_Nabua_: _King_--His Majesty has another encomienda also, Nabua by
name, numbering one thousand and eighteen whole tributes, or four
thousand and seventy-two persons. The villages of this encomienda
are near together. They used to have four ministers, for they visit
the two following encomiendas. There are in Nabua two Franciscan
friars. ... MXVIII.

_Bula_: _Doña Maria de Ron_--The village of Bula belongs to Doña
María de Ron. It is four leagues from Nabua. It has two hundred and
six whole tributes, or eight hundred and twenty-four persons. It is
visited from Nabua. ... CCVI.

_Bao_: _Minor son of Sebastian Pérez_--These fathers of Nabua visit
also the encomienda of the minor son of the late Sebastian Perez,
called Bao. It has one hundred and seventy-six tributes, or seven
hundred and four persons. Like Nabua, the capital, it used to have
four friars, but now has not more than two. These encomiendas are
not well administered, but five religious would be sufficient for
it. ... CLXXVI.

_Buy_: _Sebastián García_--Likewise these fathers of Nabua visited and
instructed the encomienda of Buy, which belongs to Sebastián García;
but they say they can do so no longer. It is two leagues from Nabua,
and can receive instruction from no other place. It has three hundred
and twelve tributes, or one thousand two hundred and forty-eight
persons, who will receive instruction, when Nabua, its capital,
has the said five ministers. ... CCCXII.

_Guas and Libon_: _Estevan Rodríguez_--Captain Estevan Rodríguez has
the encomienda of the villages of Guas and Libon, with one thousand