294 SMITHSONIAN MISCELLANEOUS COLLECTIONS VOL. I02 



882. Diocese of Nicaragua ; 500,000 maravedis. 



Bishop : Fray Benito Valtodano, Benedictine. 

 This church has 3 dignitaries : the Dean, 500 pesos. 

 Archdean and Choirmaster, at 400 pesos. 

 Two Canons, at 300 pesos. 



883. Archdiocese of Manila in the Philippine Islands. 



Archbishop : Fray Miguel Garcia, Augustinian ; 3,000 ducats. 



This church has 5 dignitaries : the Dean, 600 pesos. 



Archdean, Precentor, Choirmaster, and Treasurer, at 500 pt-sos. 



It has 2 Canons, at 400 pesos. 



One Prebendary, at 300 pesos. 



The Diocese of Cebu, or Nombre de Jesiis. 



Fray Pedro Arce, Augustinian; 500,000 maravedis. 



The Diocese of Nueva Segovia. 



Maestro Guerrero ; 500,000 maravedis. 



That of Caceres, or Camarines. 



Fray Francisco Samudio ; 500,000 maravedis. 



These churches have no Prebendaries. 



884. Summary of all the posts whose incumbents are appointed 

 by His Majesty, in consultation with the Supreme Council of the 

 Indies, in the district of the Secretariat of New Spain ; in the five 

 Audiencias (Circuit Courts) under its jurisdiction, 40 officials: in 

 that of Mexico City, a Viceroy, 8 Justices, 4 Alcaldes de Corte, 2 

 Attorneys ; in that of Guatemala, a President, 5 Justices, and an 

 Attorney ; in that of Santo Domingo, 4 Justices, a President, and an 

 Attorney; in that of Guadalajara, a President, 4 Justices, and an 

 Attorney; in that of the Philippines, a President, 4 Justices, and 

 an Attorney; plus the Relators whom they have, the Secretaries and 

 other functionaries whom I do not tabulate, in order to avoid 

 prolixity 40 



His Majesty appoints in this district, in consultation with his Royal 

 Council, to 32 Governorships, Alcaldias Mayores, and Corregi- 

 mientos 32 



He appoints also to 45 positions as Paymasters, Treasurers, and 

 Factors 45 



He appoints in the ecclesiastical sphere to 21 churches, 3 of which 

 are Archiepiscopal, 16 Episcopal, and 2 Abbacies 21 



He appoints in these churches to 185 benefices ; 79 are church digni- 

 taries ; 79 Canons; 26 Prebendaries; and 11 half-time Preben- 

 daries 185 



885. The Viceroy of New Spain appoints the Presidents of Guate- 

 mala, Guadalajara, and the Philippines, and the Governor of Nueva 

 Vizcaya ; 299 officers of justice — Corregidores and Alcaldes Mayores 



