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Encomienda Assignments in Cebu by Romuell Banares is a document available to read on EtoBox.
The document lists the names of Spanish encomenderos in the Philippines and the areas they controlled, along with estimates of the number of native Filipinos under their rule. It shows that the largest numbers were controlled by Jeronimo de Monzon in Cebu with 3,000 natives and Gabriel de Ribera in Sogut and Malpa with 4,000 natives. The document provides insight into how the Spanish imposed colonial rule over the indigenous population in their territories in the Philippines during the 16th century.
- Author
- Romuell Banares
- Language
- EN