, being twice provincial
(1690 and 1706), and occupying other important posts. He died there
January 15, 1726. (Resena biografica, ii, pp. 26-34.)

[93] Francisco Antonio de Bargas, a native of Madrid, professed in the
Dominican convent at Salamanca, in 1673, at the age of nineteen. Six
years later, he arrived at the Philippines. The first nine years he
spent in Manila, mainly as a teacher in Santo Tomas; from 1688 to
1696, he labored in the missions of Bataan, and afterward in those of
Zambales--except 1698-1702, which he spent at Manila. He died there,
on October 7, 1708. (Resena biografica, ii, pp. 219, 220.)

[94] Antonio Calderon professed in the Dominican convent at Salamanca
(in 1664, erroneously says Resena), and came to the Philippines in
1658. He labored in the Cagayan missions until 1682, when he was
elected provincial. He, with Fray Pedroche was arrested on June 3,
1684, and sent to Mexico. Thence he returned to Spain, and died at
Mombeltran, at the end of December, 1685.

[95] Alluding to General Marcos Quintero, a friend of the Dominicans,
who at his death (1703) appointed Fray Bartolome Marron (note 90,
ante) executor of his estate. This led to a notable lawsuit, brought
against Marron by the heirs of Quintero, which was appealed to Mexico
and even to Rome; the proceedings continued for many years, the suit
coming to an end only in 1726, nine years after Marron's death. (See
Resena biografica, ii, pp. 151-154.)

"Barangay," as used here, is evidently a bit of slang meaning "gang"
or "clique," in modern phrase.

[96] From the context, esto here seems to designate the former
governor, Vargas.

[97] Gines de Barrientos, titular bishop of Troya, who was assistant to
the archbishop. Juan Duran, titular bishop of Sinopolis, was assistant
to the bishop of Cebu (then Diego de Aguilar). Andres Gonzalez was
bishop of Nueva Caceres (or Camarines); and Francisco Pizarro, of
Nueva Segovia. These were Dominicans, save Duran, who belonged to the
Order of Our Lady of Mercy; and Pizarro, who in 1681 was a member of
the cabildo of Manila cathedral.

[98] Spanish, se le picaba sobradissimamente la retaguardia--literally,
"its rearguard was entirely cut to pieces."

[99] i.e., "Hurrah for [the bishops of] Troya!"

[100] Elio Antonio de Nebrija (or Lebrija) was a celebrated linguist
and great Latinist, who wrote various works. He was born about the
year 1444, and died in 1522. (Dominguez, Diccionario nacional.)