Project Gutenberg 2015-10-01 Public domain in the USA. 533 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 38, 1674-1683 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 38, 1674-1683" by Emma Helen Blair et al. is a historical account written in the early 20th century. This volume explores the Philippines' history during a pivotal period from 1674 to 1683, focusing on the interactions between early European navigators, the native population, and the Catholic missions. The text captures the political, economic, commercial, and religious conditions of the islands and provides a vivid examination of the early colonial experience. At the start of this volume, the authors present a collection of documents detailing the Philippines under Spanish rule, including accounts from the Dominican friar Domingo Fernandez Navarrete. These excerpts highlight various subjects, such as Navarrete's observations on the local governance under Governor Manrique de Lara, the challenges faced by the clergy, and the socio-political conditions of the indigenous populace. The opening sets the stage for understanding the complexities of the relationship between the Spanish colonizers and the Filipino people, particularly in the context of insurrections and the influence of missionary work. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 60.4 (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 - Religious 585461 2025-07-20T06:34:24.853293 text/html 566453 2024-10-22T23:13:00 text/html 790091 2025-07-20T06:34:33.143294 application/epub+zip 801250 2025-07-20T06:34:26.807328 application/epub+zip 288283 2025-07-20T06:34:25.827317 application/epub+zip 1031563 2025-07-20T06:34:37.771222 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 969355 2025-07-20T06:34:32.074287 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 397417 2022-09-22T16:24:36.485242 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 488004 2025-07-20T06:34:23.625386 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 468061 2024-10-22T23:13:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19369 2025-07-20T06:34:37.918221 application/rdf+xml 22232 2025-07-20T06:34:25.936268 image/jpeg 3538 2025-07-20T06:34:25.882282 image/jpeg 747875 2025-07-20T06:34:24.915318 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