means thirty-five thousand [_sic_] persons, and for these there are
but two ministers. Twenty-one ministers are necessary to furnish
sufficient instruction. As to justice, the entire province is
sufficiently governed by one alcalde-mayor and his deputy.



Panay


The town of Arevalo is the capital of this island of Panay, and
contains more than twenty Spanish citizens. There is one alcalde-mayor
and one corregidor for the river of Panay, besides its body of
magistrates, and a parish which is in charge of an ecclesiastic.

_Oton and Ymaral_: _Doña Lucía_--Doña Lucía de Loarca collects,
from the village of Oton and its tingues, the island of Ymaras,
and the river of Hilo, one thousand six hundred tributes, which
represent six thousand four hundred persons. Otón has instruction,
and one of its two friars visits Ymaras and the tingues. There is no
instruction in Hilo. It needs one more minister. Justice is had from
Arevalo. ... MDCL.

_Xaro_: _Captain Arçeo_--Captain Augustin de Arçeo collects, in
the encomienda of Xaro and its tingues, one thousand three hundred
tributes, which represent five thousand two hundred persons. It is
cared for by one ecclesiastic, but needs another minister. Justice
is had from Arevalo. ... MCCC.

_Araut_: _King_--His Majesty collects, on the river of Araut, two