Project Gutenberg 2005-07-15 Public domain in the USA. 775 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 22 of 55 1625-29 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. Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Philippine_Islands,_1493%E2%80%931898 Produced by Jeroen Hellingman and the PG Distributed Proofreaders Team "The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 22 of 55" by Emma Helen Blair et al. is a historical account written in the early 20th century. This volume covers the period from 1625 to 1629 and examines the political, economic, and religious conditions in the Philippines during that time. The focus is primarily on events related to the governorships of Fernando de Silva and Juan Niño de Tavora, detailing the various documents, reports, and letters that shed light on colonial governance, trade challenges, and social life in Manila. The opening of this historical work introduces the context and significance of the documents compiled within the volume, which illustrate the complexities of colonial administration and social dynamics in the Philippines. It highlights the intricacies of appointing governors, the economic struggles faced by the colony, interactions with local populations and foreign powers, and the pressing issues of governance at the time. Notably, it mentions the military threats posed by the Dutch and the internal conflict among the colonial authorities. This sets the stage for deeper explorations into the challenges of maintaining Spanish control over the islands amid competing interests. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 60.5 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor 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) 590123 2025-08-07T06:26:15.012442 text/html 589191 2020-12-12T05:06:20 text/html 300657 2025-08-07T06:26:25.442407 application/epub+zip 306659 2025-08-07T06:26:19.100451 application/epub+zip 279289 2025-08-07T06:26:17.561409 application/epub+zip 631399 2025-08-07T06:26:29.883381 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 576894 2025-08-07T06:26:24.116424 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 383069 2022-09-08T04:35:23.569148 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 528316 2025-08-07T06:26:14.002431 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 528131 2020-12-12T05:06:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 528125 2020-12-12T05:06:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 22816 2025-08-07T06:26:30.032349 application/rdf+xml 23106 2025-08-07T06:26:18.076410 image/jpeg 4749 2025-08-07T06:26:17.819410 image/jpeg 184128 2020-12-12T05:06:20 application/octet-stream application/zip 193781 2020-12-12T05:06:20 application/octet-stream application/zip 183851 2020-12-12T05:06:20 application/octet-stream application/zip 282555 2025-08-07T06:26:15.061441 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