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. 48]

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and fifty-six natives from the infidel Tinguians who
are in and belong to the said province, and live in its
mountains and hills.
"I also certify that the minister for the village of
Antique in the province of Octong has in his charge
and care the islets which are called Cagayan, and has
labored for seven years to convert the natives inhabiting them to our holy faith. Having gone thither to
visit the Christians, in the past year of 1703, he gave
instruction in the Christian doctrine and the mysteries
of our holy faith to forty-four adults, and baptized
them, with others, who were the children of Christian parents; and he heard the confessions of all the
old Christians, for he remained in that mission four
months. In the said province of Ogton, the religious
who are ministers at Guimbal, Tigbavan, and Xaro
have converted to our holy faith and baptized thirtysix adults, on various occasions when they have gone
into the mountains in their respective jurisdictions.
That there has not been a greater increase [in the
number of conversions] not only in this province,
but in those of Pampanga, Pangasinan, and Ilocos,
is [due to] the lack of religious ministers; for those
in my province are not enough for even the maintenance of the villages and Christians who are in
their charge. And in order that these things may be
evident in the proper place, I give the present at the
demand and order of the captain-general of these
islands, and president of the royal Audiencia, Don
Domingo Zabalburu; it is dated at this royal convent of San Pablo at Manila, on the twenty-sixth day
of May, in the year one thousand seven hundred and
four.
FRAY JUAN BAUTISTA OLARTE, provincial."