Captain Esguerra, who is his own deputy. This said encomienda has one
thousand tributes, or four thousand persons. It has one monastery,
containing four Dominican friars. ... M.

Thus in the city of Manila, along its coast and the coast opposite,
and in the provinces of Pampanga, Pangasinan, Ylocos, Cagayan,
La Laguna, Camarines, Masbate, Zebu, Panay, Balayan, and Calilaya,
which is all of Luzon and the other Philippinas Islands settled,
there are one hundred and sixty-six thousand nine hundred and
three whole tributes. Each tribute includes husband, wife, and
excepting the sons, the children. Therefore there are six hundred
and sixty-seven thousand six hundred and twelve souls in the said
provinces, besides the religious of the convents of Manila. One hundred
and forty ministers--twenty of whom are ecclesiastics, seventy-nine
Augustinians, nine Dominicans, and forty-two Franciscans--are divided
among the provinces to instruct the natives and administer the holy
sacraments. It appears from this relation that there is a lack of
ministers through the departures above noted. It shows that one
hundred and sixty-one more ministers are needed to furnish adequate
instruction. These should be sent very soon, and even a greater number,
for when they arrive here, one-fourth of these will have died. His
Majesty has thirty-one encomiendas in the said provinces. Private
individuals have two hundred and thirty-six. Of these, however, from
many of those in Cagayan and some in other districts no tribute can
be collected, because they are not pacified, while others are quite
worthless or of slight importance.

The said provinces have twelve alcaldes-mayor, each with his deputy;
and, in addition, are three who are their own deputies. In some
of these districts it is impossible to go to administer justice,