Project Gutenberg 2015-01-09 Public domain in the USA. 651 Blair, Emma Helen 1851 1911 Robertson, James Alexander 1873 1939 Robertson, J. A. (James Alexander) Pigafetta, Antonio Pigafetta, Marcantonio Bourne, Edward Gaylord 1860 1908 The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898—Volume 34 of 55, 1519-1522; 1280-1605 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/ for Project Gutenberg. "The Philippine Islands, 1493–1898—Volume 34 of 55, 1519-1522; 1280-1605," edited by Emma Helen Blair and James Alexander Robertson, is a historical account likely written in the early 20th century. This volume addresses the explorations of early navigators in the Philippines, presenting descriptions of the islands, their peoples, and the establishment of Catholic missions, while detailing the political, economic, and religious circumstances from the time of European contact to the end of the 19th century. It highlights significant figures and events, including the voyages of Antonio Pigafetta and the early interactions between Spaniards and the indigenous population. The opening of this volume includes a preface that outlines the contents and significance of the narrative. It begins with the conclusion of Pigafetta’s personal account of the first circumnavigation of the globe, detailing encounters with various rulers and the Portuguese efforts in the region. Following this, it introduces a brief description of the Philippines by the Chinese geographer Chao Ju-kua, which is noted for being an early record of the archipelago before European discovery. The preface sets the stage by summarizing the complex relationships between Spanish explorers, indigenous populations, and rivals like the Portuguese, providing context for the documents that follow, which include letters and reports discussing early Spanish governance, commerce, and missionary activities in the islands. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 61.5 (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 - European Category: History - Ancient Category: History - Early Modern (c. 1450-1750) Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: History - Religious 932457 2025-07-19T09:17:30.954780 text/html 923343 2024-10-24T13:50:12 text/html 1152242 2025-07-19T09:17:46.015705 application/epub+zip 1165710 2025-07-19T09:17:34.438780 application/epub+zip 388410 2025-07-19T09:17:32.777774 application/epub+zip 1509080 2025-07-19T09:17:53.258658 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1397186 2025-07-19T09:17:44.255700 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 562224 2022-09-21T18:04:05.336738 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 726851 2025-07-19T09:17:28.195781 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 706803 2024-10-24T13:50:11 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21610 2025-07-19T09:17:53.427632 application/rdf+xml 21893 2025-07-19T09:17:32.947757 image/jpeg 3475 2025-07-19T09:17:32.864745 image/jpeg 1096144 2025-07-19T09:17:31.048798 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 en.wikipedia