Spanish Title or Royal Degree No. 01–4°  (1826, 1861, 1888, 1891 & 1894 – 1895) was issued to the Late Gobernadorcillo Don Hermogenes Reyes Rodriguez, then Gobernadorcillo de Manila and known as Spanish Royal Title.

In 1893 the Board of Adjustments was created, making all Spanish Titles perfect, indefeasible, imprescriptable, exempted laws of prescription; latches, and to remain valid forever, having been registered in 1893 at Centro de Estadistica de Registro de Titulos at Malolos Bulacan.

In 1894: September 10 and May 5, 1893, Gazeta de Manila published that Don Hermogenes, married to Estefania Quioge and Don Antonio Rodriguez married to Maria Maxima Javier of Paranaque, Rizal, are the registered owner of Titulo de Propiedad de Terrenos Royal Degree (Royal Title) No. 01º-4.

In 1897:  Constitution of Biak-na-Bato of November 1, 1897, the Royal Degree 01-4° was registered under the Spanish Civil Code.

In December 10, 1898 Treaty of Paris, the signatories were Kingdom of Spain, U.S.A., England, France and Mexico witnessed by Indonesia, Malaysia and the Gobierno Civil de Filipinas.

In 1898: December 21, President William McKinley (U.S. President) instructed and directed General Meritt in the Philippines, not to touch any property titled, covered and ratified under the Treaty of Paris.

In 1899: January 20, The Royal Degree Titulo De Propiedad Number 01-4°, was duly registered under the Constitution of Malolos; and the Bill of Rights of March 16, 1900, known as the Philippine American Constitution say – “ Any local laws, must yield and surrender with honor to a property acquired and titled covered under the Treaty of Paris.

In 1901: February 6, the Titulo de Propiedad de Terrenos Royal Degree 01º-4 registered in the names of Don Hermogenes and Antonio Rodriguez was sent to the Division of Insular Affairs, War Department of Washington D.C. for record keeping e and that very same year it was forwarded here in the Philippines for Guidance and Records, Legal Technicalities.

In 1909 to 1916: The Supreme Court, stated: “No title could be issued to the Landowner in derogation to another landowner by means of prescriptions, latches, and adverse possession. If the property in question is already titled under the Spanish Mortgage Law, the same Law governs and remains in force in seeking registration in the Philippines, and in the case of double registration, the first recorded or registered must prevail, Section 39, 124, and 194 of Act 496.

In 1911: November 6, Court of First Instance of Manila, Third Division, R.G. 571, promulgated and adjudicated by the Government the rest of the land besides the 27,000 hectares in favor of the appelles Don Antonio Rodriguez and Heirs of Don Hermogenes Rodriguez, under the provision of the Law, on page 936, and is considered registered under Act No. 496.