The Philippine Islands, 1493-1803; 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, commericial and religious conditions of those islands from their earliest relations with European nations to the beginning of the nineteenth century; [Vol. 1, no. 36]

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Mindanao
His Majesty possesses two forts in this great island, that of Yligan and that of Samboangan, to
which two priests of the Society attend. Father
Ygnacio Navarro attends to that of Yligan, and
Father Nicolas Cani to that of Samboangan. There
are also two residences in the said island. The one
lying toward the north is that of Dapitan. The villages in its district are inhabited by Subanos. There
are fourteen churches, besides the one of the natives
in the village of Yligan. They are Cayaguan, Delanun, Bayug, Dapitan, Lairaya, Dipolo, Dicayo, Duhinug, Piao, Licay, Manucal, Ponot, Silingan, Quipit, besides some others of less renown. They are in
charge of four priests, namely, Fathers Jose Sanchez, Carlos de Valencia, Francisco Angel, and
Bernardino de Alison.
The second residence is that of Samboangan. It
extends from the border of Dapitan to Sibuguy, the
boundary of King Corralat, which is a distance of
about fifty leguas. There are seventeen villages
along that coast, which are as follows: Siocon, Siraney, Cauit, Sibuco, Bocot, Malandi, La Caldera,
Baluajan, Masluc, Manicaan, Ducunney, Coroan,
Bitali, Tungauan, Sanguito, Boloan, and Bacalan.
Besides the above there are three [sic] villages of Lutaos near the fort of Samboanga, namely, Bagumbaya, Buayabuaya. In addition to these, that residence includes the island of 'Basilan, and also the
island of Jolo and the island of Pangotaran, and
other islands where many Christians live. Five
priests are divided among all those places, and sail
in the fleet of Samboangan, and they are paid at his