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Manila Property Escheat Case Summary by Dianne May Cruz is a document available to read on EtoBox.

The City of Manila sought to have certain properties declared escheated, as they claimed the previous owner Ana Sarmiento died in 1668 without heirs. However, the court found Ana Sarmiento did leave a will designating her nephew Pedro del Castillo as the first chaplain of a religious foundation she established, and providing for perpetual administration of the properties in relation to that foundation. For over 200 years, the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Manila had administered the properties in accordance

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Dianne May Cruz

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