Project Gutenberg 2005-04-03 Public domain in the USA. 530 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 17 of 55 1609-1616 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 17 of 55" by Emma Helen Blair, James Alexander Robertson, and Edward Gaylord Bourne is a historical account written in the early 20th century. This volume documents the period from 1609 to 1616, focusing on the explorations, descriptions of the islands, their peoples, and the Catholic missions established during that time. The text aims to provide insights into the political, economic, and religious conditions of the Philippines during the early interactions with European nations. The beginning of this work introduces the contents of the volume, outlining various documents that cover laws related to navigation and commerce, reports and petitions from Jesuit and Dominican missions, and letters focusing on ecclesiastical affairs. It emphasizes the challenges faced in trade, especially with the Dutch, the advancements made by missions in spreading Christianity, and concerns regarding the treatment of local populations. The editors emphasize the social and economic environment of the islands during the specified period, setting the stage for a detailed exploration of the intersecting histories of Spain and the Philippines. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 52.1 (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 - European Category: History - Early Modern (c. 1450-1750) Category: History - Religious 632628 2025-07-06T14:14:54.181667 text/html 622944 2020-12-14T09:01:33 text/html 310749 2025-07-06T14:15:05.417623 application/epub+zip 315053 2025-07-06T14:14:58.281663 application/epub+zip 287691 2025-07-06T14:14:56.645658 application/epub+zip 696633 2025-07-06T14:15:10.822654 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 592914 2025-07-06T14:15:04.195696 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 398690 2022-09-07T22:18:22.665125 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 532513 2025-07-06T14:14:52.791704 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 532150 2020-12-14T09:01:33 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 532182 2020-12-14T09:01:33 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 23593 2025-07-06T14:15:10.967576 application/rdf+xml 23067 2025-07-06T14:14:57.176634 image/jpeg 4768 2025-07-06T14:14:56.910659 image/jpeg 187407 2020-12-14T09:01:33 application/octet-stream application/zip 200295 2020-12-14T09:01:33 application/octet-stream application/zip 186990 2020-12-14T09:01:33 application/octet-stream application/zip 289224 2025-07-06T14:14:54.225672 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