, p. 63). A
letter from Andres de Alcaraz to the king (August 10, 1617), which will
be presented in _Vol_. XVII, gives further information regarding the
pieza. From this document it appears that the tonelada was reckoned
at eight piezas; the pieza would then be estimated at ten arrobas,
or two hundred and fifty libras.

[57] Evidently a reference to a compilation of Spanish laws. There is
nothing in the _Recopilacion de las leyes de Indias_ answering to this.

[58] The district of the governor formerly called adelantado.

[59] Archbishop Benavides died on July 26, 1605, and was succeeded
by Diego Vazquez de Mercado--although the latter did not take
possession of the see until June, 1610. He was a native of Arevalo,
Castilla, and a relative of Gonzalo Ronquillo, fourth governor of
the Philippines. He was the first dean of the Manila cathedral,
serving therein for sixteen years; then went to Nueva Espana, and,
having obtained a doctor's degree from the University of Mexico,
held a benefice at Acapulco. He was appointed bishop of Yucatan,
but was transferred to the archbishopric of Manila; this post he
held until his death, in 1618. He completed the cathedral edince,
applying to that work much of his patrimony.

[60] Rueda's name alone is contained in the list furnished by
Aduarte in 1605 (see "Dominican mission of 1606," _ante_). The names
of those Dominicans who actually reached the Philippines in 1606,
twenty-six in number, are found (with biographical information) in
_Resena biog. Sant. Rosario_, i, pp. 328-333; but the list of those
who died on the way (including Rueda and Colmenero) is on p. 335.

[61] Also known as Recollects (see _Vol_. XIII, p. 246 and
_note_). When they arrived in the Philippines (1606), they established
themselves in a suburb of Manila called Bagumbayan. See the detailed
account of the circumstances attending the despatch of friars thither
from this order, and of the beginning of their work in the islands,
in La Concepcion's _Hist. de Philipinas_, iv, pp. 189-265.

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