The Philippine Islands, 1493-1803; Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing Volume 37 (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1906 edition. Excerpt: ...chapter of 1651, and had before been visitor, prior of Santo Nino (1644), and definitor (1647). His death in 1651 was universally bewailed. See Perez's Catdlogo, p. 93. 61 Andres de Fuentes, a religious of the province of Castilla, was a notable orator, and the zealous minister of Calumpit in 1632. He was procurator-general in 1635, minister of Barbaran in 1636, and preacher-general in 1638. This last year he went to Malate, but afterward ministered in San Pablo de los Montes (1641), Taal (1644), Tondo (1645), Lipa (1650), and again in Malate (1653). His death occurred in 1653. See Perez's Catalogo, p. 106. 62 Pedro Valenzuela was a native of Castilla la Vieja, where he professed. After going to the Philippines he was assigned to the villages of Bangui (1624), Santa Cruz (1627 and 1632), Narvacan (1630), Purao (1636), and Dingras (1641). He was elected definitor in 1647, and was appointed visitor of the Ilocan provinces by Diego Ordas, meeting his death at the hands of the Zambals while attending to the duties of the visitation. See Perez's Catdlogo, p. 100. 68 Gaspar Lopez, a native of Castilla, an eminent orator, and a missionary in Tambobong (1630), Porac (1633), Sesmoan (1635), Santor (1638), Apalit (1639), Gapan (1641), Mexico (1644), Macabebe (1645), and Bacolor (1653), was definitor in 1644-47, and hed at Bacolor (1655). See Perez's Catdlogo, pp. 106, 107. 84 Tomas de Villanueva was a native of Villanueva de los Infantes and professed in the Burgos convent. Having been assigned to the Bisayas Islands, he labored in Carcar (1627), Baong (1632), Tigbauan (1633-35), Jaro (1636), Barbaran (1638, 1641, 1659, 1662), Panay (1644, 1656), and Mambusao (1671), and Candon and Dingras in Ilocos (1650-53). He died in 1674 so poor that his...