Project Gutenberg 2017-05-17 Public domain in the USA. 610 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 48, 1751-1765 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 48, 1751-1765" by Emma Helen Blair et al. is a comprehensive historical account written in the early 20th century. This volume provides detailed narratives and documents regarding the exploration and socio-political conditions in the Philippine Islands from 1751 to 1765, encompassing the interactions between indigenous peoples and European powers, particularly focusing on Catholic missionary efforts and colonial administration. The opening of the work introduces the reader to crucial events and challenges faced by the Philippine Islands during the mid-18th century, detailing the usurpation of Indian lands by Spanish friars, conflicts with Moro pirates, and various insurrections by the native population. It addresses the historical context of the missionary efforts made by different religious orders in the Philippines, highlighting both their selfless dedication to converting indigenous tribes and the greed displayed by ecclesiastical authorities. Additionally, the preface sets the stage for a catalog of documents that provide insights into the governance, economy, and societal dynamics of the time, portraying a vivid picture of a colonial society grappling with internal and external pressures. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 48.6 (College-level). 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 Category: History - Warfare 776993 2025-07-22T04:13:04.006274 text/html 758006 2024-10-23T02:06:16 text/html 1781373 2025-07-22T04:13:17.442250 application/epub+zip 1839486 2025-07-22T04:13:07.164253 application/epub+zip 388727 2025-07-22T04:13:05.532310 application/epub+zip 2068049 2025-07-22T04:13:23.475235 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2002940 2025-07-22T04:13:15.875219 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 495761 2022-09-24T23:04:00.725346 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 614717 2025-07-22T04:13:01.947314 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 594775 2024-10-23T02:06:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19726 2025-07-22T04:13:23.646168 application/rdf+xml 21231 2025-07-22T04:13:05.671248 image/jpeg 3341 2025-07-22T04:13:05.603275 image/jpeg 1675102 2025-07-22T04:13:04.099310 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