Project Gutenberg 2015-01-13 Public domain in the USA. 644 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 37, 1669-1676 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 37, 1669-1676" by Emma Helen Blair et al. is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The work delves into the explorations, cultural descriptions, and ecclesiastical missions in the Philippines from the 17th century, highlighting both political and religious conditions during this time. The text serves as a chronicle of the transformations and conflicts within the islands, particularly focusing on the role of Dominican and Augustinian missionaries as well as secular affairs exacerbated by challenges in governance. At the start of this volume, the historical context is established through documentation and accounts from various figures involved in the Philippines, including a detailed account of the arrest of Governor Diego Salcedo by the Inquisition's commissary, Fray José Paternina. The opening portion provides insights into the political turbulence of the time, illustrating tensions between civil authority and the influence of religious orders. A letter penned from a Manila prison by an unnamed officer sheds light on the deteriorating political landscape, while the succeeding chapters explore the missions of the Dominicans and Augustinians and their significant impact on both religious and secular life in the islands during the mid-17th century. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 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 Category: History - Other Category: History - Early Modern (c. 1450-1750) Category: History - Religious 648695 2025-09-19T09:27:45.265413 text/html 632795 2024-10-24T13:55:33 text/html 586472 2025-09-19T09:27:55.489338 application/epub+zip 618973 2025-09-19T09:27:47.792338 application/epub+zip 324224 2025-09-19T09:27:46.544338 application/epub+zip 842355 2025-09-19T09:28:00.469295 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 783411 2025-09-19T09:27:54.101357 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 428705 2022-09-21T18:17:46.512572 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 530444 2025-09-19T09:27:43.821405 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 510498 2024-10-24T13:55:33 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19303 2025-09-19T09:28:00.617276 application/rdf+xml 21922 2025-09-19T09:27:46.662370 image/jpeg 3515 2025-09-19T09:27:46.603375 image/jpeg 556590 2025-09-19T09:27:45.326368 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