_Bigan_--The town of Bigan is called Villa Fernandina. Five or six
Spanish citizens are settled there. It has one parish priest, one
alcalde-mayor, and one deputy.
_Baratao_: _Don Bernardino_--The encomienda of Baratao, belonging to
Captain Don Bernardino de Sandi, collects tribute from one thousand
five hundred men, or six thousand persons. It has one Augustinian
convent with two religious. It has justice. Two more religious are
needed. ... MD.
_Purao_: _Guiral_--The encomienda of Purao, belonging to Christóval
Guiral, has two thousand tributes, or eight thousand persons. There
is one Augustinian convent with two religious, and it has justice. It
needs two more religious. ... MM.
_Dumaquaque_: _King; Don Alonso_--The encomienda of Dumaquaque,
belonging to his Majesty and to Don Alonso Maldonado, has nine hundred
tributes, or three thousand six hundred persons. It has one monastery
with two religious, and justice. ... DCCCC.
_Candon_: _Aregue; Ribas_--The encomienda of Candón, belonging to Juan
el de Aregue and Ribas de Mendoza, collects nine hundred tributes,
which means three thousand six hundred persons. They have justice,
but no instruction. Two ministers are necessary. ... DCCCC.
_Nabucan_: _The Mariscal_--The encomienda of Nabucan, belonging to
the mariscal Gabriel de Ribera, collects one thousand four hundred
and ninety tributes, which means five thousand nine hundred and sixty
persons. It has instruction, one ecclesiastic, and justice. It needs
two more ministers. ... MCCCC. [_sic_]
_Napandan_: _Hospital_--The encomienda of Narandán, belonging to the
hospital for Spaniards, collects three hundred and ninety tributes,
which means one thousand five hundred and sixty persons. It has
instruction and justice. There is one minister in it. ... CCCXC.
_Bigan_: _King_--The encomienda of Bigan; his Majesty collects
there eight hundred tributes, which means three thousand two
hundred persons. It has one religious who takes care of it, and has
justice. ... DCCC.
_Batay y Batanguey_: _King_--The encomienda of Batay y Batanguey;
his Majesty collects there one thousand tributes, which means four
thousand persons. It has no instruction. It is at present visited
from Bigan. It has justice. Two ministers are needed. ... M.
_Panay_: _Don Pedro de Aguirre_--The encomienda of Panay belongs to
Don Pedro de Aguirre, a minor. He collects seven hundred tributes,
which means two thousand eight hundred persons. It has justice,
but no instruction. One minister is necessary. ... DCC.
_Sinay y Cabugao_: _King_--The encomienda of Sinay y Cabugao,
belonging to his Majesty, pays one thousand tributes, which means
four thousand persons. It has justice, but no instruction. It needs
two ministers. ... M.
_Barao_: _Don Juan de la Peña_--The encomienda of Barao belongs
to Don Juan de la Peña. He collects there seven hundred tributes,
which means two thousand eight hundred persons. It has justice,
but no instruction. One minister is needed. ... DCC.
_Cacabayan_: _King; Gaspar Perez_--The encomienda of Cacabayan,
belonging to his Majesty and Gaspar Perez; two thousand one hundred
tributes are collected there, which means eight thousand four
hundred persons. It has one monastery with three religious, and
justice. ... MMC.
_Boncan_: _Hernan Gutierrez_--The encomienda of Boncan belongs to
Captain Hernan Gutierrez. He collects there three hundred and fifty
tributes, which means one thousand four hundred souls. It is visited
by the fathers from Ylagua. It has justice. ... CCCL.
_Ylagua_: _King_--The encomienda of Ylagua belongs to his Majesty. He
collects from it one thousand five hundred tributes, which means six
thousand persons. It has three ministers, and justice. ... MD.
_Balleçillo_: _Piçarro_--The encomienda of Balleçillo belongs to
Andres Piçarro, who collects there one hundred and fifty tributes,
which means six hundred persons. It has no instruction, but has
justice. It needs one minister. ... CL.
_El Abra de Bigan_: _Doña María Ron_--The encomienda of El Abra
de Bigan; Doña María Ron collects from it one hundred and fifty
tributes, which means six hundred persons. It has no instruction,
but has justice. It needs one minister. ... CL.
_Bacarra_: _Captain Castillo; Hermossa_--The encomienda of Bacarra;
one thousand tributes are collected in it by Captain Castillo and
Andres de Hermossa. This means four thousand persons. There are two
Augustinian priests, and the people have justice. ... M.
_Dinglas_: _King; María Bermudez_--The encomienda of Dinglas belongs
to his Majesty and María Bermudez. They collect there six hundred
tributes, which means two thousand four hundred persons. It has no
instruction, but has justice. One religious is necessary for this
encomienda. ... DC.
Thus in the province of Ilocos and its jurisdiction, there are
seventeen thousand one hundred and thirty whole tributes, or
sixty-eight thousand five hundred and twenty persons. It is in charge
of twenty ministers of instruction, and needs about eleven other
ministers for the districts where they are wanting, in all more than
thirty ministers. With this number it would seem that there would be
sufficient instruction in the gospel, as there is in peace and justice.