Project Gutenberg 2005-08-06 Public domain in the USA. 259 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 23 of 55 1629-30 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 Distributed Proofreaders Team "The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 23 of 55" by Emma Helen Blair, James Alexander Robertson, and Edward Gaylord Bourne is a historical account published in the early 20th century. This volume focuses on the period from 1629 to 1630 and contains explorations, descriptions of the islands and their people, as well as records of Catholic missions, providing insights into the political, economic, and religious conditions of the Philippines during European interactions. The opening of this volume presents various documents and reports from 1629-1630, including a royal decree regarding mission appointments, letters from Dominican officials detailing the dire economic situation due to Dutch piracy, and annual reports from the Governor of the Philippines, Juan Niño de Tavora, expressing concerns about financial strain and trade imbalances. The letters highlight ongoing tensions with neighboring nations, notably the Japanese and Malays, as well as internal struggles regarding the management of the royal treasury and the administration of resources, revealing the multifaceted challenges faced by the Spanish colonial government in sustaining its presence in the islands. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 63.2 (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 - European Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: History - Religious 582914 2025-07-07T07:03:04.817638 text/html 580656 2020-12-12T08:40:19 text/html 298634 2025-07-07T07:03:15.146518 application/epub+zip 304131 2025-07-07T07:03:08.780571 application/epub+zip 275132 2025-07-07T07:03:07.233549 application/epub+zip 644054 2025-07-07T07:03:19.845490 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 577213 2025-07-07T07:03:14.012522 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 381893 2022-09-08T05:29:39.199171 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 502383 2025-07-07T07:03:03.629642 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 501926 2020-12-12T08:40:19 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 501920 2020-12-12T08:40:19 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 24127 2025-07-07T07:03:20.532541 application/rdf+xml 23133 2025-07-07T07:03:07.751559 image/jpeg 4755 2025-07-07T07:03:07.492566 image/jpeg 179748 2020-12-12T08:40:19 application/octet-stream application/zip 191546 2020-12-12T08:40:19 application/octet-stream application/zip 179325 2020-12-12T08:40:19 application/octet-stream application/zip 282139 2025-07-07T07:03:04.858562 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