Project Gutenberg 2004-10-14 Public domain in the USA. 323 Blair, Emma Helen 1851 1911 Robertson, James Alexander 1873 1939 Robertson, J. A. (James Alexander) Bourne, Edward Gaylord 1860 1908 The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 08 of 55 1591-1593 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Close of the Nineteenth Century Produced by Jeroen Hellingman and the PG Distributed Proofreaders Team "The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 08 of 55" by Blair, Bourne, and Robertson is a historical account written in the early 20th century. This volume provides detailed explorations and documentation regarding the Philippine Islands during the years 1591 to 1593, focusing on the political, economic, and religious conditions as impacted by European interaction and colonization. The text likely dives deep into the governance issues between secular and ecclesiastical authorities and illustrates the challenges faced by the Spanish colonial administration. The opening of this volume outlines important historical events during the specified years, including a dispute between the governor and the bishop regarding the collection of tributes from the indigenous population. The governor, Gomez Perez Dasmariñas, is depicted as striving to manage the colony's defense against external threats, particularly from the Japanese, while also dealing with internal conflicts such as ecclesiastical opposition and resource scarcity. Various documents, letters, and edicts from officials are presented, indicating ongoing tensions around governance, trade regulations, and the treatment of Indian laborers. The exchanges between the governor and bishop reveal a complex landscape of power dynamics that shaped the early colonial period in the Philippines. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 59.7 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Philippines -- History -- Sources Missions -- Philippines Philippines -- Discovery and exploration Demarcation line of Alexander VI DS Text Category: History - Other Category: History - Religious Category: History - Royalty 579152 2025-07-06T06:49:32.018646 text/html 573923 2020-12-18T11:41:42 text/html 294190 2025-07-06T06:49:41.848597 application/epub+zip 302160 2025-07-06T06:49:35.650659 application/epub+zip 272442 2025-07-06T06:49:34.298654 application/epub+zip 640210 2025-07-06T06:49:46.432608 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 571463 2025-07-06T06:49:40.912614 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 379401 2022-09-07T03:56:44.163647 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 510121 2025-07-06T06:49:30.857704 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 490178 2024-10-28T20:43:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 509528 2020-12-18T11:41:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 509535 2020-12-18T11:41:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 24015 2025-07-06T06:49:46.576580 application/rdf+xml 23065 2025-07-06T06:49:34.815627 image/jpeg 4767 2025-07-06T06:49:34.556633 image/jpeg 172708 2020-12-18T11:41:42 application/octet-stream application/zip 185237 2020-12-18T11:41:42 application/octet-stream application/zip 172290 2020-12-18T11:41:42 application/octet-stream application/zip 276596 2025-07-06T06:49:32.099641 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia en.wikipedia