elevation. Its present population
is 10,183. The chief known occupation is agriculture. See ut supra,
i, p. 66, ii, p. 30.

[59] The same general description as that of Ticao fits Burias. Like
that island, it also belongs to the province of Masbate. Its area is
197 square miles, and its population 1,627. See ut supra, i, p. 66,
ii, p. 30.

[60] Sidenotes at this point refer to San Agustin's Conquistas,
book ii, chapter i, p. 215; book iii, chapter xxv, pp. 515, 516, 529.

[61] A sidenote refers to San Antonio, i, folio 219.

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

[63] A sidenote refers to ut supra, no. 739.

[64] Miguel Poblete was archbishop of Manila from 1653 to 1668.

[65] Bolinao is now located on the northeastern end of the Zambal
Peninsula. Before being moved by the Dominicans, it must have been
located on the island of Santiago or Purra, just across the channel
from its present location. Its present population (see Census of
Philippines, ii, p. 244), is 5,397.

[66] Today located on the coast. Its present population is 6,139. See
Census of Philippines, ii, p. 244.

[67] Masinloc (see ut supra) has a present population of 3,230.

[68] Iba, now the capital of the province of Zambales, is located on
a river a very short distance from the coast. Its present population
is 4,482. See Census of Philippines, ii., p. 244.

[69] The modern Cabangan is located on the coast road a few miles
south of Iba. Its present population (see ut supra) is 3,015.

[70] The village of Subic is located on the northern side of the
bay of the same name, and its present population (see ut supra) is
2,525. Subic Bay is one of the best natural harbors in the Philippines.

[71] See the Dominican account of their missions among the Zambals,
as given by Salazar, in Vol. XLIII.

[72] i.e., Incense, or storax. The word is spelt "camangyian" in the
Tagalog dictionary of Noceda and Sanlucar.

[73] The port and village of San Jacinto are located on the east
coast of Ticao Island toward the north. The village has a present
population of 4,845. See Census of the Philippines, ii, p. 232.

[74] Mobo is an inland village in the northeastern part of Masbate,
located on a river a short distance from the capital village
called Masbate. Its present population is 2,657. See Census of the
Philippines, ii, p. 232.

[75] Domingo Perez was born in Santa Justa near Santander, in
1636. Entering the convent at Santillana, he