Discovery, Conquest, And Early History of the Philippine Islands
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349-50. For a historical summary of the varia- tions in the names of the provinces see Retana's Zuniga's Estadismo, ii, p. 376 ff. *° They received the tribute in kind in fixed amounts and made money out of the fluctuations of the market prices. At times of scarcity and consequent high prices this procedure doubled or trebled the burden of the tribute. See State of the Philippine Islands, by Tomas de Comyn, translated by William Walton, p. 197. Mallat says: " Rien n'est plus funeste au pays que... la permission qui est accordee aux alcaldes de faire le commerce pour leur compte." i, p. 351. See also Retana's note, Zuniga, Estadismo, ii, p. 530. This right to trade -was abolished in 1844. *^ " It is a fact common enough to see a hair-dresser or a lackey converted into a governor; a sailor or a deserter, transformed into a district magistrate, collector, or military commander of a pop- ulous province, without other counsellor than his own crude understanding, or any other guide than his passions.
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