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Updated: June 5, 2025
A loose, collarless shirt of transparent material worn by men outside the trousers. 2. A thin, transparent waist with flowing sleeves, worn by women. capitan: "Captain," a title used in addressing or referring to a gobernadorcillo, or a former occupant of that office. carambas: A Spanish exclamation denoting surprise or displeasure. carbineer: Internal-revenue guard.
The Captain-General, who had gone out on foot in company with his two aides, Capitan Tiago, the alcalde, the alferez, and Ibarra, preceded by civil-guards and officials who opened the way and cleared the street, was invited to review the procession from the house of the gobernadorcillo, in front of which a platform had been erected where a loa would be recited in honor of the Blessed Patron.
Capitan Tiago, the alferez, the gobernadorcillo, the friars, the employees, and the few young ladies who had remained sat, not according to rank, but according to their inclinations. The meal was quite animated and happy.
A murmur of pleasure ran through the hall, as nearly every one agreed with the youth. Some few muttered, "Innovations! Innovations! When we were young " "Let's adopt it for the time being and humiliate that fellow," said others, indicating Don Filipo. When silence was restored all were agreed. There was lacking only the approval of the gobernadorcillo.
Soon she dressed herself, gathered together all her jewels, and asked the advice of her grandfather, if she should go to see the gobernadorcillo, the judge, the notary, the lieutenant of the Civil Guard. The old man said yes to everything, or when she said no, he too said no.
"They disappeared and nobody made any inquiries about them," added Don Filipo with a severe look at the gobernadorcillo, who dropped his eyes. "Look for that woman," Crisostomo ordered the servants. "I promised to try to learn where her sons are." "They disappeared, did you say?" asked the alferez. "Your sacristans disappeared, Padre?"
They did not care in the smallest degree where or how he got the money, but a certain amount he must turn in at stated times, or else be put in prison and have other unpleasant things done to him. So it stood the "Gobernadorcillo" in good stead to know who his people were, and where they were, and how much each person could be made to pay.
The headmen may be elected petty governors, and still retain their office, and collect the tribute or taxes; for it is not considered just, that the important office of chief of Barangay should deprive the holder of the honor of being elected gobernadorcillo.
Unless a valid protest be made either by the parish priest or by the electors, the one who has the most votes is forthwith named gobernadorcillo for the coming year, subject to the approval of the superior jurisdiction at Manila; which, however, always consents, for the influence of the priest would provide against a disagreeable election.
"Afterwards the thought came back to me that as we took away the cone and cotton, when I was sure the animal was dead, Pedro said, 'Señor, how like a man he looks. "Several weeks later the residents of Dumaguete were thrown into intense if subdued excitement by the news that the Gobernadorcillo was dead.
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