The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 14 of 55 / 1606-1609 / Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of The Catholic Missions, As Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Close of the Nineteenth Century

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Statement of the Annual Incomes and Sources of Profit of His Majesty in These Philipinas Islands

Tributes from his Majesty’s encomiendas

Tributes		Common gold
3U359	In the encomienda of the coast of this city of Manila, his Majesty has three thousand three hundred and fifty-nine tributes.The tributes are each one peso, besides the two reals for the situado, and amount to the same number of pesos.	3U359 pesos, — tomins.
U533	In the encomienda of the villages of Çapa, Santa Ana, and Caruya, there are five hundred and thirty-three tributes.	U533 pesos, — tomins.
U100	From the wandering Indians of the said coast and of this city of Manila, a greater or less sum is collected annually, whichaccordingly approximates to one hundred tributes annually	U100 pesos, — tomins.
805	In the encomienda of the villages of San Miguel and San Francisco, in Laguna de Bay, there are eight hundred and five tributes,or a like number of pesos.	U805 pesos, — tomins.
U894	In the encomienda of Lumban, Pacte, and Longos in the said Laguna, there are eight hundred and ninety-four tributes.	U894 pesos, — tomins.
1U364½	In the encomienda of Nayun and Tayavas there are one thousand three hundred and sixty-four and one-half tributes, or one thousandthree hundred and sixty-four pesos and four tomins.	1U364 pesos, 4 tomins.
U275	In the encomienda of Calilaya there are two hundred and seventy-five tributes, or a like number of pesos.	U275 pesos, — tomins.
U711	In the encomienda of Tuley and Maragondon there are seven hundred and eleven tributes, or a like number of pesos.	U711 pesos, — tomins.
2U091	In the encomienda of Mindoro, there are two thousand and ninety-one tributes.	2U091 peso, — tomins.
4U307½	In the encomienda of La Panpanga there are four thousand three hundred and seven and one-half tributes, or four thousand threehundred and seven pesos and four tomins.	4U307 pesos, 4 tomins.
U824	In the encomienda of the villages of Agoo and Alingayen, in the province of Pangasinan, there are eight hundred and twenty-fourtributes. In this province the tributes amount each to ten reals, thus making a total of one thousand and thirty pesos.	1U030 pesos, — tomins.
U431	In the encomienda of Binalatonga, in the said province of Pangasinan, there are four hundred and thirty-one tributes, which,at ten reals, amount to five hundred and thirty-eight pesos and six tomins.	U538 pesos, 6 tomins.
4U785½	In his Majesty’s encomiendas in the province of Ylocos, where the tributes are also ten reals, there are four thousand sevenhundred and eighty-five and one-half tributes, which amount to five thousand nine hundred and eighty-one pesos and seven tomins.	5U981 pesos, 7 tomins.
2U668	In the encomiendas of Camarines there are two thousand six hundred and sixty-eight tributes at one peso.	2U668 pesos, — tomins.
	In the province of Cibu, his Majesty owns the encomienda of the island of Compot and Cagayan, the tribute of which has notbeen collected for three years, as it is in revolt.
2U400	In the encomienda of Bohol and Bantayan in the said province of Çebu—which was apportioned to the royal crown this year, onethousand six hundred and eight, because of the death of Don Pedro de Gamboa, its former owner; and which his Majesty enjoyssince the twenty-second of January of this said year—there are two thousand tour hundred tributes at one peso.	2U400 pesos, — tomins.
3U624	In the encomienda of Panay and Oton there are three thousand six hundred and twenty-four tributes at one peso.	3U624 pesos, — tomins.
U382	In the village of Baybay, on the river of this city, three hundred and eighty-two tributes are collected from Christian Sangleys.	U382 pesos, — tomins.
1U500	There are always a varying number of infidel Sangleys living in the Parian of this city; as for the last collections, theyamount to one thousand five hundred tributes.	1U500 pesos, — tomins.
32U395½		33U906 pesos, 5 tomins.

Situados of all the encomiendas in these islands

	Common gold
The situado[1] of his Majesty’s encomiendas above mentioned amounts to eight thousand and ninety-eight pesos and seven tomins, at the rateof two reals for each tribute—the tributes amounting to thirty-two thousand three hundred and ninety-five and one-half	8U098 pesos, 7 tomins.
The situados of the encomiendas of individuals in these islands amount to twenty-three thousand two hundred pesos.	23U200 pesos.
	31U298 pesos, 7 tomins.
Tithes of gold
The tithes of gold (of which the tenth is taken in these islands) are worth on an average, considering former years, eighthundred pesos.	U800 pesos, — tomins.
Ecclesiastical tithes
Of the ecclesiastical tithes of this archbishopric of Manila and of the three bishoprics of the islands, there are collectedannually, on an average, one thousand pesos; for, although they have been worth one thousand one hundred pesos or one thousandtwo hundred pesos, in certain years, they approximate to the said sum, according to the present.	1U000 pesos, — tomins.
Import and export duties
The import duties on the Chinese merchandise entering this city, amounted, this said year of six hundred and eight, to thirty-eightthousand, two hundred and eighty-eight pesos, four tomins, and two granos. In this matter no exact figures can be given, becauseit is more or less, according to the amount of merchandise brought annually by the Sangleys.	38U288 pesos, 4 tomins, 2 granos.
The import duties and freight-charges on the goods brought from Nueva España, and entering this city are usually worth fivehundred pesos, or thereabout, because the citizens of these islands to whom the goods are consigned have received the concessionof not paying duties on goods to the value of three hundred pesos for the married person, and one hundred and fifty pesosfor the single person; and because the bulk of these said goods is to be used for their households and comfort.	U500 pesos, — tomins
The duties on the goods exported from this city to the said Nueva España are usually worth fourteen thousand pesos. In thismatter no exact figures can be given, for it varies according to the value of the merchandise.	14U000 pesos.
	52U788 [pesos], 4 [tomins], 2 [granos].
Fines forfeited to the royal treasury
Seven hundred and eight pesos have been paid into the royal treasury this year from fines forfeited to the royal treasury.	U708 pesos, — tomins.
Expenses of justice and courts
From the expenses of justice and courts, sixty pesos have been paid into the royal treasury this year.	U060 pesos, — tomins.
Amount of the tributes.	33U905 pesos, 5 tomins.
The situados.	31U298 pesos, 7 tomins.
The tithes of gold.	U800 pesos.
Ecclesiastical tithes.	1U000 pesos.
Import and export duties.	52U788 [pesos], 4 [tomins], 2 [granos].
Fines forfeited to the royal treasury.	U708 pesos.
Expenses of justice and the courts.	U060 pesos.
	120U561 pesos, — tomins, 2 granos.

All the above incomes total one hundred and twenty thousand five hundred and sixty-one pesos and two granos of common gold.