Note 48 — Chapter VIII · THE AUDIENCIA AND THE GOVERNOR: CONFLICTS OF JURISDICTION

The entire dependence of the colony on the Chinese trade is attested by Concepción (Historia general, IV, 53). He states that: “Without the trade and commerce of the Chinese these dominions could not have subsisted.” Morga, in his Sucesos (349), further testifies: “It is true the town cannot exist without the Chinese, as they are the workers in all trades and business, and are very industrious, working for small wages.”