Project Gutenberg 2005-02-12 Public domain in the USA. 344 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 12 of 55 1601-1604 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 12 of 55" by Emma Helen Blair, James Alexander Robertson, and Edward Gaylord Bourne is a historical account written during the early 20th century. This volume primarily covers the early 17th century and focuses on explorations and records detailing the complex interactions between European navigators and the Philippine Islands, including the documentation of Catholic missions and the social, political, and economic conditions of the islands during a pivotal period in their history. The opening of this comprehensive work introduces a collection of contemporaneous documents from 1601 to 1603, illustrating various aspects of life in the Philippines during that time. Key themes include military expeditions against pirates, significant commercial challenges faced by the islanders, and the political tensions involving interactions with the Chinese community in Manila. The volume highlights notable events such as the great fire in Manila and the Chinese revolt, as well as correspondence regarding trade issues with Spain and New Spain, providing a rich context for understanding the dynamics that shaped the region during the early modern period. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 58.4 (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 - Early Modern (c. 1450-1750) 565229 2025-07-06T12:06:26.848561 text/html 565050 2025-01-14T20:33:26.244199 text/html 297015 2025-07-06T12:06:34.972509 application/epub+zip 303679 2025-07-06T12:06:30.091518 application/epub+zip 275723 2025-07-06T12:06:28.918542 application/epub+zip 603910 2025-07-06T12:06:38.863445 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 575447 2025-07-06T12:06:34.232528 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 380604 2022-09-07T19:32:28.234706 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 535302 2025-07-06T12:06:26.467508 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 535218 2020-12-14T02:50:41 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 535207 2020-12-14T02:50:41 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 22504 2025-07-06T12:06:39.013440 application/rdf+xml 23047 2025-07-06T12:06:29.406509 image/jpeg 4739 2025-07-06T12:06:29.160486 image/jpeg 196332 2020-12-14T02:50:41 application/octet-stream application/zip 196080 2020-12-14T02:50:41 application/octet-stream application/zip 291916 2025-07-06T12:06:26.890516 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