Relación y otros instrumentos sobre el desacato que los naturales de Dongalo, pueblo de Parañaque, ejecutaron contra su Prior y Ministro

We, the nobility of the three visitas, Palanyag, Las Piñas, and San Nicolas, who have affixed signatures here [and] those who know how to write, and those who do not know have entrusted to others who know how to write to sign on their behalf, humbly give our utmost respect to our most reverend father provincial on the occasion of his visit to the convent and church of our town. We declare that shame and trouble have filled our minds on the recent tumult of which everyone has been aware and which His Reverence has also heard about. Those who claim to speak on behalf of the townsfolk of Palanyag and yet are ignorant claim that we, too, are involved in the said tumult, which is why we have been compelled to craft this document as an apologia, especially to disprove the allegations that we, the people of Palanyag, are displeased with our former fathers and masters, the Augustinian priests, and that we are supposedly appealing to the most illustrious archbishop to assign another clerical order to administer us. We take exception to the said appeal and we do not share the same sentiments with those who have made that appeal. The priests of Saint Augustine have been our longtime fathers and masters, whose gracious protection and care for us, their adoptive children, have led us to see the light of having faith in the Holy Trinity. They have been responsible for removing the blindfolds wrapped around our dull minds, and through their zealous teaching of the doctrine, the dull and short-sighted minds of us pitiful Tagalogs of Palanyag have been enveloped in a brilliant light. For their efforts in administering us night and day, we are bound to unconditionally repay them, and we recognize this great debt of ours towards them. And apart from this, they have helped in saving the townsfolk to the point that they have sacrificed their own well-being, and in such cases, they ask help from their leader and provincial, who has indeed helped them and is one who truly cares. Thus, to our master, our most reverend father provincial, we appeal and we plead to him that we be exempted from the wrath and resentment towards those who do not know how to recognize their indebtedness which we have elaborated above. What we request is that we be given protection and mercy. Don Juan Mamonong

Don Guillermo de Velasco - Don Pantaleón de Salazar - [Don itepganilang] - Don Juan Pérez - Don Juan [u] de de Mendoza - Esteban de León - Don Bartolomé Mabitang - Don Pedro de [Mulac] - besought by- Domingo de Cabrera - Don Pablo Suárez - Don Juan Pascual - Pedro de los Santos - Francisco Rodríguez - besought by, Don Pedro de Mercado - Don Diego Bernaldo - besought by- Fray Don Juan Sulit - Besought by=Don Antonio Pagiligan - By request- Don Juan de Guzmán - Besought byt= Don Agustín Marcelo - Mateo Sarmiento - [ Don Jhbay ] - Besought by Don Pedro Dalandan - Besought by - Don Agustín Ramos - Pedro Suárez - Juan Moninca - [%] Joseph Palomares - Andrés Rodrigues - Don Pedro delos Reyes - Besought by- Juan del Castillo - Besought by- Cayetano Bautista - Sebastián Esquivel - Nicolás delos Santos - Don Joseph González - Andrés de Salazar - Don Pedro de Velasco - Besought by- Don Nicolás de san Pedro - Don Andrés Rodríguez - Don Bartolomé Vitales - Besought by = Francisco de los Santos - Clemente Deodicho - Don Juan Rodríguez -

SS.n Juan Lucas = Simón de León - Nicolás de Legazpi - Joseph de Mendoza - Don Tomás Dumaval - Don Bernabé Onguinlibot - Don Agustín Rodrigues - Ignacio Bautista Pantaleón - Agustín Bautista - Don Joseph de Rosález - Don Felipe Bautista - Don Bartolomé Carlos Mamonong - Don Nicolás Carabeo - Besought by - Marcos del Castillo - Besought by- Juan de la Cruz - Don Tomás Bautista - Besought by- Don Juan Fulgencio - Don Marcos Cuevas - Besought by - Joseph de la Rosa - Don Joseph Cortés - besought by - Nicolás Rodríguez - Don Joseph de Leon - Luis de la Rosa - Bernardo Arnillos - Don Juan del Castillo - Don Joseph Selerio - Besought by - Don Pedro Alejandrino - Besought by- Don Marcelo Pantaleón - Don Francisco Landicho de la Cruz - Miguel Mendes - Native of Dongalo -

In the Convent of San Andrés of the Order of Our Father San Agustín of the town of Parañaque, on the twenty first of August of the year seventeen seventeen before our very reverend father lector, Fray Tomás Ortiz, provincial of this province of the Most Holy Name of Jesus of the said order, presented this text by its contents. And making himself present, the very reverend father, with the aid of the father priest, Fray Gabriel de la Fuente, prior of the said convent, [who] translated and provided explanations [of the text] in the Castilian language, stated:

to acknowledge it as given and to be kept in the archive of the said province so that all the time the declaration given by the included in the said statement about not having a part in the disrespect and audacity that some of the district of Dongalo showed to the father priest [Fray] Serrano, the prior and minister of the said town. And they jointly express their wish and willingness about not wanting ministers, other than the Augustinian friars, who have been here in the beginning of Christianity in these [islands]. And by this declaration it was determined and signed by our [very reverend] father provincial, which I attest.

Fray Tomás Ortiz, provincial, Fray Francisco Cenzano, secretary

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