who is
filling the office by appointment from the governor of these islands,
who is named Don Fabian de Santillan. Not only is he not graduated,
but he is ignorant and lawless; and for his excesses while a canon
_ad interim,_ he was excommunicated, and kept out of the cabildo
for four months. Although he has no qualifications for the dignity,
and is serving merely _ad interim_, contrary to the fundamental rule
of the church, he was accepted as judge-conservator by the fathers of
the Society, and proceeded in the manner of which I have advised your
Majesty. He is a creole of this country, and his ancestors came to
serve Governor Don Francisco Tello, formerly of these islands. He is
only present in the choir on rare occasions; and he it is who causes
all the hard feelings, misunderstandings, and quarrels in the cabildo,
losing the respect of all its members, as well as mine. He is about
thirty-four years old, more or less.

The treasurership was held for your Majesty by Thomas de Guimarano,
and on his death the governor gave it to Don Juan de Achoteguy Olaso,
as a favor, for he is an uncle of the master-of-camp. He is serving
_ad interim_, contrary to the fundamental rule of the church; for
he is not only not graduated, but hardly knows Latin, and has no
ability which would make him capable of being a dignitary, or even for
being a member of the cabildo. He came from Espana with his nephew,
the master-of-camp. He must be about thirty-four years of age, more
or less.

The first canonry is held for your Majesty by Juan de Miranda Salazar,
through the death of Don Juan Valentin. He has served in the church
more than thirteen years, and is a very good singer. He is not a
graduate, although he knows Latin and has studied, having been for
some years steward of the cathedral; and he has acquitted himself
very well. He is a native of Nueva Espana, and came to this country
as a boy. He is about fifty years old.

The second canonry, on the death of the man who held it, was given by
your Majesty's favor to Don Francisco de Valdes, who would not accept
it, as he was serving _ad interim_ in the dignity of archdeacon,
which he held for some years. He is the secular ecclesiastic who
resigned the said archdeaconry to the governor, as I have said above,
for the reasons mentioned. This canonry is being served by him _ad
interim_ through nomination by the former governor, Don Juan Cerezo,
who came to govern _ad interim_. He is not a gr