inguianes,
with some separate visitas. Consequently, the venerable clergy in
these Islands have fifty-three beneficed curacies, which are new.

Chapter III

Of the ministries of the reverend calced Augustinian fathers

The reverend calced Augustinian fathers, the first founders of
these missions, have one convent in Manila, which is the head of all
their province of Santisimo Nombre de Jesus, and of all the other
parochial convents. In the province of Tondo, they have charge of
the village of that name, Tambobo, Malate, Paranaque, Pasig, and
Taguig, with various visitas annexed to them. On the river Pasig,
they possess the convent and sanctuary of Guadalupe, where several
devout religious live who have charge of the worship of the holy
image. Further they have the ministry of San Pablo de los Montes,
in the province of Taal and Balayan; the convents and ministries
of Taal, Casay-say, Bauang, Batangas, Tanavan, Lipa, and Sala. In
the province of Bulacan, they have the convent and ministry of that
name, and those of Dapdap, Guiguinto, Bigaa, Angat, Baliuag, Quingua,
Malolos, Paombong, Calumpit, and Haganoy. In the province of Pampanga,
the convents and ministries of Bacolor, Macabebe, Sesmoan, Lubao, Vana,
Minalin, Betis, Porac, Mexico, Arayat, Magalan, Tarlac, Gapan, Santor,
together with some missions, and a new village called San Sebastian;
and in addition, San Miguel de Mayumo, Candava, Cabagsa, and Apalit,
with a mission of mountaineers.

In the bishopric of Santisimo Nombre de Jesus of Cebu there is a
convent called Santo Nino in the same city [of Cebu] with its church
newly built, where the vicar-provincial of all the Visayas Islands
has his residence; and outside the walls the convent of Cebu el Viejo
[_i.e._, "Old Cebu"], and the ministry of San Nicolas. In the same
island are the convents and ministries of the villages of Argao,
Bolhon, Cabcat, with several visitas; the ministry and convent of Opon
in the island of Magtan, with the visitas of Olango, and Pangalanan,
and others on the opposite coast of Cebu. The reverend calced
Augustinian fathers made a cession of the villages and ministries of
Bolhon, Opon, and Liloan to the fathers of the Society of Jesus, by
their chapter of the year 1737; but afterward they recovered these,
because of various just causes that they had for it, improved as
to churches, houses, and silver ornaments--except that of Liloan,
a small visita which remained in the possessi