Project Gutenberg 2006-04-02 Public domain in the USA. 903 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 24 of 55 1630-34 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 Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net/ "The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 24 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 focuses on the period from 1630 to 1634, documenting explorations, descriptions, and records related to the Philippines during its early interactions with European nations. The book encompasses significant events, such as missionary work, conflicts, and the socio-political climate of the islands, as well as detailed letters and documents from this historical period. At the start of this volume, the authors provide a comprehensive prefatory overview of the concluding installment of Juan de Medina's history of the Augustinian order in the Philippines. Medina recounts key events and characters within the order, including the challenges faced by missionaries, encounters with local populations, and the effects of Dutch attacks on colonial settlements. The opening portion sets the stage for examining the state of the islands during this tumultuous period, detailing both the triumphs and struggles of the missionaries while highlighting the broader geopolitical dynamics at play, including the consequences of colonial rule and the social conditions impacting the indigenous peoples. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 62.7 (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) Category: History - Religious 634835 2025-08-07T14:16:08.070533 text/html 629793 2006-04-02T08:19:44 text/html 323411 2025-08-07T14:16:19.033424 application/epub+zip 328489 2025-08-07T14:16:12.379500 application/epub+zip 300366 2025-08-07T14:16:10.631453 application/epub+zip 664444 2025-08-07T14:16:23.992428 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 608812 2025-08-07T14:16:17.776421 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 413344 2022-09-08T14:41:07.681913 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 559304 2025-08-07T14:16:06.863494 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 558631 2006-04-02T08:19:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 558634 2006-04-02T08:19:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 23029 2025-08-07T14:16:24.144401 application/rdf+xml 23051 2025-08-07T14:16:11.160526 image/jpeg 4764 2025-08-07T14:16:10.892459 image/jpeg 199197 2006-04-02T08:19:46 application/octet-stream application/zip 208512 2006-04-02T08:19:46 application/octet-stream application/zip 198680 2006-04-02T08:19:46 application/octet-stream application/zip 299346 2025-08-07T14:16:08.116529 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