fficient instruction. Caceres administers justice
therein. ... DC.
_Magarao_: _Pedro de Arceo_--The Canaman fathers visit likewise the
encomienda of Magarao, which belongs to Captain Pedro de Arceo. This
encomienda has four hundred and fifty whole tributes, or one thousand
eight hundred men. The villages of both these encomiendas [Canaman
and Magarao] are quite near one another, being separated by little
more than one-half league. These villages are well instructed, with
the visitation of the two religious; although, if there were a good
supply of priests, they might, in order to be thoroughly instructed,
have one more for the administration of the sacraments. They are one
league from the city of Caceres, from which place they are governed
in civil and judicial matters. ... CCCCL.
_Quipayo_: _Luys Brizeno_--Captain Luis Brizeno has the village of
Quipayo as an encomienda, with five hundred tributes, or two thousand
souls. The villages of this encomienda are quite close together,
being separated by only one-half League, or three-quarters at the
most. It has two religious, priests of the order of St. Francis. It
is well instructed and has the following visitation. ... D.
_Caravanga_: _Sebastian Garcia_--These two fathers visit the encomienda
of Caravanga, belonging to Estevan [_sic_] Garcia. There are three
hundred tributes there, or one thousand two hundred persons. By means
of the two above-mentioned religious, it is well instructed. Caceres
governs it in judicial matters. ... CCC.
_Labo y Aguette_: _King_--His Majesty owns also another encomienda
in this province, called Labo y Aguetet, having six hundred and
forty-eight whole tributes, or two thousand nine hundred and ninety-two
persons. The villages of this encomienda are close together, except
six villages having seventy tributes, which are up the river, four or
five leagues from the capital. One priest furnishes the instruction
in this encomienda, namely the canon Paz; but he makes the following
visits. ... DCXLVIII.
_Batas_: _Minor son of Hernando de la Cruz_--The encomienda of Batas,
belonging to the minor son of Hernando de la Cruz, has three hundred
whole tributes, or one thousand two hundred persons. The priest of
Labo instructs it in visits. ... CCC.
_Tarisey_: _Pablo Garcia_--Pablo Garcia owns another encomienda,
called Tarisey, lying between Labo and Batas. It has about eighty
whole tributes, or three hundred and twenty persons, and is visited
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