_Batan_: _Esguerra_--The encomienda of Batan, belonging to Juan
Esguerra, has about one thousand tributarios, who represent four
thousand souls. There is one Dominican convent there, and justice is
administered by a deputy. ... M.
_Bitis y Lubao_: _King_--The encomienda of Bitis y Lubao, which belongs
to his Majesty, has about five thousand tributes, or twenty thousand
souls. It has four Augustinian convents. Justice is exercised by one
alcalde-mayor and his deputy. ... MMMMM.
_Macabebe_: _Pedro de Chaves_--The encomienda of Macabebe, belonging
to Pedro de Chaves, has about two thousand three hundred tributes,
or about nine thousand two hundred souls. It has one Augustinian
convent. A portion of these Indians are instructed, however, by
a friar--that portion of them settled in certain new arable lands
in Araya. Justice is administered by the alcalde-mayor of Bitis y
Lubao. ... MMCCC.
_Candava_: _Don Juan Ronquillo; Don Goncalo Vallesteros_--The
encomienda of Candava, belonging to Don Juan Ronquillo and Don
Goncalo de Ballesteros, has about two thousand tributes, or eight
thousand persons. It has one Augustinian convent, but a portion of
these tributarios are in charge of the religious in the above village
of Araya. It is in the civil jurisdiction of the alcalde-mayor of
Candava. ... MM.
_Apali_: _Minor daughter of Santos; Juan Lopez; Cañedo; King_--The
encomienda of Apali, belonging to a minor daughter of Santos, has one
hundred and seventy tributes, or six hundred and eighty persons. The
encomienda of Cabanbangan, belonging to Juan Lopez de Leon, has about
three hundred tributes, or one thousand two hundred persons. The
encomienda of the village called Castilla, belonging to his Majesty,
has seventy tributes, or two hundred and eighty persons. Another
village, called Capalangan, with seventy more tributes, or two hundred
and eighty persons, belongs to Antonio de Cañedo. All these villages
are instructed by one Augustinian friar, who lives in the above
village of Apali. All the above-named villages are near a river. It
is in the jurisdiction of Candava and Calompit. In all, these amount
to six hundred and eighty tributes or two thousand seven hundred and
twenty souls. ... DCLXXX.
_Calompit_: _Juan de Morón_ [_sic_]--The encomienda of Calompit y
Agunoy, belonging to Juan de Morones, has about three thousand two
hundred tributes, or twelve thousand eight hundred souls. It has two
Augustinian convents, and one alcalde-mayor. ... MMMCC.
_Malolos_: _Tirado_--The encomienda of Malolos, belonging to Tirado,
has about nine hundred tributes, or three thousand six hundred
souls. It has one Augustinian convent. Justice is administered by
the alcalde-mayor of Bulacan. ... DCCCC.
_Binto_: _Cañedo_--The encomienda of Binto, belonging to Antonio
Cañedo, has five hundred tributes, or two thousand persons. It is in
charge of one Augustinian religious from the Malolos convent, which is
close at hand. It is in the jurisdiction of the alcalde-mayor above,
who visits it. ... D.
_Guinguinto_: _Ligero_--The encomienda of Guinguinto, belonging
to Ligero, has about five hundred tributes, or two thousand
persons. Instruction and justice are administered from Bulacan. ... D.
_Caluya_: _King_--The encomienda of Caluya, belonging to his Majesty,
has about seven hundred tributes, or two thousand eight hundred
persons. It is under the charge of the convent of Bulacán, and is in
the jurisdiction of that town. ... DCC.
_Bulacan_: _Mariscal_--The encomienda of Bulacan, belonging to
the Mariscal [i.e., Gabriel de Ribera], has about one thousand two
hundred tributes, or four thousand eight hundred persons. It has
one Augustinian convent, and one alcalde-mayor. It is a capital
town. ... MCC.
_Mecabayan_: _Minor son of La Rea_--The encomienda of Mecabayan,
which belongs to the minor son of La Rea, has about seven hundred
tributes, or two thousand eight hundred persons. It has one Franciscan
convent. It is in the jurisdiction of Bulacan. ... DCC.
Thus the encomiendas of Pampanga have eighteen thousand six hundred
and eighty whole tributes, or seventy-four thousand seven hundred
and twenty souls, more or less. They have twenty-eight ministers
of instruction, by whom, for the present, they are well instructed,
and well governed in judicial and civil matters.