archbishop of his
ministers, and he, without hearing the Society, despoiled it of that
administration, on March 16, 1688, and bestowed it on the religious of
St. Augustine. The archbishop demanded aid from the governor in order
to arrest Father Diego de Ayala and Father Pedro Cano, on complaints
either frivolous or false, without having made any specific charges
against them, or notifying their superiors." (Murillo Velarde,
fol. 345.)

"From the first conquest Cainta was a visita of Taytay, the
ministry of both villages being the very same, until, its population
increasing--Indians, and creoles or morenos (thus they designate the
black negroes [negros atezados])--it seemed expedient to give Cainta
its own minister." (Murillo Velarde, fol. 406b.)

[40] Antonio de Borja was born at Valencia in 1644, and at the
age of twenty-seven went to the Philippine missions. He acted as
rector of various Jesuit colleges, and died at Manila on January 27,
1711. (Sommervogel.) He is only mentioned incidentally by Murillo
Velarde (fol. 383), as being an envoy to the kings of Mindanao
and Jolo.

[41] "An altar raised in churches on Holy Thursday to resemble a
sepulchre" (Velazquez).

[42] Pedro de Oriol was born at Urgel in Cataluna, August 15, 1639;
at the age of nineteen he entered the Jesuit novitiate, and in 1663
joined the Philippine mission. "He was two years rector of Bohol,
three of Zebu, and two of Yloylo; seven years vice-provincial,
and twice filled that office for Pintados; was two years rector of
Cavite, and one year vice-rector of the college of Manila, where also
he was minister; and, being chosen provincial, would not accept that
office." He died September 27, 1705. (Murillo Velarde, fol. 389 b-393.)

[43] Pedro Cano was born in the archbishopric of Toledo, on February
22, 1649. In 1670 he entered the Jesuit order at Sevilla, in order
to join the province of Filipinas, where he arrived in the following
year. He was procurator of the college, and of the province. Being
appointed procurator for Madrid and Rome, he died while on the voyage
thither, near Acapulco, December 18. 1692. (Murillo Velarde, fol. 369.)

[44] On September 28, 1687 (Diaz, p. 788).

[45] This man held the office of sargento-mayor, and had been (before
1683) alcalde-mayor of Cagayan.

[46] In 1687 "there was an increase in the calamities of the
country, which suffered great scarcity of provisions on account
of the grain-fields having been ruine