15. The decrease of population among native people in the Philippines
after the arrival of the Spaniards compares in no degree with what
occurred in America. A most distressing picture of conditions in the
Philippines is given by Bishop Domingo de Salazar in his relation
written about 1583 (see B. & R., vol 5, pp. 210-255. See especially
p. 212.) It is well to balance Salazar's account with those of others
(A "tributary" was generally reckoned as five persons, one "tribute"
being required for each adult male. Hence "tributaries" and "families"
may here be taken to mean about the same number,--D.)
16. The forced labor required by the Spaniards in shipbuilding formed
one of the legitimate causes of complaint among the people almost
from the beginning.