Project Gutenberg 2018-05-20 Public domain in the USA. 488 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 50 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 Produced by Jeroen Hellingman and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net/ for Project Gutenberg (This file was partially produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898; Volume 50" by Emma Helen Blair, James Alexander Robertson, and Edward Gaylord Bourne is a historical account that was likely compiled in the early 20th century. This volume presents a detailed examination of the Philippines during a critical period from 1764 to 1800, offering insights into the islands' governance, social issues, and relations between religious and civil authorities during colonial times. The opening of this volume introduces a rich overview of events and documents that illustrate the Philippines' political and economic landscape following the restoration of Spanish control over Manila after the English invasion. It highlights key figures such as the governor José Raón and the fiscal Francisco Leandro de Viana, while addressing significant developments including the expulsion of the Jesuits, controversies surrounding ecclesiastical and secular power, and the ongoing struggles against Moro piracy. This section sets the stage for further exploration of the changes and reforms in governance as well as the social and economic conditions faced by the Filipino people during this dynamic period in their history. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 45.0 (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 - Early Modern (c. 1450-1750) Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: History - Religious 716372 2025-07-22T15:32:04.500338 text/html 718741 2018-05-22T16:16:42 text/html 990334 2025-07-22T15:32:15.753172 application/epub+zip 1000969 2025-07-22T15:32:07.526193 application/epub+zip 327226 2025-07-22T15:32:05.930211 application/epub+zip 1260593 2025-07-22T15:32:21.608260 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1190121 2025-07-22T15:32:14.203276 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 462531 2022-08-25T17:08:42.581457 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 583621 2025-07-22T15:32:02.879278 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 583284 2018-05-22T16:16:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21467 2025-07-22T15:32:21.762132 application/rdf+xml 19640 2025-07-22T15:32:06.188217 image/jpeg 3194 2025-07-22T15:32:05.994311 image/jpeg 206924 2018-05-22T16:17:08 application/octet-stream application/zip 920032 2018-05-22T16:17:08 application/octet-stream application/zip 910180 2025-07-22T15:32:04.575220 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