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It has many settlements of the same natives, and the side lying next the provinces of Balayan and Calilaya is so near and close to the island of Luzon, that it forms a strait which contains powerful currents and races, through which the ships going to and from Manila enter and leave. The winds and currents there are very strong. It is about one-half a legua wide.
And on the following day, he landed them in Luzon, at the bar of Anazibu, in the province of Balayan, thirty leguas from Manila, where he supplied them with provisions as quickly as possible. Moreover he explored the coast and neighboring islands with swift boats, in search of his almiranta and the captured corsair.
In these legends, in a few instances, the exact phrases of the narrators have been retained for the sake of their quaintness. Obtained from José Teodoro, Bay, Laguna, P.I. Obtained from Fabian de la Paz, San Fernando, Pompanga, P. I., who says it was "handed down from old time." Obtained from Camilo Osias, Balayan, Luzon, P. I.
For some time the friars have deceived many by making them believe that if these plantations were prospering, it was because they were under their care, and the indolence of the native was thus emphasized; but they forget that in same provinces where they have not been able for some reason to get possession of the best tracts of land, their plantations, like Baurand and Liang, are inferior to Taal, Balayan and Lipa, regions cultivated entirely by the natives without any monkish interference whatsoever.
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