The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume 51, 1801-1840 / 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

by Unknown

VACANT SEE.—1889–1890.

NOZALEDA, BERNARDINO, O.P.—Native of Asturías, of rustic parentage; originally a professor in Manila; takes possession of his diocese, Oct. 29, 1890; Apr. 28, and May 8, 1898, issues circulars to the Filipinos urging them to repel the American invaders; resides about 26 years in Philippines; relinquishes archbishopric, June, 1903; returns to Spain after the transfer of the Philippines to the United States; there nominated archbishop of Valencia,[2] but the citizens refuse to receive him, because of evil reports about him.[3]

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[1] The host was stolen at least three other times in the history of the Philippines: once in Camarines; once in Malate; and in 1730 from the Franciscan convent and church at Maycavayan. See San Antonio, Chronicas, i, p. 181. [↑]

[2] In 1808, the Manila diocese comprehended the provinces and districts of Manila, Bulacan, Batangas, Cavite, La Infanta, Laguna, Mindoro, Morong, Nueva Ecija, Pampanga, Principe, Tarlac and Zambales. It had 219 parishes, 24 parish missions, 16 active missions, 259 parish priests, or missionaries, and 198 native secular priests who acted as assistants to the parish priests (who were mainly regulars). See the Rept. of the Phil. Com., for 1900, i, p. 132, and iv, p. 107. [↑]

[3] Foreman, Philippine Islands (N. Y., 1906 ed.), p. 597, note 2. [↑]

Table of Contents

	[CONTENTS OF VOLUMELI]
	[ILLUSTRATIONS]
	[PREFACE]								[11]
	[DOCUMENTS OF1801–1840]								[21]
		[EVENTS INFILIPINAS, 1801–1840]							[23]
		[REMARKS ON THEPHILLIPPINE ISLANDS AND ON THEIR CAPITAL MANILA, 1819 to 1822]							[73]
			[ADVERTISEMENT]						[73]
		I.	[THEPHILLIPPINES]						[74]
		II.	[MANILA]						[160]
			[CONCLUSION]						[180]
		[REFORMS NEEDEDIN FILIPINAS]							[182]
			[OF THE CAUSESWHICH ANTAGONIZE THE INTERNAL SECURITY OF THE FILIPINAS ISLANDS, AND OFCORRECTIVES FOR THEM]						[183]
				[Of thepresent composition of the divisions of the army]					[183]
				[Of theenlargement of the army of the islands]					[187]
				[Of theartillery and its dependent branches]					[190]
				[Of theforts of Manila and Cavite]					[195]
				[Of thepiracies of the Moros]					[196]
				[Of thelarge Indian villages]					[198]
				[Of thetitles to landed property belonging to the Indians and thevillages]					[201]
				[Of theecclesiastical orders which are conferred on Indians andmestizos]					[203]
				[Of theEuropean religious in Filipinas]					[205]
				[On thesettlement of banished and vagabond foreigners in theislands]					[207]
				[Of theresidence of European Spaniards in Filipinas]					[209]
				[Of theresidencias]					[212]
				[Of theselection of all classes of employees for the FilipinasIslands]					[213]
				[Of the useof weapons in Filipinas]					[214]
				[Of thedespatch of assistance to the Filipinas Islands]					[215]
			[OF THE CAUSESWHICH OPERATE IN THE BACKWARD CONDITION OF THE ADMINISTRATION, BOTHCIVIL AND ECONOMIC, OF THE FILIPINAS ISLANDS; AND THEIRCORRECTIVE]						[216]
				[Of thefailure of governors and intendants to make reports]					[216]
				[Of theroyal court]					[218]
				[Of theadministration of justice in general]					[220]
				[Of thealcaldes-mayor and military governors of the provinces]					[222]
				[Of thetaxes]					[224]
				[Of therevenue from tobacco]					[225]
				[Of therevenue from wine]					[227]
				[Of thehead-money, or personal tax, from the Chinese]					[228]
				[Of thecustom-house duties]					[232]
				[Of theinter-island trade]					[234]
				[Ofmoney]					[235]
				[Of thecharitable funds established in Filipinas]					[240]
				[Of thearsenal of Cavite]					[242]
				[Of theagriculture of the Filipinas Islands, in general, and of theirprincipal productions]					[243]
				[Of theanfion, or opium]					[251]
				[Of thecotton manufactures]					[253]
				[Of themeans for establishing regular communication and frequent and permanentmercantile relations between España and the FilipinasIslands.]					[256]
				[Of thenecessity of forming a special code of laws for the Filipinas Islands;and of ordaining that a periodical visitation of that colony be made byofficials from the Peninsula.]					[259]
		[BIBLIOGRAPHICALDATA]							[275]
	[APPENDIX]								[277]
	[REPRESENTATION OFFILIPINAS IN THE SPANISH CORTES]								[279]
		[The Cortesof 1810–1813]							[279]
		[The Cortesof 1820–1823]							[286]
		[The Cortesof 1834–1837]							[293]
	[LIST OF ARCHBISHOPSOF MANILA]								[298]

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