Project Gutenberg 2014-03-09 Public domain in the USA. 570 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 35, 1640-1649 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 http://www.pgdp.net "The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume 35, 1640-1649" by Emma Helen Blair et al. is a historical account written in the early 20th century. This work presents a detailed examination of the Philippine Islands during a specific period, focusing on the explorations by early navigators, the descriptions of the islands and their peoples, the history of Catholic missions, and the social, political, economic, and religious conditions prevalent at the time. It offers insight into the region's colonial history, specifically the interactions between European nations and the Philippine Islands. The opening of the volume outlines the main themes that will be explored, notably the Dominican and Recollect missions, as well as the hostilities between the Spaniards and the Dutch in the eastern seas. It introduces the challenges faced by religious orders in their efforts to convert local populations and the conflicts that arose from European colonial ambitions. Key historical figures, various accounts of missionary activities, and events such as the loss of Formosa to the Dutch are highlighted, setting the stage for a deeper examination of religious, economic, and military developments in the Philippines during this turbulent era. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/45101/45101-h/images/new-cover.jpg Reading ease score: 59.8 (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 Browsing: History - American Browsing: History - European Browsing: History - General Browsing: Travel & Geography Category: History - Other Category: History - Religious Category: History - Warfare 627663 2025-06-18T10:09:57.450824 text/html 607332 2024-10-24T03:50:44 text/html 802311 2025-06-18T10:10:09.132244 application/epub+zip 818217 2025-06-18T10:10:00.665829 application/epub+zip 328990 2025-06-18T10:09:59.018809 application/epub+zip 1051682 2025-06-18T10:10:15.137178 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 973850 2025-06-18T10:10:07.737255 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 427090 2022-09-20T15:13:09.136412 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 530857 2023-09-19T15:23:26.094423 text/plain 510969 2024-10-24T03:50:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18787 2025-06-18T10:10:15.316175 application/rdf+xml 27802 2025-06-18T10:09:59.159790 image/jpeg 2867 2025-06-18T10:09:59.088797 image/jpeg 748133 2025-06-18T10:09:57.530828 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