Project Gutenberg 2004-06-01 Public domain in the USA. 238 Blair, Emma Helen 1851 1911 Robertson, James Alexander 1873 1939 Robertson, J. A. (James Alexander) Bourne, Edward Gaylord 1860 1908 The Philippine Islands, 1493-1803 — Volume 04 of 55 1576-1582 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 Beginning of the Nineteenth Century Reading ease score: 60.3 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Prepared by Jeroen Hellingman and the Distributed Proofreaders Team "The Philippine Islands, 1493-1803 — Volume 04 of 55" by Blair, Bourne, and Robertson is a historical account likely compiled during the early 20th century. This volume focuses on the years 1576 to 1582, detailing the explorations, geopolitical relations, and Catholic missions in the Philippine Islands during early Spanish colonization. It examines the political, economic, commercial, and religious conditions of these islands as they interacted with European nations. The beginning of the volume introduces the official reports and documents from Governor Francisco de Sande, offering an in-depth analysis of various military confrontations, particularly with Chinese pirates, and the governance challenges in Manila. Sande meticulously details his experiences upon arriving in Manila, where he finds the city damaged by piracy and unrest. He expresses concerns about the local economies, the native populations, and the military strategies required to maintain control over the islands and expand the Spanish influence, including proposals for further conquests, particularly in China. The opening portion sets the stage for a comprehensive exploration of colonial administration and early interactions between the Spaniards and the diverse indigenous groups in the region. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Philippines -- History -- Sources Missions -- Philippines Philippines -- Discovery and exploration Demarcation line of Alexander VI DS Text Browsing: History - American Browsing: History - European Browsing: History - General Browsing: Travel & Geography 541916 541858 2024-10-06T04:06:35.814949 2023-10-06T06:11:21.599697 text/html text/html 541909 541851 2024-10-06T04:06:36.102980 2023-10-06T06:11:21.794674 text/html text/html 274077 2024-10-06T04:06:45.100974 application/epub+zip 282044 2024-10-06T04:06:39.729975 application/epub+zip 252367 2024-10-06T04:06:38.413930 application/epub+zip 574753 2024-10-06T04:06:49.162929 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 548030 2024-10-06T04:06:44.221968 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 354399 2022-09-06T21:47:16.968014 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 511966 511914 2024-10-06T04:06:35.251998 2023-10-06T06:11:21.299716 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 511504 2020-12-15T02:44:20 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 172793 2020-12-15T02:44:20 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 511523 2020-12-15T02:44:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 172560 2020-12-15T02:44:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 23828 2024-10-06T04:06:49.297882 application/rdf+xml 22895 2024-10-06T04:06:38.956940 image/jpeg 4770 2024-10-06T04:06:38.680952 image/jpeg 270781 2024-10-06T04:06:36.148944 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia en.wikipedia