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. 55]

Ra6n] INDEX 773
Ramirez Pinto, Maria: Dom. buy house from, 45, 214.
Ramirez Plata, Hernan: acts as witness, 4, 16x.
Ramirez de Prado, Licen. Lorenzo (member of Span. roy. coun.): his opinion, 25, 102.
Ramon, Mathias, O.P.: arrives at Manila, 43, 29.
Ramonones, Conde de (Director of Public Instruction): thanked, I, x7.
Ramos, Alonso, O.S.A.: arrives at Manila, 24, 148.
Ramos, Capt. Estevan: app. chief pilot, 35, 230.
Ramos, Capt. Francisco: app. galley capt., 22, 237; qualifications and salary, 238.
Ramos, Jer6nimo, O.S.A.: sketch, 37, 260, 261.
Ramos, Serg. Juan: encom. assigned to, 34, 310; death, 3, i6i.
Ramos, Manuel, O.P.: arrives at Manila, 43, 70.
Ramos, Capt. N.: deserts, 28, 30; death, 29, 50.
Ramos, Don Nicolas (chief and gov. of Cubao): acts as witness, 8, 84-89.
Ramos, Capt. Thomas: interested in ship, 38, 19.
Ramos, Tomas, O.P.: Dutch capture, 35, 267; sketch, 37, 94.
Ramsay, Andrew (Brit. sec'y): letters by, 49, 66, 67.
Ramyrez, Garcia: signs letter, 2, x82.
Rancheria: meaning of term, 21, 299. See also Vill.
Ranches: officials prohibited from buying, 50, 95. See also Farms.
Rangel, Francisco, S.J.: his first mass, 29, 45.
Ransoms: instructions rdg., I, 256, 286, 8, 287; of native chiefs, how allotted,
2, 55; required for captives, 137; freed without, 137; paid by crown, 251; must
be furnished for business partner, 5, 183; regulations for, among Fil. slaves, 7,
176; promised to Mor., 15, 266; demanded, 18, 182, 20, 32, 21, 250, 251, 24,
8i, 26, 267, 27, 316, 319, 29, 96, 33, 341, 38, 184, x85, 4I, 318 (greed for), 43,
140, 47, 247, 49, 14, i6, III, 141-143, 215, 269, 291, 312, 328, 329; offered for idol,
21, 223; refused and evaded, 22, 209, 210, 27, 293, 33, 183, 35, 77, 267, 49, 23,
i68, 309, 310, 320, 329, 330; society for ransoming captives, 47, 82; fund for id.,
218; method of raising, 49, 79, 8o, 216, 245, 246, 249, 345; promised to Brit.,
ISI; attempted collection, 238, 249; collected, 245; damage to inhabitants deducted
from, 313; Brit. try to get security for, 314; Span. notes given for, 317, 330, 331;
stolen property reckoned part of, 328, 329; Manila ransom, 49, 14, I6, 23, 68,
7I, 72, 78, 79, III, 141, 142, II5, x68, 215, 2I6, 238, 245, 246, 249, 269, 291, 309,
31o, 312-314, 3I7, 320, 328-331, 345; instances of, I, 113, 2, 31, 38, 41, 77, 79, 82,
94, I17, 251, 263, 4, I65, i66, 5, 151, 173, 6, xx8, 9, 172, 10, 238, 241-243, 13, 57,
14, 287, 15, 6I, 266, 17, 15, Ix6, 140, 145, 80o, 277, I8, 221, 20, 59, 25, 200, 27,
316, 29, o00, II7, x6o, 31, ioI, I27, 283, 32, 44, 33, 235, 34, 33, 119, 431, 35,
292, 37, 172, 38, 66, 68, x85, 209, 40, 103, 155, 351, 41, 120, 125, 296, 297, 310,
44, 13, 72, 73, 78, 47, 12, 40, 6o, 67, 51, 48; amt. of, 7, 176, 41, 120, 297, 48,
164, 49, 71, 72, 78, 79, III, 317; pearls given for, 33, 235.
Ranullo de Cartagena: error for Ramirez de Cartagena (q.v.), 12, 140.
Ra6n (Raon), Jose (Joseph, gov. of Phil. 1765-70): succeeds Torre, 49, 23, 50, 26;
arrives at Manila, 49, 333, 50, 9; negotiations with Jes., 28, 2x6, 45, 123,
50, 19, 27, 34, 37, 92, 295-299, 51, 312; attempts to enforce roy. patronage, 50,
o1, 29, 30, 51, 312; receives present from French, 27; rel. ord. oppose, 30; deserts
abp., 32; discretionary powers conferred on, 288; blames Galvan, 298; neglects
duties, 298; dictates vote of oidor, 301; grants amnesty to Boholans, 5x; king
disapproves of his actions, 45, 126, 128-130; Anda prosecutes, 50, o1, 34, 46, 296;
charged with conspiracy, 299; convicted, 296; his sec'y banished, 52, 344; death,
50, 19, 37, 300; sketch, 17, 298; characterized, 50, 27, I19, 294; revises ordinances