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d and that of Macagua are under one encomendero. _Island of Ybabao_. Southeast of the island of Baybay, lies the island of Ybabao, or as it is also called, the island of Candaya [also Tandaya]. It is about one hundred and ten leagues in circumference. No one has yet gone through the land, and therefore its width is not known. They say that its population is as large as that of the island of Baybay, and that it is a fertile and well-provisioned island. The people seen by the Spaniards will number about five thousand Indians, who are scattered through the following villages: The village of Daguisan. The river of Ylaga. The river of Yba. The river of Basey. The villages of Hubun. The villages of Balingigua. The villages of Guiguan. The river of Sicavalo. The river of Bolongan. The river of Sibato. The village of Tinagun. The River of Calviga. The estuaries of Ulaya. The river of Paguntan. The river of Napundan. The river of Bolo. The river of Pono. The river of Gamay. The villages of Panpan. The river of Catubi. The river of Volonto. The river of Yuatan. The river of Pagaguahan. The village of Baranas. The village of Arasan. _Islands of Bantac_. Close to the island of Ybabao, on its eastern side and in the gulf of Nueva Espana [_i.e._, Pacific Ocean], are to be found two islands, called Bantac. They are thinly populated, and according to what the Indians say, no one has yet set foot on them. _Verde Island_. On this same side, opposite the town of Guiguan on the gulf side, lies Verde Island. It is about eight leagues in circumference, and four leagues wide. It contains about one hundred and fifty Indians. _Island of Canaguan_. On the western side, opposite the river of Tinahon, lies the island of Canaguan, which is about four leagues in circumference and one league wide. It contains about one hundred men. _Island of Caguayan_. The island of Caguayan lies very close to the western side of the island of Ybabao, and is three leaguo in circumference and one league wide. Its population numbers two hundred men. _Island of Batac_. The island of Batac, which is near this place, contains one hundred men. All these islands which have been mentioned are under the charge of the encomenderos of Cubu, and under the jurisdiction of the city by the same name; so that, counting each island by itself, and
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