le in these islands, and especially
in the city of Manila. For that purpose he created twelve collegiates
in the college of San Jose (which is in charge of the fathers of the
Society of Jesus), with the title of royal chaplains; they were clad
in blue cloaks, with sleeves of violet velvet, on which were wrought
the royal arms; and for their support [was given] the encomienda of
Calamianes. Taking two reals from the pay of each soldier every month,
which is a very considerable sum, he applied five hundred pesos of
it as a means of sustenance for the chief chaplain, and sums at the
rate of two hundred pesos for the other chaplains. It has a chief
sacristan who looks after its adornment, and its administration is in
charge of either the master-of-camp or the sargento-mayor. The soldiers
are buried there, and they pay well for it when they die. It has the
advocacy of our Lady of the Annunciation, and there they celebrate
other feasts during the year, by vote of the camp of Manila--such
as, chiefly, the advocacy of the Immaculate Conception and the most
holy sacrament, besides others which the governors add for their
devotion. There is a sermon in this chapel during Lent on Wednesday
and Friday mornings; to which the governor and royal Audiencia go.

That caused very great detriment to the right of the cura of the
Spaniards, because of the division which it made of the soldiers;
and it became necessary for the archbishop to sally out in defense of
that point. As the governor was so desirous of the said foundation,
there were debates of great heat on both sides; for the archbishop was
unwilling to grant permission for that foundation, which would cause
so much harm to the parochial right. But, recognizing that the break
would only widen, he agreed to concede the permission under certain
limitations and obligations which he was able to impose, reserving
the determination for his Holiness. Afterward, there being some
difficulties in that permission, because it was opposed by the curas
of the cathedral, as they said that the chief chaplains abused the
permission, extending their functions more than was their right, they
begged a declaration of that permission from Archbishop Don Hernando
Guerrero. He gave it with the privilege that is observed today, and it
is attested by the records which exist in the ecclesiastical archives,
under date of January 5, 1640.

The archbishop tried to appoint a collector of the contributions for