calities.

[49] The reference is to I Corinthians iii, 6.

[50] A sidenote here refers to nos. 32-38 ante.

[51] The original refers at this point to Luis de Jesus, folios 36,
42 ff.

[52] A sidenote reference is to Santa Theresa, no. 740 ff.

[53] A sidenote reference is to San Antonio, i, p. 215.

[54] The present population of the island of Romblon is 9,347, all
civilized. This must be differentiated from the province of Romblon,
which contains a number of islands, and has a population of 52,848. The
Calamianes or Culion group is located in the southwestern part of the
archipelago between Mindoro and Paragua between lat. 11 deg. 39' and 12 deg.
20' N., and long. 119 deg. 47' and 120 deg. 23' E., or a sea area of 1,927
square miles. This group consists of well over 100 islands, islets,
and mere rocks, many of them unnamed. The largest islands in the group
are Busuanga, Calamian, and Linacapan. The population of Calamianes
is given as follows for a number of years: 1876, 16,403; 1885, 21,573;
1886, 17,594; 1887, 16,016; 1888, 14,739; 1889, 16,876; 1891, 18,391;
1892, 18,053; 1893, 19,292; 1894, 18,540; 1895, 16,186; 1896, 15,620;
1897, 15,661; 1898, 14,283. While the falling off in later years
may be accounted for possibly by the movements of population during
the insurrectionary period, it must be assumed that the returns
for the earlier years are incorrect, for they would not naturally
vary so greatly from year to year. See U. S. Philippine Gazetteer,
pp. 412-415; and Census of the Philippines, ii, pp. 197, 198, 405;
and iii, pp. 12-16.

[55] A sidenote refers to Santa Theresa, no. 1228.

[56] Tomas Antonio Manrique de la Cerda, conde de Paredes, marques
de la Laguna, and knight of the Order of Alcantara, took office as
viceroy of Mexico, November 30, 1680. The chief events of his term
were the piratical raids, chiefly by French corsairs. His residencia
was taken in 1686, and about two years later he returned to Spain. See
Bancroft's Mexico, iii, pp. 190-207.

[57] The island of Masbate has an area of 1,236 square miles. It is
mountainous, the mean elevation ranging from 2,000 to 2,500 feet. Its
present total population is 29,451, all civilized, and the great
majority Visayan. See Census of the Philippines, i, p. 66, ii, pp. 30,
392, 407.

[58] Ticao belongs to the present province of Masbate. It is very
small, containing an area of only 121 square miles. In shape it is
long and narrow, and not of great