Project Gutenberg 2012-02-01 Public domain in the USA. 1154 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 29 of 55, 1638–40 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 Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net/ for Project Gutenberg. "The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume 29 of 55, 1638–40" by Emma Helen Blair et al. is a historical account written in the early 20th century. This volume is part of a larger collection that chronicles the history, explorations, descriptions of the islands, and the religious missions in the Philippines from their early interactions with European powers to the end of the 19th century. It likely focuses on the events and political dynamics in the Philippines during the years 1638-1640, highlighting the conflicts with Moro pirates, the Chinese revolt, and the colonial governance under Sebastian Hurtado de Corcuera. At the start of this volume, the book unfolds amidst a tumultuous period marked by military conflicts, conspiracies, and natural disasters affecting the colony. The events are recorded by Jesuit chroniclers and other participants, documenting major occurrences such as the hostilities with the Moros, the intricacies of Spanish governance, and the insurrections by both Chinese and indigenous peoples. Through letters, annals, and reports from various officials, the opening portion reveals the challenges faced by the colonial administration, the socio-economic interactions between different communities, and the shifting allegiances within the region during these critical years. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://book.klll.cc/files/38748/38748-h/images/titlepage.gif Reading ease score: 59.4 (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 - European Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: History - Religious 638408 2025-08-15T15:16:47.501638 text/html 636789 2021-01-08T12:39:01 text/html 468935 2025-08-15T15:16:57.042617 application/epub+zip 480144 2025-08-15T15:16:49.953726 application/epub+zip 273432 2025-08-15T15:16:48.661652 application/epub+zip 752079 2025-08-15T15:17:02.328554 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 672146 2025-08-15T15:16:55.939578 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 384275 2022-09-17T16:21:08.206797 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 523100 2025-08-15T15:16:46.090648 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 522941 2021-01-08T12:39:01 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 522933 2021-01-08T12:39:01 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 23568 2025-08-15T15:17:02.486555 application/rdf+xml 19789 2025-08-15T15:16:48.814640 image/jpeg 3003 2025-08-15T15:16:48.728621 image/jpeg 190875 2021-01-08T12:39:01 application/octet-stream application/zip 440504 2021-01-08T12:39:01 application/octet-stream application/zip 190574 2021-01-08T12:39:01 application/octet-stream application/zip 438913 2025-08-15T15:16:47.571618 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