esus.
The village of San Palo [i.e., Sampaloc] is in charge of religious
of St. Francis.
Coasting along from the city of Manila to the port of Cavite, where
the ships that sail from this kingdom anchor, and across the said
river, is the village of Paranaca, which is in charge of the calced
Augustinian religious.
Port of Cabitte
The port of Cabitte is six or seven leguas distant from Manila by land,
and three by sea, and the seamen live there with a Spanish garrison;
they have their castellan, who is also the chief justice. There is
a secular cura who ministers with the help of his assistant and
sacristan. There is a college of the Society of Jesus; a convent
of St. Francis, another of St. Dominic, and another of discalced
Augustinians, as well as a hospital in charge of the religious of
St. John of God. The cura of that port also has charge of the natives
living about the walls, who are almost all workmen who work at the
building of galleons. The same cura also has charge of the small
villages which are located on the other side of the port. Another
called Cabitte el Viexo [i.e., Old Cavite] is in charge of fathers of
the Society of Jesus. At a distance of four or five leguas about this
port are located some cattle-ranches and some farmlands belonging to
the citizens of Manila, which are in charge of a secular cura.
In the jurisdiction of the alcalde-mayor of Tondo, which is the place
nearest to the city of Manila besides the aforesaid villages (which all
belong to him, except the port of Cabitte), is the village of Tegui,
close to the lake. It is in charge of calced Augustinian religious.
In the interior are located the villages of Silan and Ymdan which
are in charge of fathers of the Society of Jesus.
Up-stream and next to the jurisdiction of Tondo begins the jurisdiction
of the lake of Bari [sic; sc. Bay] which lies east of Manila; this
jurisdiction lies along the shore of the said lake. The chief village
is called Barii (whence the name of the said lake) and it is in charge
of calced Augustinian religious.
The village of San Pablo, distant six leguas inland, is in charge of
the same calced Augustinian religious.
There is a hospital located on the bank of the said lake, which is
in charge of religious of St. Francis. These religious have charge
of most of the villages of that jurisdiction with the exception of
that of Binan and its subordinate villages.
Coasting along Manila Bay, one come
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