Governor General Gomez Perez Darmarinas, in his
Account of Encomienda dated in Manila on May 31, 1591
states: “The town of Vigan called Villa Fernandina has five
or six Spanish citizens with one priest, a Justice, one
Alcalde Mayor (Governor) and a Deputy. The King collects
800 tributes (equivalent to 3,200 subjects). During this
period, the old Vigan was composed of 19 barrios.