For the guard and defense of this city of Manila, we shall need one
thousand men--or, at the very least, six hundred.
600
For the new fort on Point Sanctiago, ten gunners and twenty soldiers
30
For the fort of Nuestra Señora de Guia, eight gunners and twenty
soldiers
28
For the cavalier of San Gabriel, six soldiers and one corporal 7
For the fort at the port of Cavite, twenty-four soldiers
24
For four galleys to guard these coasts, to each one twenty-five
soldiers, a total of one hundred
100
Total, one thousand five hundred and seventeen men
1517
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With this number this kingdom would have some assurance of security,
both from the natives and from surrounding peoples. It should be
taken for granted that reënforcements be sent each year to maintain
this number; for, because of the unhealthfulness of this country,
many are constantly dying.

[_Endorsed:_ "Troops necessary in those Philippinas Islands."]