778 SMITHSONIAN MISCELLANEOUS COLLECTIONS VOL. 102 



2050. General statement of the amount and the distribution of the 

 Indian taxes (tasas), made by order of Viceroy Don Francisco de 

 Toledo in the year 1575, from the Provinces of the Charcas to those 

 of Guayaquil in the Diocese of Quito, containing 614 repartimientos 

 or encomiendas (Indian apportionments). The amount came to 

 1,384,228 assay pesos and 26 granos ; but this has all fallen ofif 

 because the Indians are decreasing in numbers and there is nothing 

 definite in this 1,384,228 pesos 26 granos 



In the Charcas Provinces, 188,693 assay pesos 3 tomines 188,693-2 



" " Chuquiabo Provinces, 178,053 assay pesos 4 tomines 178,053-4 



" " Cuzco and Chucuito Provinces, 493,495 assay pesos 2 tomines 493,495-2 



" " Guamanga Provinces, 107,530 assay pesos 2 tomines 107,530-2 



" " Arequipa Provinces, 112,440 assay pesos 5 tomines 112,440-5 



" " Lima Provinces, 141,886 assay pesos 3 tomines 141,886-3 



" " Leon de Huanuco Provinces, 66,654 assay pesos 6 tomines. . 66,654-6 



" " Trujillo Provinces, 69,484 assay pesos 69,484 



" " San Miguel de Piura Provinces, 12,861 assay pesos 2 tomines 12,861-2 

 " " Guayaquil and Puerto Viejo Provinces, 13,126 assay pesos 



4 tomines 13,126-4 



Distribution of the Indian taxes (tasa). 



To the curacies, 280,849 pesos 26 granos 280,849 -6 



For church building, 5,541 pesos 5, 541 



For hospitals, 3,075 pesos 3,075 



Justices' salaries, 181,305 pesos i tomin 181,305-1 



Caciques' salaries, 153,920 pesos 6 tomines 153,920-6 



To established encomenderos, 859,228 pesos 26 granos 859,228 — 26 



From these 859,228 pesos 26 granos of the encomenderos, should 

 be deducted the diminution which has taken place since the assess- 

 ment, because it has all fallen off. The residues applied to good 

 purposes amount each to 72,101 pesos from the year 1581 on, as is 

 stated by Dr. Diego Mendez in his chart ; as regards the rest, it has 

 not been possible to verify the facts. 



2051. In the District of the Kingdom of Peru and the Spanish 

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

 Indies, appoints to 3 Archdioceses and 16 Dioceses. The Dioceses 

 will all be listed with their metropolitans and dignitaries. Canons, 

 Prebendaries, half-time Prebendaries, with the income they receive, 

 although there is no exactitude (punto fijo). 



Archdiocese of Santa Fe with its suffragans : 



Archdiocese of Santa Fe de Bogota 14,000 pesos 



Diocese of Cartagena 3,000 ducats 



" " Santa Marta 500,000 maravedis 



" Popayan 500,000 " 



