il~,· 'l'he lat-
ter is made by e::tractin:; the sap :f:rorn tl10 cancis,
and then ~ringing it to a boil over the fire, so
that it becomes like red wine, although it does not
taste so good. ':i.lic palm -,-Jine is made by extracting
the sap or liquor from whlch the fruit was to ba
formed. For as soon as the palm be?ins to send out
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tbe ~~hort from the snd of the twig, and be.fore the
flower is unfolded,. that flowor-stoc~ is cut, and a
bit of bamboo is fastened to it and is tied to tho
stalk or shoot. Since the sap naturally flows to
that part, os in·the pruned vino, ~11 the sap that
was to be converted into fruit, flows into that
bamboo, and pasi:.;es tr1rough it to vess r1ls, where,
somewhat sour and st8cped with bark of cettain
trees which give it color, teat, and bite, they
use it as a comraon drink and caJ.l it tuba., B1l't
the real and proper palm-wine it) made from the same
liquor before it turns sour, by distillin 6 it in
an almnbic in ovc.ms tbat they h8.ve prE~parGd for it.
They give it a greater or less strengthi as they
please; and they get a brandy as clear as water,
althou~h it is not so hot (as our brandy) .2 It
is of~ dry quality, and, when used with modera-
tion, it is considered even outside Filipinas as
healthful and medicinal for the stomach and a pre-
ventive of watery humors and colds.
The Visayans also make a wine, called pafig2si,
from rice. Tho method of making it ~s to place in
the bottom of a jar or ordinary size (whi9h is gon-
erally of two or throe arrobas, ~ith them) a quan-
tity of yeast m&de from rice flour and a certain
plant. Atop of that tLey put GJ.ean :rice until th u
jar j_s half fuJl. T11en wat(ff is add,)d to it, and,
after it has s~ood for.a few days, it, is fermentod
by the fo:cce of the )Tcest, and is converted in-
to the s~rongest kind of wir:e, whic11 :Ls not liquid,
but tLic:c lik3 .c:achar}. In order to drink it they
po~r water into the jer. It is a cause for sur-
prise that even though wr1tcr b,3 pourud in a2;ain
and again, the liquor is pure and liquid 1,,-1tne, nntil
the strength vanishes and is lost, and then they
lGave it for thu children. The method o:f drinking
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ChrL3tian fcasts,5
,
However, the children C;nd youths
PART TWO
CHAPTER ONE
SPAIN AND THE PHILIPPIN~S IN THE 5IXTE2NTH AND SEVEN-
TBENTH CENTUIUES
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1 - The gre.:1ter part of the L_fyes cle In.cUc!§. c1.re kept
and prcservGd in the Archivo do Indiai3 ir: 3Jv:'J.La, Spain. A
.
d iges t o~f' t:-1E": 1mporta21t ctccu1:1en t s in
1 • ' • ~7.• cc·t'ion was ma d e
. t'nG co.;..
and publish8d under the titlo, R.3cc,pil::1c.i_q_l}. ,J_e lc1s LevQs de
J.os Reinos de LJ.S Indi;:u3. Th8 fi.rst edition of ~he R2cop=b,-
lacio:.1 Kas iJ:;:inted on 01,:-der.s of Gh&rles II in 16,'30. Thu
fourtTi and J.c1.st edition was published in 1811-l, The fourth
edition of the R,2q.Q_pilacio:1 consist,ed of 3 voJ.un~es, 9 books,
and 218 Titles.-· ':'itle l:-6, vol. 3, Book IX of the Reco·;1i-
iac12l:2: reads: 11 C:oncerning the Nav:i.gation anrl Commerce of
the Philippine Islands, China, l'Jaw Spain, and Peru. 11
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2 - Vide S.unra
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as Vice-Regal Patron (Vice-Real Patron).
~
The nature and
scope of these powers were defined in detail in a decree
promulgated by Philip II in June 1574.. The text of the
decree was incorporated in the royal instructions given to
Gomez Perez Dasmarifias, Governor and Captain Generc1l of the
Philippines during the years 1590-1593.
The outstanding achievement of the Spanish polonial
adventure in the Philippines in the first century of Spcmish
rule wns unquestionably the rapid conversion of the Fili-
pines to Christianity. This was the work of the Spanish
missionari0s who 1-vent to the Philippines in the first years
of Spanish rule. Pioneers in this undertaking were the
Agustinian Fathers who came with Legazpi. They were joined
a few years later by missionaries of other relig~ous orders
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CHAPTER '!WO
,, .
1 '-B.&, R., vol. 16, pp. 135-193, being portions of
the eighth cha pt er of :IY'.Iorga' s Sue eso s.
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the Sangl eys with a like amount of cJ.rt ille ry. Both
have some soldiers and on ordinary guard.
The wall has a sufficient height, and is fur-
nished with batt1ements and turrets, built in the
modern style, for its del'ense. It h2-s a circuit of
about one legua, which can be made entirely on top.
It has many broad steps of the same hewn stone,. at
intervals inside. 7h~re are thres principal city
gaves on the land side, and many o~hor poster~G
opening at convenient places on the rivo~ e.nd beach,
for the service of the city. Each and all o~ them
are locked before nightfall by the ordinary patrols.
These carry the keys to the guard-room of the royal
buildings. In the morning when day comes, the pa-
trols return with the keys and open the city • • • •
Within the city is the monastery of St. Augus-
tine: It is very large and has many dormitories, a
refractory and kitchens. They are now completing a
church, which is one of the most sumptuous in those
districts. This convent has generally fifty reli-
gious.
The monastery of St, Dominic is ins iclc t,~-10 vvaJ.1s.,
It contains about forty religious. It was built of-
stone, and was very v-Jell constructed. It has a
church, house, and all offices. It has l2tely been
rebuilt, and much better; for it was completely des-
troyed in the burning of the city in tho ~rear six-
teen hundred and three.
The monast~ry of St. Fraric is . is f art}13:1.~ on. It
is well constructed of stone, and its church.is be-
ing rebuilt. It contains about forty doscalced re-
ligious.
suitable for each p8rson, and lade -s:ir% C>ll th9 vos-
sels that nre to ma~ce the voya>.?;2~ T~1u:- VJ.lu.e 3.:nd re-
gister these goods, for they pay into the royal treas-
ury of Manile., before the voya?;t~, the tlf''.) ::,ur cent ro-
yal duties on exports, besides the fr3jght charges of
the vessel, which amount to forty Ca.s:~~-llian ducados
per tonelada. This latter is paid it the ,ort of
Acapulco in l\Tueva Es.9a.fia, into thE..; ro~rE. l ·;:-,reasu.ry of
the snid port, in ac1-d.i tion to thG ten per 8 ent duties
for entrance and first sa1 e in Nuev3. Espal".La.
Inasmuch as th;_:~ ships which are despatched with
the said merchand5.sG :_;re at bis Hajesty 1 s account,
and other ships c2r~not, be sent, then~ is generally too
small a place in the c2rgo for all the purchases. For
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are ex-
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CHAPTER 1'HREE
' tion.
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ing, be exorcising the povernment of that country:
,
. b,..,_e.
V1Sa GlV811
• • ufl.n
ln ~ l
Lorenzo C ....'"l1.8D_.,
·c ] T
uune ..f' :.Ll"S
• t1
one thousand five hundred 2nd S8VE'nt:r-.f,Jur.
ANTONIO DE ERASO".
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CHAPTER FOUR
which erose i.n the Philippines durin~ th0 16th unJ 17th cen-
turias as a r0sul.t of tL(j 1_:inculin.r situation whj_ch pre~rniled
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tio~1 of ti10 Catholic Church on V[:riou:::~ point,:·; o::'' c'.oct.r:Lne onr-
ticuJarly those contained :i..r1 the hcrer;ics 0f tht0 Froce~,tant
Refon11atio11~ The Council also scug 11'G to 1J:'.'in·): ibout al:"! im-
. l ' . . ... . 1 ;--1 , • • 1 ..
provemcnt in t 1e syst;;m o.i t1.dmEnstr::1.tJ.oTI anc. c.lC:'.? c.ls8:Lp. 1ne
of the Church. It W,:rn one of thL mo,st imnortant, and most
successful of alJ. tlvi Cou::ic'.Us i:wld ·o"/ the.Church. It wc1s
the spearn(,ad of the CDth()l.ic Counter:~Hefo.crnatbn mover1ent.
The Council of Trerr~ adoptuct, ns a ~encral ~oli~y, t:.he
x·ule th3t :~JE;culur pricists shoui d tak2 c lwrp;o of parochial~
work. For this purpose, onch diocese should provide for a
seminary 'i~hure yoi..1 116 · ,:ion., -wltl1 voeatLons for the prie,str .ood 1
1
In_2iar,, Barcelona, 17l,J.
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. 2 - "vVhen offic:iatine; j_n his duties, and as far as
:i.t relates to the cure of souls • 11 --B. &, H.
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CHAPTER FI'JE
CANIARL{SS
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1+ - Morga in the account previously cited wrote that
the islands ••• are governed from l½a:1ila. by means of alcal-
11
des-mayor, corregidors, and lieutenants, each of who~ rules
and administers justice in his own district and province."
It mav be inferred from this statement that tl1e "offices" re-
ferred to in this document were distinct ,and separate politi-
cal and administrative units - alcaldias (provinces ruled by
alcaldes-mayor) and corre,£!imientosl·administered by correg:i-
dors ·• ) · ~--
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PANGASINAN
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same coast, comes the province of !locos, a ~sople on
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Af·'-AI
ll_, I ocos ori1 1- e~U 1u-he __J1·.-,o···,~1·'P o,.P ('.·.,c·a··v.·11·:
1 7
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CHAPTER SIX
LAVJ XXXJ!
LAW LXVI
We order that a duty be collected on the first
and subsequent sales of all the merchand::..s e shippE:id
from Filipinas to Acapulco, and the pesos per tonela-
da on freight accordir~g to custom; for this sum and
much mor·e is neE:ded to pcly the troops, and equip the
vessels that engage in "'.!ommerc8. In this there sha11
be no innovation. (Felipe II -- Ahover, August 9,
1589).
LAW V
We ordain and order that there shall be no per-
mission to trade or traffic between Peri, Tierra-
Firme, Guat e:;iaJ.a, o:"' any other parts of t Le India.s,
and China or tLe :Filipinas Islands, even thow~h it
be by license of the vi~eroys, audiencias, governors,
or magistrates, under penalty of confiscnt:;.on of the
merchandise t::1c1t shall o e shipped. The masters a'nd
pilots shall also incur the confiscation of all
their property and ten years in the galle-/S. (Feli-
pe II -- San Lorenzo, Decen0sr 18, and February 6,
1591.)
LAW VI
It is Ol!r will that t h'3 trade and corr;me~ce of
the Filipinas Isla:ads with Nueva Espana 'be carried
on .for the p!'esent e.s ordbineri. Un..:ler :1.0 co'!.'1s7.dera-
tion shnll t!1.e amount of merc:1andise s1-:ipred arnm:11-
1 v from thosJ islanC:s to Nueva Esoafia ex8cr:~d t'.JO
hundred and fifty thousanc. eight-real piS!ces' nor the
return of pri::-icipal and profits in ooney 1 the five
hundred thousand :9esos i-Jhich a,:e pe:..·mitted -- unde:;."
no pretext, cause, or argument tha~ can ·oo advm1ced,
which is not e::pressed. by o lG.W of this t:'..tulo; and
the traders shall necessarily be citizens of the Fi-
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LAW LXIV
LAW 1xv:rr
We declare and order that the Chinese merchan-
dis8 and artic1es which hc'..'tve been and s~aJ.l be shipped
from Filipinas to Nueva Espafia, 'can and shall be con-
sumed thf:;re only, or shipped to these kingdoms after
paying the duties, They cannot be taken to Peru,
Tierra-Firme, or any other pnrt of the Indias, under
penalty of confiscation of all those found and appre-
hended in the possession of any person whatever, and
shall be applied to our exchequer, the judge, and the
denouncer. {F'elipe II -- Iv~drid, JEmua:ry 11, ·1593;
Felipe IV -- l\lfadrid, Fe:Jruar:, J_O, 1635),
LAW I
In.::i.smuch as :Lt is acvisable to avoid trade be-
tween the West Indias and Chinei, and rer-;uJ.o.t e that
of Filipina3, ns i'i.:, has :i.ncrensed considerably, thus
causing the decrease of that of trwsc k:Lngdo:ns: there-
fore, we prohibit, forbid, and ord8r, that no person
of the nt1.ti ves or res ide:mt s oi' Nuevet Espt, .fia, or any
1
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LAW XXXIV
We orde:r and co1:D1and that no pe:rson trc1do or
traffic in the kincdoms or in any port of Chinn, and
that no good,s be shipped from that kingdom to the Fi~·
lininas Islan~s on the account of the merchants of
th~se islands, The Chinese themselves shall convey
thej_r .12:oods c..1.t t hoj_r · ovm D ccount and rL1 k, and E,ell
them there by vJho::;.os::ile. Thu gov..:irnor ,wd cA.ptain-
general with the council of tho cit;: of I'Ianil.'1 shc1ll
annually appoint two or thres persons, wtID~ they shall
deem best fittod, to appraise tho value and worth of
tho merchc.1ndisc, 3.nd shall tal:e the g:ood:3 at whole-
sale from the Chinece, tu whor;i they shall pay the
price. ~f.'hen tllcy sholl distribute it 3.incrng all th0
citizens and nntives of those islands, in ~ccordance
witl·1 the·"r
.I .J.... c•Yp-it·,1 <'() ,!-·}1·1t ·t,hu·,v Lilr1·-·,.
Cl._ ,._ (:.I,. ' ~ \.J~ C.J ~Ll'I,-~ c,hcH'O in thu
.r_ .) .,/ . ~ 1.)
interest D.nd prof i ;:-, that E..1ris 1)s f roi11 this t;ro.l'fic and
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LAW XV
From Nuew.1 Esy.lafia to Filipin.1~3 only tv:o VGS-
sels can .:::ail aEnm:i.lJ.y, up to three hundrerl. tonela-
das' burden. In them shall :::ie c,~:rri.c,cl tho re3nforce-
n;ents of men c1ncl SU!:)I,lies, anr:l. they shall b2ctr a per-
mit. .F'or thi·J pur:,o~~'J there shall be three s}1ips,
one of which sh,:111 l'E:main 'in readineus 3t tLe port
of Acapulco, while the other two make tha voyaJe.
For t}w securit~r of the voyage, thoso who go on ac-
count of our royal t :c'e2,3ury s hull ondeavor to n oe
th~t the cost be drawn from the frei~hts. From N~ova
Espana not more t ban t1<1O hundrGd and ,,fifty t hou:Jend
z8:3(}[] de tj.pusquc: s.~L,J.1 be takc:;ll in the VGSSel~ dur-
lDf; ,rny one y2ar.·. Jhccttsvcr above t~1nt amount ~L.s
takcm sh1.ll. bo confL:;c,::Jtcid ,:::,nd applied L1 thrJe equal
r~artr: to the ox:cl-,e q1J0r, the juclge, .:.:md +~ he dennuncer.
We order t:.he ,<:;o\rcr·ilOl:' of Fili;)ir.as to inspr:3ct the
shint: w:1en the/ 1·0:·:i(;ll port, ::Lld ex,~cute the penalty.
(F'eiire II -- i.l.l·}cir:L:...~, J,11111.L,ry 11, 1593. :i?clipe III -
V3lladolid, December 31, l604)r
LAvv YJ.,IV
The npportionmcnt o-:: the perm:itted amount of two
hundred and fifty thous3nd pesos, concedod to the in-
habit&nts of the F'iJ.irinrrn Is1an(is, nust be mado among
th,,3rn, and the tJhole aViou:1t must be rr:;gis-L,crccl. En-
deavor shull be ~ade to lmve lees than one third part
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1 ::;93. )
LAW LXXI
Wf'J ordnr and conun.:md, ~-:.hat under no con:::d.der:..1-
ti0n in any manner can a~y ship ~o from the province
of Peru, Tierra-Firme, Guntomala, Nuevu Espafia, or any
other p,cirt of our VJ'cstern Indias, to China to t:cade
or traffic, or for any other purpose; nor can any ship
go to the Filipinas Islands, except from Nueva Espafla,
in accordance with the laws of this titulo: under pe-
nalty of the confiscation of the ship; and its value,
money, merchandise, and oth 1Jr thin,?S of itf3.CD.rgo
3hall be sent to these kinvdoms in accord2nce with
letw 67 of this 'titnlo, nnd-thus it shall be oxecuted.
We prohibit and forbid c..ny merchand:Lse ocin:s takon from
Nueva Espafia to the provinces of Peru and Tierrc-Firme,
that shall have boen taken there from Filj.pinus, even
if the duties should bo paid nccardin7 to tne rules
and ordinances; for it is our pur~ose anct will thQt
no t,;~oods shi·pned
.. from China qnd the Fili~inaJ Islands
.l \
LA\'J XXVIII
LAW LIV
We order that the governors of Filipinas shall
not allow slaves to bo sent to Nueva Espafia as u
business transaction or for any other reason - except
th:3.t, when tho govm'nor e:o cs t,hcir2, rlis successor m3.y
give him permission to t~ke as many as six slaves
wi~h him; to each of the auditors who shall make .the
voyage, four; a~d to other respected persons, mer-
chants with capital, and officials of our royal treas-
ury who co and do not return,two. We order the
viceroy, alc'llde-muyor and officials of Acap ilco, to 1
LAW XL
We orde1~ that tbere be uut one cornmEtndcr ond one
lieutenant ( who s11Gll b c c1 dmiral) for t frJ tv10 ships
from Filipinas to i'JU(;V.':l. Espai'ia; th(lt eacli ship shall
take no more than one milit3ry captain, besi,Jes thcJ
ship mast.er and as 1,1any as fifty effective and useful.
soldiers in each ship with p3y, and the suilor~ neces-
sary to make the voy2ge properly each way - who shall
be efficient and examined - and one pilot and assist-
ant to each ship; for both ships one- pursor (x.:1~1dr2_E_)
and accountant. All appointments to t~e said posts
shall be made by the governor Bnd captain-feneral
alone, without the ir.tervention of the ur·chbi,shop, or
"ny o~·"'c"r
O ,;..+' u. l.11 LG -rs"'" no+·,1i't'--,t,·nr-1·1'nrr
1rJ l:~ 'JJ..1., . \J \'1I.i.v u .... (!.~ 'n· l1·c.:{
.._.i . •
0 ' 1 cl"'>l
1 ·'·
~-i
1..J J,o::t--~L have
7 - .,
b een provJ.ae · ' d to tne ' contr2ry. vv::; or _c::c t·1a.-c' cr::oice
,·,r d l ' ·
be me.de from amon:i; the most respected ::1nd influential
inl1abitants of those islands, .:uHl of tho::,CJ riiost suit-
able for the scd.d offices a.nd the duties U,at, the ap-
pointees must exercise. If they shall not be such
the matt or shall b'3 made an articl~ Jn t;1n governo1~ 1 s
resicencio. (Feli)'.:10 III -- Barcelonn, ,Ju,ne 15, 1599;
Va:.ladolid, December 31, 1604; San Lorenzo, April 22,
l ?O.
,) - '
8 · M·lUU.l ]_ d ' !·,JHY
,.J •..,-· i''-
,.,_)' 1"
·- ?'2 ·-)o • )
C),c,
,
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LAW XXXIX
LAW LXXVI
LAW =~xrx
Inasmuch cm the majority of' t;1ose go._;_l:E: an-
nualJ.y fr0m Nueva Espafia ~o Filipi.nas do not stop
there, but retu:cr. immodiatcly, nfter inv,2s l;::.ng ~heir
rnone;; theri::.·fore, we ore.er the vie er:Jy of dv.evo. Es-
pan.1. to pornd.t no oivi to go to :F'j_li.:oL,,,s.s, rnJ.e3.s he
give bonds that he will bocome a c it l7, en .J.ncl 1 :i VtJ
thei-·e for more th&n oicht yours, or unless he b,·j
sent E18 o s0ld:ie:r to the ,tovern·.)r, 011 th0;J0 who vjo-
lote this, and their bond;3tnEm, sh,'.::\11 tic e:v.:ccuted the
p~nalti~s __ ~hat ·~l;ey_ :Lncur, v·J~thout pardon. (Felipe
III -~ VaL.'.adol:1.u, DecNnoe::c jl, J..60!d.
LAW LXIX
In. the vousols that we shall permit to s~il
from Peru to Nuav2 Espofia and tho port of Acapulco
or f:rom Nueva Esn;c1fia to Peru and its 1>orts, no quan-
tity of Chinese ~5tuff,s can bE: l1drm, cold, bought,
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LAW LXX
If any quantity whatever of Chinese stuffs be
found in any boat sailing from Nueva Espafia to Peru
or in the opposite direction, the inspector, royal of-
ficials, and the other persons who take part in the
register and inspection shall be considered as perpe-
trators and offenders in the crime; so that, taking
example from t hum, others ID[.t y abstain from similar
transgressions. Tho c2ptains, ma,stors, bor.i.tswains,
and other officers whose duties extend to tl1e manage-
ment of vessels, shall also be considered as otfenders
and accomplices. (Felipe I I I -· Valladolid, DeGember
31, 1604 (?); San Lorenzo, April 22, 160S (?); clause
18.)
LAW LXXVIII
Permission was given for two ships to go to
Nueva Espana annually from Peru for commerc(;; and trade
to the value of two hundred thousand ducados; which
was afterward reduced to one ship, with certain con-
ditions. And inosmuch as the trade in Chinese stuffs
has increased to excescive proportions in Peru, not-
withstc1ndirn~ so nany ;):cohibitions expedient to our
royal s erv:ic t~, -;_:, he ,v elf o.re und ut ::Ll i ty of the public
cause, and the co1 nderce o.f thesJ o.nd those kingdoms;
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LAW XLII
We order and comtir.:md that the g onerD.ls, cap-
r' -, p-·::, tQ
t aJ.n;:;, aG\jn ..,, ~-d
ll
c••
·f'-;-'"
O., __ ._J_Cl .. .1.,_ O".f' tl-·
-',:,"q ,ue ::i'-il1,'-·'•
.1:~ p:in.00.'::' S-.h·'ps
l.
give bonds, to vJhc.t .sum the governor Bnd enptain-
general sh&ll deem best, for the greater security
of what shall bo in their chargo. They shall give
their residenoia of e&ch vova~e before the auditors
of our royal A.udiencia of I,il9_nIJ.u and shall :cender sa-
tisfaction in .the aforesaid. {Felipe III -- Valla-
dolid, DecombGr Jl, 1604.; Ms:drid., ~,fay 23, 1620.
Carlo.s II ( in this Re..9opj)JlcicS11) - 1681 ~ the• date of
first E' di t ion of B&Q..912.:.1:kQ..C iq,r;_d ·2 1 §..Y.Q§_ • J
LAW LXXIV
We order the viceroys of Nuev~ Esp~ria to main-
tain very special care of the observance nnd eKecu-
tion of the ordinances for the commerce of the Fili-
pinas li.ne, est.::i.blished. by the laws of thi.s t itulo;
and to keep at the port of Acapulco, in addjtion to
the royal officiRls who shnll be thero, a p0rson of
great honesty 3nd trustworthiness, with tte title
of alealde-mayor, so that overy'ching he done with very
e;reat cautj_on, nnct justice be observed~ Ho shaJ.l not
per.mit mo:ro silver t0 be -taken to F'j.J.ipina.s than v:hat
concP.ded. by these 1.1vrn, ,l\}ith or without license.
lFelipo III - VaJ.1ado2.J.c, December JJ., 1604,)
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LAW LX
The registers of all shipments from Filipi-
nas shall be opened in the port of Acapulco, by the
person to whom the viceroy of Nueva Espana entrusts
it, and the officials of our royal treasury of the
said port. They together shall examine and investi-
gate the bales and boxes, and shall make as close and .
careful an examination as shall be nee Gssary to dis-
cover what may have come outside of the register and
permission. They shall send the registers to riojico,
as has been the custom, with all investigations made
at the port of Acapulco, by a sufficiently trustworthy
person, or by one of our said officials. In Mejico
everything shall be again investigated, and the du-
ties appertaining to us shall be appraised and col-
lected; and all other investigations requisite to as-
certain and discover what has come unregistered shall
be made. All that shall have been sent without regis-
ter and in violation of the prohibition shall be con-
fiscated. No permission shall be given by this means,
pretext, and occasion, to cause any unreasonable in-
jury to the owners of the goods. (Felipe III -- Valla-
dolid, December 31, 1604; San Lorenzo, April 22, 1608;
clause 11.)
LAW IX
We declare that in the five hundred thousand
pesos granted by permission (to be sent) from Nueva
Espana to Filipinas, must and shall be entered the
amounts of legacies, bequests, and charities (obr§.£
;£~€,), with tho wrought silver and all other things
carried thither; and nothing shall be reserved~ ex-
cept the pay of the sailors 1 as is ordered by the fol·
lowing law. (Felipe III - 0an Lorenzo, Aucust 18,
1606. J
LAW X
We grant permission to the sailors serving on
the trading shiµs between Nueva Espana and Filipj_nas
to carry in money the actual and exact sum of their
pay, in addition to the general permission, Thus
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shall the viceroys of Nueva Espafla provide, unless
they perceive some considerable objection. They
shall see to it that the said sailors or other per-
sons shall not be allowed to exceed the amount permit-
ted by this
\
law. (Feli-oe
. III -- San Lorenzo, Aw?.ust:.
~-
19, 1606.;
LAW XVIII
The cargo of the ships of the line, on both
outward and return trips between Nueva ~spufia end Fi-
lipinas, shall be stovrnd in the f'orehold;, clnd only the
sea stores, the sailors' and mess chests, the rigging,
sails, and all the necessities, between decks. Like-
wise rigging shall be takon to the port of Acapulco,
in consj_Jeration of the fact that the city of YJanila
has it at cheaper rates than the port of Acapulco -
whither it is carried from San Juan de Ulua at very
great cost and expense. We order this to be so exe-
cuted, nrovid::nc: there is no inconvenience; and if
there shuuld be-any, we shall be advised in o~der to
provide the advisable measures. (Felipe III -- San
Lorenzo, April 22, 1608.}
------·B, c.~ R• ,
1 - v o1 • IXV , pp • 1+8 - 51 ; 52 ~· 59 •
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PART THREE
CHAPTER ONS
INTRODUCTORY SURVEY. SPAIN IN 'i'HE EIGHTSZNTH
CENTURY
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1 ~
Philip was related by blood to the Sp2nish Haps-
burgs. His grandmother, Maria Terusa, .,v:Lfe of Loui[, XIV,
was the daug!1ter of Philip Ii! of 3pain, an6- an elder· sister
of Charles LI.
Shortly after the death of Chr1rles II, Louis ::rv, in
a gathering of notables in his palace at Versailles, formal-
ly presont ed his grandson as King of Spain. Jose O. Rubio,
~n his ~-I:~tQL.:1,£....dG E§i:3./ia, Ch. 1, vol. 5, r·elates_tha~ on
"l,hat occasion, Louis XIV c1ddrossed the gathering in trrnso
words:
"Gentle1~1cn: Here vou have the kin::r. of Spain. ThG
accidents of birth have ;alled him to this thr;ne; Spain
wishes him to 1)e her JdjE: and hc:.s asked me for it with ear-
nestness. I acced0 to It with plensure, com9lying thereby
with the will of Divj_ne Providence. n
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terned after the Dutch East India Company and the British
East India Company, 1,ihich had contributed much to thl:J success
of Holland and :England respectively in t'heir commercial and
colonial ventures in the East. The Royal Company was ex-
pected to accomplish for Spain what the East India Compa-
nies had done for 'their respective countries,
Charles III was succeeded by his son, Charles IV
{1788-180$). Ckirles IV came to the Spanish throne on the
eve of the French Revolution. 'l'lte ltf:Vo 1 ut ion overth:cew
CHAPTER TWO
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J ,L .( . '
,.J L, _, .L.I. : ._, .. \..:..: ._,
___.,,__~···
1 - Chao'cer 12..
Th(; 0vent8 of tLj.s -::)( riod c1.re dn< v!ith :i.n r-:reater
clet::til by various Somdsh· c.·.1_,t;101'itiot3: ?c6r·"J ,rordan ce
Urr·:o.,,
' ..L ~' i··1
.l.
C·i·ti'()
~!_ 'T _.,·-~-,
...____ __;,~_(.<.,.i:! l'J·c:,·'-,
...C:::_1. j-
·:,.~2..,l~f ____ ·,.'ir1-1·, .,
f~ ...}<~,_/:.. _~~-l)
J\''l)''t··1'11
,'.:) °c1r
\..Jc.:
.,.:,.i 1.
1-·-·T1r·i·a
.. .1.u:::t.1.!C
1n i-l~scfia ~:,obr, la i}Lw1·r,:i_ tle 7_,rn I,w::.uses, c1;11on.. c ~hur~,.
A C~~Ic~Giono-Y"so u;_;:;c;-· dc1c1Lfii ~i:.""s-·rn:·-~~;i Jr:lT;J h O,'l :~:,Le C) Vent s
of this u2riod j_s f,-.>1md in B. & H. Ii~ conta:L·1,s accounts
of eyewi bwss es sncr1 c1 s Jo::·rds'h, Dr<J.p('r, u~c Arcl1bishup-
Govornor lfo,jo and Sinon do Anda y 8:..1.J,,.;zar.
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1
2~ Anda and the British.~
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4 - The preliminary peace treaty was signed in Novem-
ber, 1762. The definitive treaty of peace was signed at
Paris, February 10 1763. 1bis was the famous Treaty of
Paris of February io, 1763, which made important territo-
rial adjustments in different parts of the ·world. At the
peace conference, it was arranged, aniong other thint;s, that
Spain was to cede Florida to England and, in return, to re-
tain her sovereignty over the Philippine Islands.
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CHAPTER FOUR
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vassalage~"
,
''G,-ie
l empire , D.no. ·c .. i.e ... roc.uent roy::u r e<:rees "Litiac h nve
• } J ' 'h f' ~ d ' ' '
been issued, to the end th2t the InCiRus shall be well
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I THE KING.
de F ·"] . •. ~1.rws. 1
1 _ip
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1i1t11
j,T • 1"
nis own f' orcG, str0Lgt~0Lea
1 • 1 1 h y ~tl0,_ • aa'd 1~1on
• l •
CHAPTER FIVE
------
J. - B. &; .a.., voJ.. 50, pp. 29-h3, beinc: a stmrr: ary of 1
----·---
' (2} honorary rights: precedence in procession, sit-
ting in churcn, prayers nnd intorcessions, etc.
Obligations:
(1) C'J.r'G berir.Jfj_cici - pr.eserve unimpnired status
of bei.-isi'ic o-:--
{Satholic E:-1c::J.~}00·-::d:i.al,
3 - As Viceregal Patron the Governor au.1 ~aptain-Gene-
ral of the Philippines possessed these rights:
(1) Decide questions relating to patronage,
{ 2) To be' informed of all resignatiuns or vDcc:mcies
in prebonds, curacies and benefices,
(3) Pre~ent ~uitable individuals for appointment to
oonefJ.ces.
(4) Admird.ster oaths from Bishops-olect to recognize
the ri;d1t s and r 2 --:c.,1 ias of roval patronage.
(Book I, TitJ_e VT). . -
(5) Intervene + in . all affairs of. ths spirituelt, , .
gov-
.
ernmfalu, i.1 repreaentat J_on ol ·-,r.e
r"'I
:::Lng, J.n
accordance with the laws.
(6) To aak, jo:i.ntly v:ith the Audim1ci2., the pre-
lates to visit tneir dioces~s end to be in
the cou~icils. ~~aw 14'?, title XV, Bo?k. II).
(7) Intervene ~n any c1s~uss1on between ruligious,
using, in t 11u first instance, his good offi-
ces, a~d if this is not sufficient, toe~-·
pJ.0y al]_ the foeans permitted by law, until
order i::, reestc:~blisb.ed. · {Law 50, title III,
Book III).
Escosura, i\fon1orin So-ore [_:i}j.pin,1.s, PJ:)_• 55-56,
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following passages give, fro~ their Histor::.a d,o los PF. Do-
the Catholic Church. I+:, vras tr.eir purpose a.nd cesire to des-
troy the power ar.d influence of the Chucr~h in the political
r; - Tb; .,
N .:=;_...::Q•
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CHAPTER SIX
1
2. The Tobacco Monopoly,
By far the richest of tbe str\t8 rnonopolies
in revenue-producing capacity was ~::,he ·i~obacco no-
nopoly, which, moreove:t', proved not le.ss :;_rn})OJ:'tant
as a factor in the general e~onomio ~erelopment of
the is:_ands ttan it 1-vas for thE, t:.."o&su:'.'y. 'i'he es-
tablis::irr,ent of tliis monopoly net -~v:i.th :.:r'~tcbbor11 re-
sista:1cc 0:::1 the part o·:' the nc::.ti'Jt);~. '.~hoy 7_ooked
upon tolac~o as a urimo nece,ssitf. bsin,: c:,ccus-
.... J. • ,. .... ..,,
_,,
J. ,,_, • C:\ '• ..) :, ....... <.:..") ._ • iC.1 -.. ~ U J· -...,, 'II -··-
-·-------
1 - :i<~::c erpts from chapters 9, 10 and 11 of LiL.1.i.9.££-
tad do. Com0.:ccio ,~n Jas I2la~: Filtvinas, by IJhLuel Azcan.•2.ga
Y Palmero, d 1~adric., 1671). The author, a FjJ_ipino-Spaniarrl,
had b oen Al.c falde M2.yor of Caf & yan and of Buldcan, and, at
one time, Civil Governor of l'Jianila.
2 - In the early years of the 17th century England,
Holland and Franc c chartered comm0rci::ll compcmies to en-
gage in trnde in the East. Elrnd.::n1d hud her. East India Com-
pany, Holland t11f~ Dutch East Indiu Company and France, the
French East India Company. Through their re.spective
India Companies, EngL:rnd, Holland and Franc c carried on
their commercial and colonial activities in the Far East.
.332 ...
-··-----·---
4 - ' Resul ts
1 of the Economic Development of t ~10 Phil-
ippines", a pqper r8ad before the PhilipJine Golu~Ji2n As-
sociatio11, 1912.
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CHAPTER SEVEN
became a tax at fixed rates. 2:t was int:.~oc'ucod into the ar-
chipelago by virtu0 .cf th0 royal Codula of De:::eir:ber 19, 1769,
Which established a court of first instance for hearing com-
mercial c2ses. Its admi::iistr,:l'tion w.:.s 3.t first in charge
of this court but in 1832 was transferred to the customhouse.
The averia at this time amounted to one ::>er cont .on Spanish
goods imported under the Spanish flag and two porcent on
foreign goods importod under a foreign flag. 'l'he yield wns
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about ten per ~ent o.:!: the regu::'.ar duties. Aft9r 165[; it
appeared for twelve years in the ge~e~al budget, having
turnAd o Jsr 't.J tr:e tre&su:r~r, a~Yl the rece-i.jJt,s 8dCh year
ra:-ig 1::d frori1 100 7 000 pesos to neerl y hD.lf q r-:.ill ion. It
disappeared af~er the tariff of J670 WPnt i~to effect; but
all thro~gh its history it main~2in9d its originaJ char-
acter as a spec~al fee fo~ Epe~isl Jrote~t~o~-or services
rendered tc comnerce by t:1e govr~rnrran.t, eL:;hcr by tha navy,
by "che court o~ by the 11;:,,:ht:house serv:.i.ce.
Pl ehn, f1 Ti1.x2.ti on in tl18 PniJJ.n-oines,
! ,.
11 cited elsewhere
in thes,e Rea.di'ws.
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;r
Batangas 15,014 1/2 1+51 21, 579-7~3
••
Mindoro 3,105 1/2 3 1/2 4,000-8 II
Bulacan
.•• 25, 760-5
• 16,566 1/2 2,007 " II
••
Pampanga 16,604 1/2 2,841 •• 27,358-1
ii 11
: ,
Bataan 3,082 II 619 n 5,433 II II
•
•'
Zambales •• 1,136 ••
II
Ii
73 il 4,389 ii
I
• .. ••
••
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j
:c:=
TO TA L .
•••• 90,243 f1
10,517 1/2 •• 144, 990-6-6
:
-- ••
--
The provinces of Ilocos, Pangasinan and Caga-
yan comprise the Bishopric of Nuova Segovia. There
are in these provin~es 75,297 tributes, Indians and
Mestizos, rcprescntih 6 a population of 379,500 souls,
From this can be seen what I have pointed out else-
where that the whole tribute, wilich is represented
as consisting of two persons, should be considered
as representing a little less than five individuals.
So in determining the population of a certain prov-
ince, I always multiply the number of tributes by
five and from the result I deduct a certain number to
make allowance for the fact that the whole tribute is
not exactly equivalent to five individuals.
The spiritual administration of the people in
this Bishopric is in the hands of Agustiniansi Dami-
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Provincos Tribu:~ e Pay- Tribu'.~ e Pay-- : Value of the
: ers - Indians :ors . . rn ;StlZO[~!
Tribute
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1
.= ~-=======-=
.... .
===*lilr.====-==========:-=-=-====~==-=·
• •
TO'I'AL , . , G
94,807 l/2 1,020 1/2 124,159
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1 - This is from the seventh chapter, volume one of
Zuniga 1 s Estadismo. It deals with the province of Batan-
gas and its people.
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men <;(nd womEn tog etlwr. Some :::::..mcs :.:tJ..l e.J.'~ from
1
c1. pa..,_e.._,
-, ,6 U0Uc...
,., ~11,y 1-18.VG .J.n : -J-l 't·"
.3.C,uJ. lOD c., ~
C-,_, ,·!·
...... ,,.,.,_. .p ' , 8r,,'"-
O~ 7
sv
taoles boiJ.ed in water with salt, bu.·:.:, \l'dt;_1out lal'd.
Sometimes they ;1a_ve beef, buffalo, dd.ed VGrd.son or
bagoong. The latter is made from fish he2vily
seasoned ~ith salt and prepared in a m~nner verf
disagreeable to one not accustomed to eating it.
On big occasions they kill cows, pi~s, and fowls,
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PART FOUR
CHAPTER ON.E
PHILIPPINE HEPRESEN'fi\/l'ION IN THg SPANISH CORTES
Philippine Islands."
In.one of the sessions of the Cortes in June 29, 1821,
another law affecting the Philippines was approved. On
the recommendation of one of the substit .1te representatives
1
CHAPTER TWO
E"':i-::inr·'--~~:;,i_nino
.. _.}...., · _,r;:-:,,
'-:-- .L ,,, ~ft-er
1,.) ~.. _.t.,
et • a -·-·.::r1°
. _ _,,_ • V
f'ot··-r.d tr~ 1•• ,i·."·t.>u.si-
,- U ...._. I,..• ~ •·• ~ - 'I Q. •;
1
- ~ ,_, , •,
rl· ece"""l'ti"0.:•
,.)W ....,,u, 'or:,·r-ir
,..,,,., __ .... ("' wi"-t'·-h ·tl.-1·e
1 n1."·r1.0· .1 1 1. . 1·11o~·t
U CJ._, wl;ich
r,c•c,·,11<·-i~,J •
V'-lt...)G . ..J_ .•
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1 - .Montero y Vidal, .££..•. Qi t.
2 - La Isla de Mindanao, su histq.r:i§_y__su est~do 12re-
§.ent e, CQ.!L~lgunas reflecciones a_c erc_§_d ~L.§:\d 2orven~.r? oy D•
Agustin Santayc::ma, former director of the local administra-
tion in the Phtlippines, Madrid, 1862.
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CHAPTER THREE
Comyn:3
"It is indeed common enough to see the barber
or lacauey of a governor, or a common sailor, trans-
formed at once into the Alcalde in chief of a popu~
lous province, without any other guide or council
than his own boisterous passions.
"iv"ithout examining the,inconvenience which may
arise from their ignorance, it is yet more lamentable
to observe the consequences of their rapacious ava-
rice, which government tacitly allows them to indulge,
under the specious title of permissions to trade (in-
dultos).
. " ••• and these are such that it may be assort-
ed, that the evil which the Indian feels most severely
is derived from the very source which was originally
intended for his assistance and protection, that is,
from the Alcaldes of the provinces, who, generally
speaking, are the determined enemies and the real op-
pressors of their industry.
"It is a well known-fact, that far from promo-
ting the felicity of the provinces to which he is ap-
pointed, the Alcalde is exclusively occupied with
advancing his private fortune, without being very
scrupulous as to the means he employs to do so; hard-
ly is he in office than he declares himself the prin-
cipal consumer, buyer, and exporter of every produc-
tion of the province. In all his enterprises he re-
quires the forced assistance of his subjects, and if
he condescends to pay them, it is at least only at the
price paid for the royal works. These miserable be-
ings carry their produce and manufactures to him, who
directly or indirectly has fixed an arbitrary price
for them. To offer that price is to prohibit any other
from being offered -- to insinuate is to command --
the Indians dare not hesitate -- he must please the
Alcalde, or submit to his persecution: and thus, free
from all rivalry in his trade, being the only Span-
iard in the province the Alcalde gives the lnw with~
out fear or even risk, that denunciation of his tyranny
should reach the seat of government.
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1 - See Craig, The Former Philippines Through Foreign
.!Y:~, pp. 53-54.
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ISLANDS OF LUZON
Rank of ,. Q
I
Population •• Puc-
Offi-
cial
Dls- f,
tr.1.9t g
l\T a m e
- :• bJ.os__ I
.
G. P .. , .
• /1~:) I 8. • . . . .. . . 3Li-,3.37
'
5 I
. . . . . •• • . , . •. ..• .• •
1
• 0 Q a- 0 •
:S-,.1:_& can . . . . . . . . . . . .. •
> • •
a,
> 7,052 I
Al.
Al. ••
p.
P. Ca 6 2,yan • .. . ... • • • .. . .
2h0, 341
61,,,~37
23
16
l
C-3.JilE.r lnes Norte • • • . . .
.
.' 7 r -
A2,
A2 (?)
A3
P.
F.
...p
•• CaT:te .. . . . . • • ..• .
Ilocos Norte ... . . .. . .
C •.I <"·
26_;' 3°')
, en
j,, ' _./ ·-
.J..
13:.+; 76?
:
;::r)l 31
12
Al. P,.
•
I"i.OCC'3 Sur . . . . • . . . ... • 101::. , I '?,.,l 18 I
I:1:i~ a 1.1.ta • . • .. . . . • . . • • •
-)-
c. , D. r( J 813 2
•
G ..
Al~
•,
••
P..,
P.
,
•
••
Isabel a • . .
Laguna • .. . .. .. .. ... ..
.. ..
tJ ••••• .., 29,200
121,251 ,• 26
9 I
D. Ler..:cS_r!to ••• . . • • .. . • • •• fj 3c:7 lr8
. .... . " . . . . ' ::>-- r
0 M
P3rn;_:,aI;.ga · .; . ••
. . . •.
~
;:? , 961
1 O? ,·+
:;-'-,/_,- J 23
. 24
$
I
P2. 1gasinan • .. . . . . . . ..
• # • 0 ,. •
Al. P. 25
,
• D.
1
p,-.l~:'o. . . .. . . . .. .
C ,
253,472
(, 0 so 1 I
? i"::__nc ioe .. . .... . .. . .
C • a <>
" ' )·~ _J ..
c. D. ., ,, , 6Y' 3
. ... . . I
r
) ' •, j
D, S~t: t&.11 .. . 6. 6i1-0 ~
Ta.vabas . .. . . . . . . . . ..
" tl ,. " • ' . , I \...
• . . . • .. . .. . ... . •
• ,· ' I -- r
G. P, •• UD1.(JD E.W, 02h il
A2. p( Zam"t,2les . . . . . . . . . . • • • 72,936 1$
," , r
• ,
•• •1_
··---· _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _J ______ •
-----·
_,...!.-~·- ---
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·--
Rank of ,, ••
Offi..:. Dis- , N a m e Pue-
.• Population
I
, t ric
. -f-_, •.
- cial ----!.-
,
••
blos
G. a3.
•,
• F. Antigue (Panay) ... . . . ..•• 88,874 ., 13
G. a3.
c.
•• P.
•
,.,• F. •,•
• Burins .... ..........
Bohol • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
.. ... . •,•
.. .. I
187,327
1,786
• 26
1
. .. .. .. . •:
G, a3. Capiz (Panay) 208,288 26
G. a2. • P. , I
Cebu . . . . . . . . 318,715 44
,• P. ~
G., aJ. •,
.. . . . ......
Iloilo (Panay) 565,500 , 35
I
,• # • • • • • •
G. a3. P. 146,539 28
MINDANAO
, ,
f
,•, D. Cotabato ................ 1,103 1
....... ... ••
I
!
9,618 ••
1,537
2
DISTANT ISLANDS
G:.a3. P. •• 'Ba tanes • -•••••••.•••••• . 8,381 6
. .. .... ..
I
, Calamianes . . . . . . . . .
G. a3.
G. .•
P.
P. .• Marianas . . . ...
17,703
5,940
5
6
' ____ ____
I
. .
s •
••'
- ...
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1
(b) The Decree of 1847.
The main features of this decree were the following~
"The election or gobernadorcillo and other mi-
nisters of justice of these Islands shall be held
every year in the government buildings ( casas-tribu-
nales) of the town, under,the supervision of the
Chief of the province, and with the assistance of the
respective curates, if they care to attend, so that
they may present whatever they think proper for the
good of the community, In these towns which have no
government buildings, the election shall be held in
the school-building, but never in a private house or
in the parochial building. Art. 1.
"The election shall be made by a board (Junta)
which shall be composed of the retiring governador-
cillo and twelve residents, to be cbosen by lot, one
half from the ex-gobernadorcillos and ex-cabezas de
barangay, and the other half from among the actual ca-
bezas de barangay. Art. 3.
"To be an elector, one must have a profession or
a visible means of livelihood, must be free from judi-
cial restraint or impediment; does not keep gambling
houses; has not been sentenced to corporal punishment;
not a debtor to the state; and has not taken part in
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1 - Berriz, Diccionario de l_a Adpli,n1,s~r.§£i6n de Fili-
!U!la§., 1887, vol. 3.
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CHAPTER FOUR
EDUCATIONAL REFORMS
2
(a) Irr.porta.nt Provis ions of the Decree of 1 861
( i) The Public School Systgg
CHAPTER FIVE
THE SPANISH REVOLUTION AND ITS RESULTS
CHAPTER SEVEN
THE CAVITE AFFAIR OF 1872
----·---
of Archbishop Martinez) who was appointed s'uccessor of Arch-
bishop Aranguren, the archbishopric wo.s governed by Dr.
Pedro Pelaez. The Ecclesiasti~al Cabildo appotnted him .Yi·
,---
cario capitnlar, sede vacante to govern the vacant see.
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comparison:
If, in Cebu, there ·are few that understand the
Spanish language, there are many that speak j_t in
Manila and in the neighboring p;:'cvinc;es; and in con-
trast to the poverty of the se;n:i.nary :Ln the former,
there_, cl~re 1·n the
... 1~-;-·'-,,r
a ~v ,Jt'ne TTr,·'·rrer•c:·i~·-•-
u .. .! ..L . ..,~. j Of' 0 to
_._ U
i.... ..... -. .1 rpOID;e.S
QI .lct ,
.L
-------
propei-·ly belonged to the Recollects or not was still under
consideration, annulled, by decree of August 9, 1862, the
appointment made in favor of Fr. Villas. However, upon the
receipt of the Royal Orders of June 20, and July 21, 1862,
commanding full compliance with the Order of September 10,
1861, the Superior Government of the Islands, i!l a resolu-
tion of December 22, 1862, ordered tho Provincial of the
Recollects to present &new a list (terna) of candidates for
appointment to the curacy of Antipolo.
The former list was recub:::rd.tted and Dr. Villas was
again appointed" This man presented himscJ.f before the
Archbishop to rJccive the colation and canonical institu-
tion, but the latter, &fter pronouncing thJ custor:iary for-
mula, conferred the title under protest, dGclaring that
the question as to who should administer the curacy was
going to be elevated for decision by the Government of Her
Maj.es-sy.
The indignation of the Archbishop, the ecclesiasti-
cal Cabildo and the native priests know no bounds~ P. Camp-
mas presented various expositions to provo his r:'._ght to the
curacy, while the members of th2 Cabi1d.o, e~ope~i:1::..ly the
ex-Vicar P ~ Pelaez, munaged to v,iin to thet·" side the new
Archbis top and the Bishops, Fr e EorruaJ.do X:Lrneno, Bishop of
Cebu, and Fr. Francisco Gainza, Bishop of Nueva Cacerqs, both
of the regular clergy.
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GREGORIO, ARCHBISHOP OF
MANILA 8
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3 - These and severr1l othr:n·s were sentenced by a Coun-
cil of War to imprisonment at th0 Marianas Islands •. Some
of them, like Regidor and Pardo de Tavera, succeeded in es-
caping from these islands on board an American boat, which
brought them to Hon2;kong.
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the Supreme Council of War 01i behalf of l½aximo Paterno,
The documents relatin~ to these cases are cited by W.
Retana in his fil?Jl.t.§!i\J Dib1 i'c.£·ra-fi.~..Q.· •• , vol. 2, numbers 1374,
1384, 1392, and 1400.
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PART FIVE
CHAP'l'ER ONE
SFAIN, 1871--1$98
CHAPTER TWO
---- .. --
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CHAPTER THREE
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cognized by Spain as petty kings; after 1838; wives, widows,
and sons of the employees of the morino 1:1 erv:i.ce; after 1857,
mori torious employees of the t2legraph system. Partial ex-
emption was granted to many persons among t~1em to the offi- n.
cial vaccina tars. After 1878, the exemption was extended
to natives who paid 4 pesos or more per annum for the 11 ru-
bana II tax or the flindustrial" tax; and if these taxes ex-
ceeded 12 pesos, this exemption wc1s to include the sons liv-
ing under the patria potestas.--Plehn.
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This was the famous Maura law which reformed the ex-
isting municipal governments in the provinces of Luzon and
1
the Visa as. The outstanding features of the law were as
follows: 0
--------------
11 - Th~ Pbilj_pping__Ie1ar:clf1, p. 296.
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CHAPTER FOUR
I. Rizal as a Propagandist
1877. rJfa.rch l~-- A little more than three months b8fore nis
16th b:Lrt.l:da:r, he grac:1.at:,ed v::.th t~:-ie de.zree of ba-
ch(.;lor of arts, with hip:L.est llonors e
1880. Wc,n another prize from the :';2.n:.e Lie eo Artistico Lite-
r. 0··.ri·
. 0 "{·.!·+}
,;_,_ u_l 1..-.~c..•
:1.L . ..., a 1 1-· e1::.0~.,.,.,...;r,.r-1
..l...
rT' :r-rnn· ,-;-~+-~___ :) 11 n-c-· 7
_._,.D. (,,_,.:,._::-),:,_..., l:J_.c..
;,.., 'Y'l~eJ·o
·-.10~ • ...,
di:.:! los I L:>s0s 11 •
1 ( '.::'he Ccunc~~J. of ·:.:.b.e Gods~)
1887. Mo.rch, H587, the J\loli 1vre ) ·:r.t,-:"':re, with tlw financial 7
nubl is hed i ,-1 B::>"<'-··c,c e·.7. ,--.·,.-," Pi· 7 ;' ·, ' c, ,n,..;
,I.. ' • ... l. 1. -·- 1"
L.•.--JJ.:J. ;J ....-,,•...
-'•.r
·'t
·, (-3 "' ,· 1 ,,-,
_., -·
"ro do
lJ.L,
.,._._ Q ,}.J '-"· •....
__ ,
latter's port November 20.
At Hongkong, Rizal lc3rned of the deportation of mem-
bers of his family from C2.lamba.
_, December. Rizal's father, Paciano, bis brothflr, nnd
Silvestre Ub::ild.o arrived in Hc,ngkong. .Jhortly there-
after Rizal's L1other al.so :1r:,:,ived. A pl0asant Christ-
mas family reunion took pl.3co in Hongkong.
_, December 23, 1891. Tfrote to Governor Dospu.jo1, new
governor and captain~general of the Philippines, of-
fering his services to the new admir:.istration.
1892, April. Rizal planned to establish a Filipino colony
in British No;'."th Borneo. Was granted );H)j:'mission by
the Britiah governor of Borneo to settlu in Borneo.
_, March 21. T\Jrote another lett()r to Gov0rnor Dcspujol
making known his pls~ to found a colony in North Bor-
neo. He ask€:>.d .0osri;..:;o1 to ,c,:_;_',S'.nt h:;_m tl.1t') ne~(;E:sa.ry
...-v,n·,i·
D e
..L .lL. Sc, -.... +-.-
·j ()n
u ... ,,.1..._J Ch
...~ ...'""10'
L.L
,, ....
t.-)"·,. "' n:::.
1·:·i-.\.-' ........ ·'· -i ','rl"·;
L,_1...,J.
--V_1 a ... --i.; V e D,v._,,!:':..,,1.d
. ,c;-r'.' -i ol. ,
thl'ough the Sp&nish CrJnsu.l in Eo11t;Long, d erned Riza.l' s
request.
-
ttl.._,, l..1. ,·; .l:_,1 __
1·,y "Dl
0
n'l"i" 7·,· 1·(,-r·-,.,._,-,t-l-·r·r
(_A, ..1l.!-~--
LI,,, +'or
_ .·... ,,.·•,,_,n:'"',
vl.\..__, 1.0 <,ve"'· t··hc,
.J.
+·rt11·t J 0
--'...&.. __ . . : : ) ' I .. \,_ li-
+' .
.,ncir actua t·:ions, o.r 1·1:r
· Lun,:i .··_ c:r·,s;.;r;, a rnode:Jt
offering though it t e in· pro-sio rtio~i to our en-
thusiasm, but the most spont·:rnc-ous ,'.::nd loving
thnt has as yot been made to him.
Euron e, 1886.
A LA MEfvIGRIA
De los Presbi.teros Don Mariano G6MEZ (85 afios)
Don Jose BURGOS (JC afios)
y Don Jacinto ZAMORA (35 afios)
EJECUTADOS EN EL PATIBULC DE BAGUMBAYAN
EL 28 DE FEBRERO DE 1872
TO THE MEMORY
Of the Priests l\llariano Gomez (85 years)
J OS e Burgos ( 30 years}
and Jacinto Zamora (35 ye.,ars)
Executed at the Gallows at Bagumbayan on February 28th, 1872
Ghent, 1891.
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A LOS FILIPINCS
En cl. Noli me tanr-r.ore principie el bosque-
jo del estad0 c::ctue.l de nuestra Patria: el efec-
to que mi erisayo produjo, hizome cornprender, an-
tes de proseguir desenvolviendc ante vuestros
ojos otros cuadros sucesivos, la necesidad de
dar primero a conocer el pasado, c1 fin de poder
juzgar mejor el presente y medir el camino re-
corrido durante tres siglos.
Nacido y cr:iado en el desconocimiento de
nuestro Ayer, como casi todos vosotrot; sin voz
n_i ·autorj_dad pera hablar de lo que no vimos ni
estudiamos, considere necesario invocar el tes-
timonio de un ilustre espaflol que rigi6 los des-
tinos de Filipinas en lo$ principios de cu nueva
era y presenci6 los ul tiri10s rnomentos de nuestrc1.
antigua nacionalidad. Es, ~ues, la sombra de la
civilizaci6n de nuestros antepasados la que ahora
ante vosotros evocara el auto_r; . es transmi to
fielmente sus palabras, sin cambiarlas ni muti-
larlas, adapt6ndolas, s6lo en lo posible, a la
moderna ortografia e introduci8ndo mayor clari-
dad en la un ~ento defectuosa puntuaci6n del
original, a fin dG hacer mas f~cil su l8ctura.
El cargo, lo nacionc:{lidad y las vitudes de
Morga, juntamente con los datos y testimonios
do sus contempor,1neous, espafioles casi todos,
recomiendan la obra a vuestra atenta considera-
ci6n.
2. LA SOLIDARIDAD
----------
15 - hpa:rato B~blio.~raf'ico de la Fi_s~r~5LQ.91&r§ll
de Filipinas,
\'
No. 2Jo3.
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4. LA LIGA FILIPINA
Rizal returned to the Philippines from Hongkong on
tfune 26, 1892. Before leaving Hongkong, he v.Jrote two let-
ters - one to his relatives, and one to his countrymen. He
left the letters sealed in the cu::itody of Dr. L. P. Marquez,
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To the FiliDinos:
Rianzares-Bautista ••• )
Flores ••••••••••••••• )
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slow. Before its dis solud.or:, only sections h1J been es-
tablished in the provinces of Laguna, Bat:111:;as, Nueva Ecija,
Tar lac, Bula can, and :?er::pt~:1;~2.
See RetanaTs Archive ~el BiblioPilo Filinino, espe-
c-ially volume 3.
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CHAPTER FIVE
THE PHILIPPINE Rr:VOLUTION
l. THE KATIPUNAN
(a) Organization of the Kntipunan
P-
,,.. - ] . h L,lSC
. iz.:1 in
• , ,. o·
ar, rav,.,,, t J_n,::,
· ;-· ., ] _J_-r ,.1r ...,.1 d._ ,..,vn._y
-1 • · · a
c, • ::.. c::, r1 ,., . 1
,.,UCl,Cv~·,,.t. 0
KATIPUNAN NG MGA A. N. B.
I'M.NGA ARAL
NANG
Katipunan ng mga A. N. B.
I
To Section
--,-----,----· ------
native of --or--the province o f -
years old;occupation - · - - - -
civil status ___ , and residing in _ _
street _ _ _ _ _ __
Sa By _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Ako' y si _____ · - - - - - - - - - · - · - - - - -
taong tubo sa bayan ng ·_,___ ·-----·-----------
-hukumaE r1_g,.__. ·-·--"""'--·,----,---
_,_,,,...,.... '
ang katandaan ko ay - - - · - - - - - tuon, D.ll[ hanap bu-
hay · ang kalafayan
at nananahanan sa ________daan ng-.. ______ _
ika ng buan ng
ng taong 189
---
Nakabaynd na ng ukol sa pagpasuk.
K .. K. K.
N. M. A, N, B.
To the
----------------
I her8by declar8 that, having· joined the K. K. K.
of the A. N. B., I took an oath in the name of the Coun-
try, and in the presence of a respectable gathering of
this Association, to sacrifice all that I have and every-
thing that is dear in life, in the defense of the holy
cause, until victory is attained, even at the cost of
my life. Likewise, I swore to comply with, and to obey
faithfully, its instructions and orders.
K. K. K.
N. M. A. N. B.
------
3 - The use of assumed names was one .of the devices
adopted by the Katipunan Society to pressrve the secrets
of the Society. .l\.ssumc·d nnnes would mc1Ve it di·'.:'f icul t
for agE:mts of the government to :-::new C\nd ident:Lfy members
of the Katipunan Society. The foJlo~ir~ were soCTe of the
Katipuneros with their assumed names; Andres Bonifacio
(May·Pag-asa), Artemio Ricarte (Vibor:-1), Emilio Aguinaldo
(Magdalo), IJdefonso Lnurel (Maytiaga), Jose Basa (Kulog),
Miguel Aurullo (Morgan), etcA See Artigas, Andres Boni-
facio y el Katipunan.
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z -------~---------------- A
B __ ______ -- - --------- -- --
., , B
K ----~------------------- C
D ---------~-----~-------- D
Q ------------------------ E
G ----------------.------- G
H ------------------------ H
N I
K K
J L and 11
V M
LL N
C 0
p p
K Q
R R
s s
T T
w ------------~----------- w
X u
y y
1) By Bnj
4) xkxj sn.
5) bvnllnll nb jnllgchnll
6) Tclldc nk g •••••••••••••••• 1896
8) Gxntlln Pngsnllgfnll
Model B
1) By Bnj
Model A.
7) •• •••••• ••••••••••••••
•
Chief
... ...... . ... .... ...
........ .Collector
$) Guitna ( NE.lme Op
J. Place} Pagsanjan.
Model B.
1) Section .
. .. .. .. . .. .... Number ... . ..... .. ...... .....
2) I received fron brother ~ ...... ....................... .
•·
4) ... ........patron
... .... .. ...... .......
~
7) Guitna Pagsc::,njan
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2. THE PHILIPPINES ON T I-<E EVE OF THE REVOLUTION 6
(a) Population
Tribute Payers
· Non-Tribute Payers
Albay . .
.
Abra . . . .....................
.
. ..
20,685 20,633
146,498 .. •· 147,2Bl
41,318
293,779
Antique ............· .· 54,887 60,547 115,434
Balcl,bac
Bataan
... .. .. . . .
.
. . .
. .... . . .. ...
.
1,319
25,923 ~
791
24,858 . 2,110
50,781
Batangas 155,434 155,746 311,180
... ........
• • • • • • • • • • u •
Bontoc . . . . .
,-, .
.
0 0 0
6,873
0 • • ~
7 ,.112
0 • 0
13,985
6 -
;,.rUla 0:ficial de FiliEi:'.'las Eara 1s21+.
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(c) Ayuntamientos
7- 1
The founding o.f tl1 e ayunt.:-:trniento D,bnile took place
June 24, 1571.
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8
( e) The Ecclesiastic&l System
>V , Q ·ponR
'·'8" of 1-'r, l""<->n•
-i5C(' ,.!~ ·l1...,0 ,.re·,~,·, .1··J·v-:--,,-,, ]·11 '~ "'pSll7
0 1 1
, . _ J •'--' ~ ) Vl .·., ,v .LI;_; _ ·'-····',··; •. .LG _
o-'"'·tr·
-~~U ·ict
·:· • You c~"' i··-·""''·1·11n~ .,_1,.,,, ,'-1"ot1·u··r, +1...,-,1-
V.1.i. LlLJ -:.~,; --. Ll..1..Lc;l _, I•
L,_;_jt;, ._,- .. .i. ...J _., •
..._O
lJ ;,T11··)r··
VY _ \.. :~
110.
J. ...,
r,1·.1.·--:-h·'L,··
C:., .. '1·riV'~
JC. '.:J rc.C·""'lJ"•c,c,
\:. ,J ~ t..l. -• ~ ':'l""C.11
•· .~V - n,,.·
,.! -f<>'U"
'-' L
J. •- '
'
for the captain (not tr,e commandant) cid not
int ervers8 until at midnight•
11 - .Qr> _cit.
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(Marl 1 la __ '
10')6)
:I
_i_ F,..,
C!11 ,:,0·l.J·,.,r
' J ~;
.l.Cl
·v..,.·
.L '
.1.
1 1--,···11,·ro 17u
1,,:_; :..,~ • \....:.
,-r,·...,rd,."'.i'.~ 'f'11·
,a
1-1
.. (.,. _ .!...!.C.
Phil
;_,:_i.:... __
.... .i_.:,__,. -
,, ' ,:;;...
the ::'Latest to a p::;ear wo s wri tton b:r Jo[:~ '..ior~e z clc:l Cas-
t 1. 11 o, v. ,. , h.1.e f'· 01'"' ti.iG D · · ·
. 1v1sJ_on
1,. ,.., ·' .1.L0
o .+> .oio · 6 rapHy ].. . 1DCJ_J nis Ti· t,orica · 1
Investig:1tion of the Hc:tional :'.:.,ibrary~ '.fr:i.tton in Spcinish,
it was publj_shocl in a series of urtic:_es in m.:inv2. Era dur-
inz the years, 1948-::i.950, under the title, "KaloJ.os y Sus
Pro homb re s • 11
19 - The full text of' the Constjtution including the
names of the si[;ners of tr:e Constitution is in Kalaw, Maximo
MJ,..' ~· On -ci·t
- · ' n:,n··--,nnc
.t.L1~_!:-1'v
1 1.·x B, "
.. - •
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CHAPTER SIX