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Tidore 14 – Captains of Tidore (Fortress of Santiago de los Caballeros). The Spanish fortresses in the island of Tidore 1521-1663

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Written by Marco Ramerini. 2000-2007/2023

7 – CAPTAINS OF TIDORE (Fortress of Santiago de los Caballeros)

In Tidore resided a Spanish captain who commanded the garrisoned troops in the ‘presidios‘ of the island and who also had under his jurisdiction the garrisons of Payaye and Tafongo located on the island of Halmahera and during the period in which the Spanish maintained a redoubt there also the garrison of the island of Puli Cauallo. Starting in 1613 the captain who ruled Tidore had his residence in the fortress of Santiago de los Caballeros of Tidore. From the documents consulted we can highlight some of the names of these captains:

Pasqual de Alarcon Pacheco:April/May 1606-December 1606

Pasqual de Alarcon arrived in Ternate in 1606, where he participated in the conquest of the city with the troops of Pedro de Acuña. After the capture of Ternate, some secondary sources mention that 100 men were left to garrison the island of Tidore under the command of Captain Pasqual de Alarcón. 1 In December 1606, Pasqual de Alarcon Pacheco had the command of an expedition to Jilolo, in which the king of Tidore and Pedro de Heredia also participated. During this expedition, the friar Antonio Flores informs us, Captain Alarcon was seriously wounded in the thigh from an enemy shot, due to this wound, after being taken to the ‘san Rramon‘ galley, he lost his life.2

Gregorio de Vidaña: c.1607-c.1608

Gregorio de Vidaña arrived in Ternate in 1606, where he participated in the conquest of the city with the troops of Pedro de Acuña with the task of ensign. In April 1607 he was promoted captain of infantry. In May 1607, Gregorio de Vidaña was the captain in the garrison of the island of Tidore. We find him at the head of Tidore also in May 1608, when Juan Martínez de Liedena was sent to Tidore together with Captain Heredia (who commanded the boats), with the ‘socorro’ destined to Captain Gregorio de Vidaña who was in charge of Tidore. The ‘socorro’ was made up of 60 Spaniards, of which 40 embarked on the ‘caracoas‘ and 30 on the galley. In Tidore in 1608 Vidaña defended the city from the Dutch attack.3

Francisco Salceda: c.1609-c.1610

Francisco Salceda, in October 1609 signed himself as captain ‘a cuyo cargo está la fortaleza de Tidore’.4 Already in April 1610 he no longer held this position, in fact he signed himself as captain of infantry to whom ‘la ysla de Tidore y presidio de Tafongo e Payage‘ had been charged, the declaration of Salceda is dated Ternate, 6 April 1610.5

Pedro de Avellaneda: c.1610 – August 1610

Pedro de Avellaneda, had the title of superior chief ‘de la ysla y fuerzas de Tidore‘. Upon his death, with a document dated August 23, 1610, Azcueta appointed Pedro de Hermua in his place. The date of Avellaneda’s death is to be positioned between August 6, 1610 and August 23, 1610. An interesting news of Avellaneda’s bad condition is given in a document dated Terrenate, August 6, 1610, where Avellaneda declares the merits of Pedro Martinez Cid, his declaration was not signed by Avellaneda due to his serious health conditions. Probably the cause of Avellaneda’s death is due to the wounds that the captain received following the clash with the Dutch which led to the second capture of the Dutch admiral Brancaerden. 6

Pedro de Hermua: August 23, 1610 – 1611

Pedro de Hermua with a paper dated August 23, 1610 was appointed by Azcueta, replacing the deceased Pedro de Avellaneda, head of the forces of Tidore, Payaye and Tafongo. He remained in Tidore until the arrival of D. Juan de Silva in 1611. He Participated in the conquest of Sabugo in 1611 where he was wounded in the thigh by a musket shot and then returned to command the garrisons of Tidore probably until 1612. 7

Bartolomé Díaz Barrera: June 3, 1611 – July 16, 1611

He was appointed on June 3, 1611 in place of Pedro de Hermua who was convalescing in Ternate after suffering a thigh wound from a musket shot. However, Hermua quickly recovered, so much so that on 16 July 1611 he resumed his office.8

Pedro de Hermua: July 16, 1611- c. 1612 (?)

Francisco de Bera (Vera) y Aragon: (?)

He was chief of the island and force of Tidore.9

Juan de Espinosa y Zayas: 1612

Governor Geronimo de Silva appointed, in 1612 (after March 1612 date of arrival of Geronimo de Silva and before December 1612), Juan de Espinosa y Zayas head of the garrisons of Tidore, Payaje, Marieco and the Portuguese fort. 10 In December 1612, Juan de Espinosa Casas (Zayas), Spanish infantry captain, is captain of the forces of Tidore.11

Fernando Becerra: c. 1613, c.1614, c.1615, c.1616 (?)

In 1613 he was at Tidore and Saris in the account of his journey to the Moluccas mentions him as ‘Don Fernand Byseere, the captain-general of Tidore’.12 In 1614 Captain Fernando Becerra heads the Spanish forces stationed on the island of Tidore.13In August 1615 he was in Tidore as captain.14 Still in October 1615 he was captain in Tidore.15 As of June 1616 he is still serving in Tidore as a captain.16

Esteban de Alcázar:1613

The sergeant major Esteban de Alcázar was sent, in 1613 by Gerónimo de Silva to Tidore to prepare the defenses of the island against the Dutch and to advise the king and the prince. In some documents de Silva indicates, without giving his name, that Tidore was commanded by the sergeant major. 17

Juan de Azevedo: c.1613 (?)

Juan de Azevedo, perhaps in 1613, was appointed head of the Spanish fortresses of Tidore and two other garrisons, during this assignment he saved a Spanish ship which arrived loaded with food from the Philippines and which had been attacked by the Dutch. 18

Juan Gutierrez Paramo: 1613

According to this document, the sergeant major Juan Gutierrez Paramo was head of the island of Tidore at the time of the attack on Socanora, so in 1613.19

Juan de Espinosa y Zayas: c.1614

On 8 November 1614 he was at the head of the forts of Tidore.20

Gregorio Lopez: c.1617

In December 1617 he was the captain in charge of the fortresses of the island of Tidore. 21

Juan de la Umbria: certainly in May 1618

In December 1616 he was sent by the Audiencia to Ternate, for the occasion he was appointed captain of an infantry company and head of the “socorro” sent to warn Geronimo de Silva of the death of Juan de Silva. He remained in Ternate at the head of an infantry company. During this period he served as captain of the presidios of Tidore and Tomanira, Xilolo, San Pedro y San Pablo. During the absence of the governor, Vergara (who often resided in Tidore), Juan de la Umbria took his place in the city of Ternate. In May 1618 he was chief of the forts of Tidore. 22

Pedro Martinez Cid: c.1618- February 9, 1620

In 1617 he had Jilolo’s force at his charge. He then became head of the fortress of Tomanira. He was appointed head of the fortress of Tidore, a position he held for a year and a half, maintaining order and good relations with the Tidorese and the king of Tidore. On February 19, 1620 he ceased his service as captain at Ternate, he must have departed for Manila shortly after due to ill health. 23 On August 27, 1618 he was in charge of the fort of Tidore where he promoted Pedro de Mora Salcedo to ensign of his company.24

Hernando del Castillo: 1620

Arrived in Ternate he was officially invested with his company on February 12, 1620 by the governor don Luis de Bracamonte. As soon as he arrived in Ternate he was appointed head of the island of Tidore (‘cabo de la isla y ciudad de Tidore’ ‘cauo dela dichas fuerzas delos vezinos y moradores de aquella ciudad‘) and placed as a garrison in the main fortress. He remained in Tidore in this position for eight months. He then had health problems, in fact in September 1620 a request must have been made to the governor of the Philippines Faxardo de Tença for ‘dexacion‘ because with his subsequent letter of January 1621, the governor authorized Hernando del Castillo to return to Manila for treatment, in his place Captain Juan Garcia Peleas (who was serving at Oton) was sent with the relief of 1621. 25

Juan de Chaves: (?) (between 1617 and 1623)

Juan de Chaves, was in charge of the forts of Xilolo, Marieco and Tidore (these before April 1623). During his service in Tidore, Bracamonte tells us, Juan de Chaves always had a good relationship with the king and prince of Tidore. He probably served in 1619 as the head of the Tomanira fort. He had already been made captain by Lucas de Vergara Gaviria, June 27, 1617, and governed his own company until he was succeeded by Master Sergeant Pedro de Cuenca Montalbo. Then later Juan de Chaves returned to command his company where he served for more than 5 years. In these five years he was in charge of the forts of San Pedro y San Pablo and Santa Lucia, Xilolo (Hilolo), Tomanira (Tomanera), Marieco (Merieco) and Tidore (‘Santiago de los Caualleros en la ysla de Tidore‘) as well as that due to the absence of the governor he had the city of Ternate in his charge. In a summary it is said that he also had the Rume fort at his charge (which, however, was never affirmed in the testimonies reported). He was head of the fort of Marieco, a position he held until June 1623. In fact, there is an order from Heredia (dated 5 June 1623) in which Chaves is commanded to give to the captain don Gaspar de Enebro the command of the “fuerza de Marieco” together with the ammunition, artillery and infantry which were in his charge. Chaves had been given leave to go to Manila due to his failing health. 26

Francisco Ximénes (Ximenez): c.1622- May 1623

He arrived in Ternate with the new governor Bracamonte as head of one of the boats loaded with food and ammunition (‘el navio Rossario‘) some boats of this rescue were captured by the Dutch, but not that of Ximenes, who arrived with his boat at Tidore. He was invested with this office on February 20, 1620. He was appointed head of the forts of Don Gil and of Santa Lucia di Calomata, both located within a musket shot of an enemy fort (Calomata), here he fortified the two garrisons. He was chief of the forts of Rum and Tomanira. He was then appointed head of the fortress of Santiago de los Caualleros ‘da la ciudad de Tidore‘ where he remained until the end of the government of Bracamonte (Pedro de Heredia when he came to govern Ternate found him in charge of the main fortress of the island of Tidore), doing an excellent job in a place where much tact was necessary to live among the Moors friends of the Spaniards, and where he assisted the king of Tidore. He made a ‘dexacion‘ and obtained a license to return to Manila from Faxardo de Tenza in February 1623, endorsed by Pedro de Heredia on May 22, 1623. In his place, on May 5, 1623, Captain Juan de Medina was appointed. He returned to Manila.27

Pedro (Xaraquemada) Jaraquemada: September 1623 – December 17, 1623

He was in charge of the fort of Santiago de los Caualleros of Tidore from September 1623 until December 17, 1623. On December 17, 1623 he was ordered by Pedro de Heredia to hand over command of the fort to Captain Geronimo Alonso, the order being that once given the command of the fort to Xaraquemada he had to embark on the captain’s galley and go to Ternate.28

Geronimo Alonso (Xaraquemada): December 17, 1623- c.162429

Esteban de Somoza y Losada:c.1624-c.1625

Esteban de Somoza y Losada, in 1620, moved to Ternate in the company of Captain Anton Castellano. He was sergeant and ensign in the company of Captain Francisco Melendez Marques. He participated with the captain Anton Castellano, in a battle against the Dutch and Ternatese in the vicinity of the fort of Calomata, during the battle the Spaniards captured the head of the fort. In 1623 he was appointed captain of the company of sergeant major Alonso Martin Quirante. Then he was given leave to return to Manila. In 1624 he returned to Ternate as captain of the company where Captain Geronimo Alonsso had served, he embarked as captain of the ship ‘Nuestra Señora de Buena Esperanza‘. Once he arrived in Ternate he was appointed head of the fortress of Tidore by the governor Pedro de Heredia, he remained in service with this position for a year. 30

Diego de Alcarasso (Alcaraso ?): c.1625

In 1625, the governor of the Philippines don Fernando de Silva appointed Pedro Bravo de Acuña ensign of the company of don Diego de Alcarasso which was in charge of the fortress of Tojula on the island of Tidore, in which in the absence of its captain he governed the company. 31

Alonso Serrano: ?

According to the statements of the former sergeants major of Ternate don Juan de Santisteban Bracamonte, Juan Gonzales de Caceres Melon and the captain don Andres de Azcueta Menchaca, Captain Alonso Serrano was in charge of the fort Santiago of the kingdom of Tidore.32

Geronimo de Somonte:

In the period he remained in Ternate (1629-1632) he was in charge of the forts of Tidore and Calomata.33

Francisco de Alfaro: (in an indefinite period between 1630 and 1635)

In 1630 he was ensign in Ternate. He was then appointed head of the forts of San Lucas del Rume and Santiago de los Caualleros de Tidore. In 1634 he obtained the license for Manila.34

Rafael Home de Acevedo: probably before 1635

He served in Europe for several years then via New Spain he went to the Philippines together with don Juan Nino de Tavora, who had received the position of governor of the Philippines. Then he served in Formosa. He then came to Ternate as head of a ship and with the position of captain of an infantry company (deftly managing to avoid a Dutch ship that was in ambush). He was immediately sent to Tidore as head of the fortress of Santiago de los Caualleros.35

Gonzalo Portillo: (probably between 1627 and 1633)

Gonzalo Portillo, who had the position of assistant to the sergeant major, was in charge of the fort of ‘Santiago de los Caballeros de Tidore‘, the date of his assignment in Tidore is to be placed between 1627 and 1633.36 Portillo was also the last governor of the Spanish settlements on the island of Formosa in the years 1640-1642.

Diego Maldonado Bonal:(c.1635? c.1636?)

Diego Maldonado Bonal arrived in Ternate with the rescue of 1634, in this ‘socorro‘ he was head of the ship ‘Nuestra Señora de la Conception‘. He was responsible for the forts of Don Gil and San Francisco de Calomata, located on the border with the Dutch, as well as the fort of Santiago de los Caualleros on the island of Tidore. In the battle that General Geronimo Enrriquez Sotelo had near Malayo, on March 14, 1637, he participated as a soldier in the company of Captain and Major Sergeant Juan Gonçales Caceres Melon, with the task of distributing cartridges and ammunition. After his services in Ternate he participated in the conquest of Jolo. 37

Agustín Cepeda:(?) (between 1635 and 1639)

Agustín Cepeda moved with his company to Ternate where he served from July 19, 1635 until March 1, 1637. Then he was reformed and after serving as a simple soldier, he was appointed head of the galley captain ‘Santa Clara‘ where he served for a year and seven months. He was then made captain of a company of infantry, with which he fought at Malayo against enemy ‘bartizans’, then another engagement at Malayo when the enemies were driven back to their fort. He was chief of the forts of Tidore, Rume and Calomata. Later, in 1639, he was granted license for Manila. He later served in the Philippines. 38

Andrés Ezquerra:c.1637-1638

Andrés Ezquerra arrived in Ternate in 1637 as an infantry captain. On Mendiola’s orders, he was then head of the fort of Santiago de los Caualleros of Tidore until 1638, when he was reformed and obtained the license to go to Manila. 39

Juan Fernandez Sevillano: c. 1639

In 1639, Juan Fernandez Sevillano was head of the fort of Santiago de los Caualleros of Tidore.40

Manuel Correa: c.1639

Probably at the end of 1639, Juan Fernandez Sevillano being head of the fort of Santiago de los Caualleros of Tidore and having to go to Ternate, Manuel Correa was put in charge of the command in his place, the absence of Sevillano da Tidore lasted for a month. In the period from his arrival in Ternate until his departure in 1644, Manuel Correa was in charge of the forts of Santiago de los Caballeros of Tidore, San Lucas del Rume, the fort of Calomata and San Pedro y San Pablo de Don Xil. 41

Nicolas Sarm. To (Sarmiento ?): ? – April 1640

He was with the post of ensign in charge of the fort of ‘Santiago de los Caualleros del Reyno de Tidore‘, he was replaced by Ginés Rojas y Narvaez in April 1640.42

Ginés Rojas y Narvaez: April 13, 1640- February/March 1641

On November 10, 1639, Ginés Rojas y Narvaez was appointed captain of an infantry company that was going to rescue Ternate, he embarked as chief on the ‘capitana‘ galley ‘Nuestra Señeroa dela Encarnazion‘ that was going to Ternate. He arrived in Ternate (probably by the end of January 1640) with the other rescue boats. The governor and sergeant major Francisco Suárez de Figueroa y Azeuedo, appointed him head of the San Francisco Calomata fort on the Dutch border. On April 13, 1640 he was appointed head of the ‘fuerza de Santiago de los Caualleros del Reyno de Tidore‘ in place of the ensign Don Nicolas Sarm.to (Sarmiento?), where he remained until he received leave to return to Manila. While he was in Tidore, since there was an urgent need for food for the city of Ternate, he was ordered to collect everything he had and that it was possible to find on the island of Tidore and to take it to the royal warehouses of Ternate. He was then reformed with his company because he had obtained leave to return to Manila, he left for Manila probably in March 1641. 43

Pedro de Figueroa Pardo:c. 1641

He arrived in the Philippines in 1640. He then went on to serve in Ternate where he was in charge of the government of the fortress of ‘Santiago de los Caualleros‘ of the kingdom of Tidore, from Tidore he then went on to serve in Ternate where on 27 March 1642 (during the government of Pedro Fernandez del Rio) had a clash with the Dutch and Ternese in the ‘rossado‘ of Malayo, the Spanish repulsed the Dutch and Ternatese attacks twice, in the battle the sangage Cudaben, the leader of the enemy troops, died. 44

Esteuan Orella y Ugalde: c.1641-c.1644

He was the brother of Lorenzo Orella y Ugalde. He arrived in the Philippines in 1639. In 1640, he moved to Ternate as head of a ‘patacco‘ and as sergeant major. In 1641 he was appointed chief of the fort of Tidore a position he held until 1644, when he retired to Manila.45

Bartholome (Bartolomé) Alonso: (in or shortly after 1642)

Captain Bartholome Alonso was head (in 1642 or shortly thereafter) of the fort of ‘Sanctiago de los Caualleros de la ysla de Tidore’.46

Juan de Zaualeta: c.1647- c.1648

He was ‘alcayde y gouernador de la gente de Guerra y que sirven a S.Mag.ad en las fuerças de Santiago de los Caualleros de la ysla del R.no de Tidore‘. Juan de Zaualeta was captain in Ternate and head of the forces of the island and of the kingdom of Tidore. On July 24, 1647, he was in charge of the fortress of ‘Sanctiago de los Caualleros de la ysla y reyno de Tidore‘. On July 24, 1647, when, Miguel de Guinea, was appointed ensign, we find him in Tidore, where he serves in the company of Captain Juan de Zaualeta, who is the leader of the Spanish troops garrisoning Tidore and serves in the fortress of ‘Sanctiago de los Caualleros‘. In 1648, by order of the governor of Ternate don Lorenzo de Olaso de Achotegui, captain Zaualeta was asked to go to Ternate to meet the governor, he during the period of his absence from Tidore appointed the ensign Miguel de Guinea as head of the garrisons of the island. The order of Captain Zaualeta is dated Tidore 29 March 1648.47

Miguel de Guinea: March 29, 1648-

Ensign, on March 29, 1648, was appointed by Zalaueta, who was to go to Ternate to meet the governor, in charge of the fort of Tidore for the period of his absence.

Martín Sánchez de la Cuesta: (c.1650 ?)

Around 1650, Captain Martín Sánchez de la Cuesta was sent by order of Governor Pedro Fernandez del Rio to the forts of San Lucas del Rumen and Chobo. Having then received news of Dutch preparations for a more massive attack on Tidore, the governor Pedro Fernandez del Rio, unable (he was engaged in the fortification of Ternate) to intervene directly in aid of the king of Tidore, sent Martin Sanchez de la Cuesta to Tidore as head of the island and in charge of the main fortress of Tidore called Sanctiago de los Caualleros, of the “fuerte Principal” (of the Prince (?)) and that of Puli Cauallo. 48

Lázaro de Herrera: c.1651-(April ?) 1652

Governor Francisco de Esteybar, who was to visit the various garrisons of the islands, appointed Lázaro de Herrera, in his absence, as head of Ternate. Subsequently appointed him as head of the fort of ‘Sanctiago de los Caulleros‘ in the kingdom of Tidore, a position he held for a year (1651-April (?) 1652) until he returned to Manila. He was captain until April 10, 1652, the next day captain don Juan Zorrilla de Velazco took his place. From April 11, 1652 until April 24, 1652 he was again a private in the company of don Juan Zorrilla de Velazco. The next day he joined the company of sergeant major don Pedro Tamajo y Mendoça, to return to Manila on leave. 49

Pedro Lossano (Lozano): December 20, 1654-June 6, 1656

On December 20, 1654 he was officially invested with the position of head of the fortress of ‘Santiago de los Caualleros‘ on the island of Tidore, a position he held for a year and a half. On June 6, 1656, the new governor Diego Sarria Lascano replaced him at the head of ‘Santiago de los Caualleros‘ with Captain Alonso Lossano, this because the license to return to Manila had arrived.50

Alonso Lossano (Lozano): June 6, 1656 – April 29, 1657

On June 6, 1656, he was appointed head of the fortress of Santiago de los Caualleros of the kingdom of Tidore, where he fought and put down the revolts of the rebel ‘mori‘. Subsequently, with an order dated April 29, 1657, Alonso Lossano was commanded to cede command of the fort of ‘Santiago de los Caualleros‘ to Captain Don Joseph Garzes.51

Joseph Garces (José Garces): April 29, 1657-

He was head of the fortress of ‘Santiago de los Caualleros‘ of Tidore in 1657.52

Antonio Vasquez: 1659

Alonso del Castillo in 1659 (after March 1659) was in garrison of the castle of ‘Sanctiago‘ on the island of Tidore, where Antonio Vasquez was chief.53

Andrés Zerrano (Serrano): ?

In 1675 he had served the king for more than 30 years, 10 years of which in Ternate. He served as sergeant, ensign and then castellan of the fort of ‘Pasacao‘, was then adjutant and was twice captain of infantry, then head of the fortress of ‘Santiago de los Caualleros‘ of Tidore. In 1675 he was captain of the Spanish infantry company which was garrisoned in the kingdom of Siao.54 Surely he was present in Ternate in the years 1661-1662, in fact in those years served in his company Alonso del Castillo who from July 28, 1661 until April 20, 1662 served as reformed ensign in the company of Captain Andres Zerrano (Serrano).55

INDEX:

1 – The Spanish fortresses on the island of Tidore 1521-1663: introduction

2 – The first contacts of the Spanish with the island of Tidore: The expeditions of Magellan and Villalobos: The first contacts of the Spanish with the island of Tidore and the first Spanish fort

3 – The Spanish expeditions to the Moluccas after the union with Portugal

4 – The Spanish forts of the island of Tidore 1606-1663

5 – The defenses of the city of the King of Tidore: Lugar Grande De El Rey (Soa Siu)

6 – Fuerte de los portugueses (Fortaleza dos Reis Magos)

7 – Tohula Fort, Santiago de los Caballeros

8 – Sokanora Fort

9 – Marieco Fort

10 – Tomanira Fort

11 – Chobo Fort

12 – Fort of Rume

13 – Puli Caballo Island

14 – Captains of Tidore (Fortress of Santiago de los Caballeros)

NOTES:

1 Montero y Vidal, José “Historia general de Filipinas: desde el descubrimiento de dichas islas hasta nuestros dias, volume I” (1887, Madrid) 151. The same information is also reproduced in: Pérez, Lorenzo O.F.M. “Historia de las misiones de los Franciscanos en las islas Malucas y Célebes” In: “Archivum Franciscanum Historicum” VI (1913) 684. E in: Hanna, Willard A. & Des Alwi “Turbolent times past in Ternate and Tidore” (1990, Banda Naira) 132

2Confirmación de encomienda de Cuyo. Expediente de confirmación de la encomienda de Cuyo en Calamianes a Juan Martínez de Liedena. Resuelto, [f] 10-02-1623” AGI: Filipinas,47,N.47

3Confirmación de encomienda de Cuyo. Expediente de confirmación de la encomienda de Cuyo en Calamianes a Juan Martínez de Liedena. Resuelto, [f] 10-02-1623” AGI: Filipinas,47,N.47

Confirmación de encomienda de Albay, etc. Expediente de confirmación de las encomiendas de Albay y Canaman en Camarines y Catanduanes, a Gregorio de Vidaña. Resuelto, [f] 21-10-1620” AGI: Filipinas,47,N.38

4Confirmación de encomienda de San Salvador de Palo, etc.Expediente de confirmación de las encomiendas de San Salvador de Palo, Sampoetan y Ormoc en Leyte a Hernando del Castillo. Resuelto, [f] 11-08-1623” AGI: Filipinas,47,N.58 Vedi sua stessa dichiarazione datata Tidore, 1 ottobre 1609 in: “Confirmación de encomienda de Cuyo. Expediente de confirmación de la encomienda de Cuyo en Calamianes a Juan Martínez de Liedena. Resuelto, [f] 1623-02-10” AGI: Filipinas,47,N.47

5Confirmación de encomienda de San Salvador de Palo, etc.Expediente de confirmación de las encomiendas de San Salvador de Palo, Sampoetan y Ormoc en Leyte a Hernando del Castillo. Resuelto, [f] 11-08-1623” AGI: Filipinas,47,N.58

6Confirmación de encomienda de Laglag, etc, 13-07-1619” AGI: Filipinas,47,N.28

Confirmación de encomienda de Canaman, etc. Expediente de confirmación de las encomiendas de Canaman, Milavit, Camalingan, Bagtas y Daet en Camarines a Pedro Martínez Cid. Resuelto, [f] 23-12-1624” AGI: Filipinas,47,N.72

7Confirmación de encomienda de Laglag, etc Pedro de Hermua, 13-07-1619” AGI: Filipinas,47,N.28 See Geronimo de Silva’s letter of January 1, 1614.

8Confirmación de encomienda de Burauen. Expediente de confirmación de la encomienda de Burauen a Bartolomé Díaz Barrera. Resuelto. [f] 18-01-1627” AGI:Filipinas,48,N.13

9Confirmación de encomienda de Candaba, etc. Expediente de confirmación de las encomiendas de Candaba y Arayat en Pampanga a Francisco de Vera y Aragón. Resuelto. [f] 09-10-1630” AGI:Filipinas,48,N.44

10Carta di Fernando de Ayala, Terrenate, 1 maggio 1613” in “Confirmación de encomienda de Bongol, etc. Juan de Espinosa y Zayas. 10-10-1618” AGI: Filipinas,47,N.11

11Carta que le escribió á don Geronimo de Silva don Juan de Espinosa Casas, capitan de infanteria española, á cuyos cargos están las fuerzas de Tidore, Tidore, en 12 diciembre de 1612” In: Various authors “Correspondencia” 72

12 Kerr, Robert “A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Vol. VIII.” Sec. XV. “Eighth Voyage of the English East India Company, in 1611, by Captain John Saris” Sec. 4. “The Voyage of Captain Saris, in the Clove, towards Japan, with Observations respecting the Dutch and Spaniards at the Molucca Islands

13Carta que el gobernador don Gerónimo de Silva escribió á la Real Audiencia de Manila, Terrenate 15 de setiembre de 1614” in: Various authors “Correspondencia” 250.

14Confirmación de encomienda de Ayumbon, etc. Rodrigo de Mesa [c] 02-07-1633” AGI: Filipinas,48,N.64

15Tanto de carta quel capitan don Fernando Becerra escribió á el gobernador don Gerónimo de Silva, Tidore 29 de otubre de 1615” in: Various authors “Correspondencia” 318-319.

16Tanto de carta que el señor gobernador don Gerónimo de Silva escribió á el señor don Juan de Silva de comun acuerdo y cinsejo de los capitanes, desde Tidore 25 de junio de 1616” in: Various authors “Correspondencia” 373-378.

17Tanto de carta que el gobernador don Gerónimo de Silva escribió á el capitan don Juan de Espinosa y Zayas en 14 de agosto 1613 sobre que obedezca las órdenes de sus jefes, Terrenate 14 de agosto 1613” in: Various authors “Correspondencia” 161.

18Meritos, Juan de Acevedo 1625” AGI: Indiferente,111,N.56

Parecer de la Audiencia sobre Esteban de Alcazar, 07-08-1615” AGI: Filipinas,20,R.9,N.57

Confirmación de encomienda de Hagonoy, etc. Esteban de Alcazar. Manila, 21-10-1616” AGI: Filipinas,47,N.5

19Informaciones: Pedro de la Fuente Urroz. Informaciones de oficio y parte: Pedro de la Fuente Urroz, capitán, vecino de Manila. Informaciones y poder. [f] 1632” AGI: Filipinas,61,N.12

20Confirmación de encomienda de Burauen. Expediente de confirmación de la encomienda de Burauen a Bartolomé Díaz Barrera. Resuelto. [f] 18-01-1627” AGI: Filipinas,48,N.13

21Confirmación de encomienda de Guisan, etc. Expediente de confirmación de las encomiendas de Guisan, Lantac, Adpili, Panglao, Masago, Panaon y Ormoc en Cebu en Leyte a Juan de Medina Bermudez. Resuelto, [f] 12-08-1633” AGI: Filipinas,48,N.67

22Confirmación de encomienda de Guisan, etc. Expediente de confirmación de las encomiendas de Guisan, Lantac, Adpili, Panglao, Masago, Panaon y Ormoc en Cebu en Leyte a Juan de Medina Bermudez. Resuelto, [f] 12-08-1633” AGI: Filipinas,48,N.67

23Confirmación de encomienda de Canaman, etc. Expediente de confirmación de las encomiendas de Canaman, Milavit, Camalingan, Bagtas y Daet en Camarines a Pedro Martínez Cid. Resuelto, [f] 23-12-1624” AGI: Filipinas,47,N.72

24Confirmación de encomienda de Tulaque, etc Expediente de confirmación de las encomiendas de Tulaque, Mandayat y Buguey en Cagayan a Pedro de Mora. Resuelto, [f] 13-05-1639” AGI: Filipinas,49,N.31

25Confirmación de encomienda de San Salvador de Palo, etc.Expediente de confirmación de las encomiendas de San Salvador de Palo, Sampoetan y Ormoc en Leyte a Hernando del Castillo. Resuelto, [f] 11-08-1623” AGI: Filipinas,47,N.58

Meritos: Hernando del Castillo. Relación de Méritos y servicios del capitán Hernando del Castillo, vecino de Manila, [c] 1645 (SUP)” AGI: Indiferente,112,N.145

26Confirmación de encomienda de Caraga. Expediente de confirmación de la encomienda de Caraga a Juan de Chaves. Resuelto, [f] 14-02-1631” AGI: Filipinas,48,N.49

27Confirmación de encomienda de Barugo, etc. Expediente de confirmación de las encomiendas de Barugo y Tambo en Cebu a Francisco Jiménez. Resuelto. [f] 18-09-1630” AGI: Filipinas,48,N.36

Confirmación de encomienda de Barugo, etc. Expediente de confirmación de las encomiendas de Barugo y Tambo en Leyte a Francisco Jiménez. Resuelto. [f] 07-09-1633” AGI: Filipinas,48,N.71

Confirmación de encomienda de Tulaque, etc Expediente de confirmación de las encomiendas de Tulaque, Mandayat y Buguey en Cagayan a Pedro de Mora. Resuelto, [f] 13-05-1639” AGI: Filipinas,49,N.31

28Confirmación de encomienda de Sogod, etc. Expediente de confirmación de las encomiendas de Sogod y Cabalian en Leyte y Ginatilan en Cebu a Ana Jaraquemada. Resuelto. [f] 27-04-1649” AGI: Filipinas,50,N.4

29Confirmación de encomienda de Sogod, etc. Expediente de confirmación de las encomiendas de Sogod y Cabalian en Leyte y Ginatilan en Cebu a Ana Jaraquemada. Resuelto. [f] 27-04-1649” AGI: Filipinas,50,N.4

30Confirmación de encomienda de Guimbal. Expediente de confirmación de la encomienda de Guimbal en Oton a Esteban de Somoza y Losada. Resuelto. [f] 02-02-1651” AGI: Filipinas,50,N.20

31Meritos: Pedro Bravo de Acuña. Relación de Méritos y servicios de Pedro Bravo de Acuña, Capitán, sirvió en Filipinas, Armada, La Habana y San Antonio de Gibraltar. [c] 07-03-1660” AGI: Indiferente,118,N.65

32Confirmación de encomienda de Santa Catalina. Expediente de confirmación de las encomiendas de Santa Catalina a Alonso Serrano. Resuelto. [f] 19-09-1638” Filipinas,49,N.25 block 2 sheets 1-47

33Confirmación de encomienda de Samal, etc. Expediente de confirmacion de las encomiendas de Samal y Abucay en Pampanga a José de Somonte y Ramírez. Resuelto. [f] 25-05-1694” AGI: Filipinas,58,N.2

Confirmación de encomienda de Meycauayan. Expediente de confirmación de la encomienda de Meycauayan en Bulacan a Jerónimo Somonte. Resuelto. [f] 13-05-1639” AGI: Filipinas,49,N.32

Meritos: Jerónimo Somonte. Relación de Méritos y servicios de Jerónimo Somonte, General en Filipinas. Referencias: José de Somonte Juan de Somonte Observaciones: Ampliada hasta 12-1655. [c] 02-05-1648” Indiferente,116,N.2

Meritos: Jerónimo Somonte. Relación de Méritos y servicios del general Jerónimo Somonte, teniente de gobernador y capitán general de Ilocos, Cagayan y Pangasinan, y justicia mayor de Nueva Segovia. [c] 04-08-1645” Indiferente,112,N.120

34Confirmación de encomienda de Bito, etc. Expediente de confirmación de las encomiendas de Bito, Binca, Manliron y Malaguicay en las provincias de Leyte, Samar e Ibabao (Samar) a Francisco de Alfaro. Resuelto. [f] 22-08-1654” AGI: Filipinas,50,N.45

35Confirmación de encomienda de Santa Catalina,etc. Expediente de confirmación de las encomiendas de Santa Catalina en Ilocos y Dumaguete y Tanjay en la isla de Negros a Rafael Home de Acevedo. Resuelto, [f] 18-05-1649” AGI: Filipinas,50,N.10

36Respuesta de Gabriel Ruiz en nombre de Corcuera. Manila, 21 de octubre de 1644” AGI: Escribania 409B pubblicato in: Borao J. E. “Spaniards in Taiwan” (Taipei, 2002) vol. II, 524

Nombramiento e instrucciones de Sebastián Hurtado de Corcuera a Gonzalo Portillo, nuevo gobernador de la Isla Hermosa, en nombre del Rey Felipe IV. Se mencionan sus meritos e historia militar. Manila, 13 de abril de 1640” AGI: Escribania 409B pubblicato in: : Borao J. E. “Spaniards in Taiwan” vol. I, 311

37Confirmación de encomienda de Sampongan, etc. Expediente de confirmación de las encomiendas de Sampongan, Anbongal, Maylon, El Buqui, Iligan, Bayu, Balo, Naguan, Tog, Baganga, Manoliguo, Caragan, Manay, Marayo, Casalman, Quinolan y Bitanagan a Diego Maldonado Bonal. Resuelto, [f] 07-10-1649” AGI: Filipinas,50,N.14

38Meritos: Agustín Cepeda. Relación de Méritos y servicios de Agustín Cepeda, Gobernador de la gente de guerra de la fuerza de san Sebastián en la isla de Mindanao. Observaciones: Ampliada hasta 10-03-1667. [c] 01-07-1652” AGI: Indiferente,121,N.89

39Meritos: Andrés Ezquerra. Relación de Méritos y servicios de Andrés Ezquerra, capitán, sirvió en Filipinas. Referencias: Gonzalo Carvajal Andrés Esquerra Francisco Ezquerra Juan Ezquerra Gabriel Rivera Gonzalo Sánchez Carvajal, escudero. [c] 23-10-1659” AGI: Indiferente,118,N.44

40Confirmación de encomienda de Casiguran, etc. Expediente de confirmación de las encomiendas de Casiguran y Palanan en Tayabas a Manuel Correa. Resuelto. [f] 28-11-1661” AGI: Filipinas,51,N.12

41Confirmación de encomienda de Casiguran, etc. Expediente de confirmación de las encomiendas de Casiguran y Palanan en Tayabas a Manuel Correa. Resuelto. [f] 28-11-1661” AGI: Filipinas,51,N.12

42Confirmación de encomienda de Viri. Expediente de confirmación de las encomiendas de Viri en Ibabao (Samar) a Ginés Rojas Narvaez. Resuelto. [f] 09-01-1645” AGI: Filipinas,49,N.61

43Meritos: Ginés Rojas y Narvaez. Relación de Méritos y servicios de Ginés Rojas y Narváez, castellano del castillo de Santiago en Manila, [c] 29-11-1655” AGI: Indiferente,116,N.42

Confirmación de encomienda de Viri. Expediente de confirmación de las encomiendas de Viri en Ibabao (Samar) a Ginés Rojas Narvaez. Resuelto. [f] 09-01-1645” AGI: Filipinas,49,N.61

44Confirmación de encomienda de Caraga, etc, Martín Sánchez de la Cuesta, [f] 19-06-1659” AGI: Filipinas,51,N.1

Confirmación de encomienda de Majayjay, etc. Expediente de confirmación de las encomiendas de Majayjay y Santa Cruz en La Laguna de Bay a Manuel Noroña y Olivera. Resuelto. [f] 13-11-1666” AGI: Filipinas,53,N.2

45Meritos: Lorenzo Orella y Ugalde. Relación de Méritos y servicios de Lorenzo Orella y Ugalde, castellano de Santiago de Manila. Referencias: Esteban Orella y Ugalde, castellano de Xolo. [c] 19-12-1663” AGI: Indiferente,120,N.43

46Confirmación de encomienda de Abucay, etc Francisco de Esteybar [c] 17-12-1661” AGI: Filipinas,51,N.14

47Confirmación de encomienda de Binalatonga, etc. Expediente de confirmación de las encomiendas de Binalatonga, Bolonguey y Telban en Pangasinan a Miguel de Guinea. Resuelto, [f] 09-12-1655” AGI: Filipinas,50,N.52

Confirmación de encomienda de Maquila, etc. Expediente de confirmación de las encomiendas de Maquila, Tulaque y Mandayat en Cagayan a Juan de Zabaleta. Resuelto. [f] 09-12-1655” AGI: Filipinas,50,N.53

48Confirmación de encomienda de Caraga, etc, Martín Sánchez de la Cuesta, [f] 19-06-1659” AGI: Filipinas,51,N.1

49 “Confirmación de encomienda de Tulaque, etc. Expediente de confirmación de las encomiendas de Tulaque y Mandayat en Cagayan a Lázaro de Herrera. Resuelto, [f] 17-12-1655” AGI: Filipinas,50,N.54

50Confirmación de encomienda de Casiguran, etc. Expediente de confirmación de las encomiendas de Casiguran y Palanan en Tayabas a Pedro Lozano. Resuelto. [f] 02-05-1676” AGI: Filipinas,54,N.6

51Confirmación de encomienda de Baratao. Expediente de confirmación de las encomiendas de Baratao en Pangasinan a Alonso Lozano. Resuelto. [f] 16-06-1676” AGI: Filipinas,54,N.12

52Confirmación de encomienda de Majayjay, etc. Expediente de confirmacion de las encomiendas de Majayjay y Santa Cruz en La Laguna de Bay a Juan Rodríguez de Origuey. Resuelto[f]. 08-06-1695” AGI: Filipinas,58,N.3

53Confirmación de encomienda de Santa Catalina Expediente de confirmación de la encomienda de Santa Catalina en Ilocos a Alonso del Castillo. Resuelto[f] 17-12-1686” AGI: Filipinas,55,N.12

54Confirmación de encomienda de Cuyo, etc Expediente de confirmación de las encomiendas de Cuyo y Calamianes a Lorenzo Vázquez Coronado. Resuelto[f] 27-11-1681” AGI: Filipinas,55,N.3

Confirmación de encomienda de Bacarra. Expediente de confirmación de las encomiendas de Bacarra en Ilocos a Luis de Pineda Matienzo. Resuelto. [f] 24-10-1679” AGI: Filipinas,54,N.15

55Confirmación de encomienda de Santa Catalina Expediente de confirmación de la encomienda de Santa Catalina en Ilocos a Alonso del Castillo. Resuelto[f] 17-12-1686” AGI: Filipinas,55,N.12

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