766 SMITHSONIAN MISCELLANEOUS COLLECTIONS VOL. 102 



2019. 



22,320 reals spent on the hulls, repairs, and outfitting of the 2 

 frigates, one barge (barco) and 7 flatboats (chatas) operating on 

 this coast and on the Rio de Biobio and at the fort ferries, for 

 sails, rigging, nails, tow, pitch, tallow, masts, anchors, yarn, and 

 other things necessary for their outfitting 22,320 



14,419 reals paid and spent in the Royal Hospital of this city, 

 which is the army's hospital, in medicines, cloth, and other things 

 utilized for the soldiers' comfort, and in repairs on the building 

 and the church, and this amount and much more is levied as a 

 contribution (se desquenta) on the salaries of the captains, 

 officers, and soldiers when their accounts are settled. The amount 

 spent on the Army Hospital 14,419 reals 



15)530 reals paid and spent in pay and subsidy to Indians, 

 the 2,351 caciques and friendly Indians serving in the war against 

 the rebels, in which are included 400 reals 1,896,173 reals 



(Folio 174 verso) 400 reals which by His Majesty's order are 

 given every year to Don Juan de Molina, Cacique and Toque 

 (Bell Ringer?) of La Imperial, who has been succeeded by a 

 son, and the 13,179 reals remaining were paid to various Indians 

 who worked on the fields, at the plowing and the harvest on His 

 Majesty's ranch at the island of Santa Maria, and on the frigates, 

 the transport of the wheat and other items in his royal service. 

 The amount spent on friendly Indians and day laborers 1 5,530 



22,458 reals paid by order of the Viceroy of Peru and Governor 

 of this Kingdom and Father Luis dc Valdivia to the officials 

 named for the inspection of the natives in the Diocese of La 

 Imperial, carried out by order of the previous Viceroy ; in this 

 are included 8,000 reals which this Padre drew and took for his 

 own expenses. The amount expended by Padre Luis de Valdivia 

 in this inspection 22,458 



145,889 reals paid to various persons on back debts, contracted 

 during the first term of this Gov. Alonso de Ribera ; thus 80,278 

 reals go to this Governor from his back salary, which remained 

 due him from the time when he served in that capacity in his 

 first term as governor; the 65,611 reals remaining were paid to 

 residents of this city and Santiago for supplies, native cloth, 

 cattle, and other things taken for the maintenance of the army, 

 and salaries due some of them. The amount paid for back 

 debts of the years 2, 3, and 4 145,889 



