been three priests. At present there are two, namely,
Fathers Luis Espinelli and Ygnacio Zapata.

In the residence of Silang reside three priests, namely, Fathers
Ygnacio del Monte, Diego de Sanabria, and Juan de Esquerra. They
have charge of three villages, namely, Silang, Yndan, and Maragondon,
and their visitas.

In Cavite, the port of Manila, and in Cavite el Viejo, Fathers Andres
de Ledesma and Juan Lopez attend to all the people of every class.

There are two fathers in four settlements of the island of Marinduque,
namely, Fathers Luis Pimentel and Juan de Espinosa.

BISHOPRIC OF CEBU, OR OF SANTISIMO NOMBRE DE JESUS

In various islands of the bishopric of Cebu there are fifty priests
of the Society of Jesus, in the following residences and villages.

In the city of Cebu itself are two fathers, who attend to the village
of Mandaui and to the many Indians in the said city [of Cebu]. They
are Fathers Domingo Esquerra and Francisco Combes.

There are four fathers in the island of Bohol--namely, Luis Aguayo,
Pedro de Aunon, Bartolome Sanchez, and Francisco de la Pena--who attend
to all the villages of the said island, five in number, called Loboc,
Baclayon, Panglao, Ynabangan, and Malabohoc, and their visitas.

Island of Leyte

The Society has two residences in this island. The first is that of
Carigara, where there are six priests, namely, Juan de Avila, Juan de
la Rea, Pedro Carlos Cristobal de Lara, Andres Vallejo, and Antonio de
Abarca. They instruct twelve villages, namely, Carigara, Leyte, Jaro,
Barugo, Alangalan, Ocmug, Baybay, Cabalian, Sogor, Ynonangan, Panaon,
and Luca. Those villages are scattered through a space of sixty leguas.

The second residence in the same island is that of Dagami. Its villages
number ten, namely, Dagami, Malaguicay, Tainbuco, Dulag, Bito,
Abuyo, Palo, Basey, Guinan, and Balanguigan. They are in charge of
six fathers, namely, Carlos de Lemos, Diego de las Cuevas, Francisco
Luzon, Laudencio Horta, Juan de la Calle, and Jose de Leon.

Island of Samar and Ybabao

The Society has two residences in this island, which is a very large
one. One is located on the coast on the side toward Espana, and the
other on the opposite coast. The former is called the residence of
Samar, and the alcalde-mayor of this jurisdiction lives there. It
is composed of six villages, namely, Catbalogan, Calbigan, Paranas,
Bangahun, Ybatan, and Capul; and other smaller villages have