sions of blacks. The number of souls in all those
administrations amount to about 48,000.

683. In the province of Cagayan, in Lallo (the capital of that
province): Pata, with Cabacungan and Bangan; Pia, with Maoanan;
Nasiping, with Gataran; Malaueg, with its mission of Santa Cruz; Tuvao,
with its mission of Tuga; Yguic, with its visita of Amulong; Fotol,
with its visita of San Lorenzo, and its mission of Capinatan; Massi;
the island of Babuyanes, with the missions of the islands of Batan
and Calayan; Cabagan; Tuguegarao; Buguey, with its mission of Vuangac;
Tabang; Ytugud, with the mission of Ziffun; Ylagan, with the mission of
Tumavini; Aparri; and Camalayugan. The number of soul is about 25,752.

684. The discalced Franciscan religious possess the administration
of the village of Palanan, with 1,700 souls, on the opposite coast
of Cagayan.

685. There is a fine mission of several barbaric people called Irrayas,
Negritos, and Aetas in the mountains of the same opposite coast; and
on its shores, from Palanan to Casiguran. The religious are working
in their conversion and reduction, at the expense of excessive
hardships. The souls converted in various settlements there number
about six hundred.

Chapter LVIII

General summary of all the Christian souls among the natives of
these islands

686. I have been unable to state separately the number of souls to
whom the seculars minister in the archbishopric and in the bishoprics
throughout these islands. I have seen them enumerated only in
common. They number 131,279 and live in 142 villages.

The seculars minister throughout this archipelago to 131,279
St. Augustine, throughout the islands 241,806
The Society, in all the islands 170,000
St. Dominic, in all the islands 89,752
Discalced Augustinians, in all the islands 63,149
Discalced Franciscans, in all the islands 141,196

Total 837,182

687. Thus, the number of eight hundred and thirty-seven thousand one
hundred and eighty-two Christian souls, among the natives of these
islands--who are ministered to spiritually in the above-mentioned
provinces, villages, and settlements--is what I get from the special
lists sent me for this work by the holy orders, made according to the
last enumeration, that for the years 1735 and 1736. I