e
Seville convent, November 1, 1659. After arriving in the Philippines,
he was assigned to the province of Bataan, where he labored in the
convents of Samal and Abucay. He was associate in Binondoc during
the years 1671-1673, when he became vicar of San Juan del Monte,
serving also in the latter in 1680 and 1686-1691. He was vicar of
Oriong 1677-1680, and became procurator, along with his other duties,
in the latter year. His death occurred at the Manila convent, May
21, 1691. He wrote a compendium of the history of the province,
and a biography of Domingo Perez, the latter of which he dated and
signed on February 1, 1691, and which was conserved in the Dominican
convent at Manila. One of his works was to construct an aqueduct from
the Pasig for the better water-supply of Manila, but an earthquake
totally destroyed his work. See Resena biografica, ii, pp. 81, 82.

[80] Doubtless the Recopilacion de las Leyes de los Reynos de las
Indias, first published at Madrid, 1681.

[81] Traslado: The reference or act of delivering written judicial
proceedings to the other party, in order that on examination of them
he may prepare his answer. Appleton's New Velazquez Dictionary.

[82] Raimundo Berart, O.P., was a native of Cataluna, and professed
in the convent of Santa Catalina Virgen y Martir, in Barcelona, at
that time being doctor in both laws at the university of Lerida. He
arrived at Manila at the age of twenty-eight, in the year 1679. He
speedily became associate to the archbishop, Felipe Pardo, in whose
defense he wrote several manifestos which remain in MS. In 1681 the
ecclesiastical cabildo asked that the archbishop give him up, and
probably in answer to that demand, he was assigned to the convent of
Abucay in the province of Bataan. In 1684 he became vicar of that
convent, and in 1686 he was appointed rector and chancellor of the
college of Santo Tomas in Manila. He left the islands before July 13,
1689, and from that time until 1696 was in charge of the hospitium
in Mexico. In 1696 he was sent to Spain as definitor in general
chapter, and died in that country in 1713. See Resena biografica,
ii, pp. 195-206.

[83] This date cannot be reconciled with the dates that follow. It
may be an error for 1685.

[84] Domingo de Escalera was a native of Andalucia, and professed in
the Dominican order at Madrid, September 10, 1665. He was a deacon at
his arrival at the Philippines. He was first assigned to the house
of San Gabr