Project Gutenberg 2004-08-22 Public domain in the USA. 378 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 01 of 55 1493-1529 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: 59.0 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. Produced by Jeroen Hellingman and the Distributed Proofreaders Team "The Philippine Islands, 1493-1803 — Volume 01 of 55" by Emma Helen Blair, James Alexander Robertson, and Edward Gaylord Bourne is a historical account written in the late 19th century. This comprehensive work delves into the exploration, colonization, and cultural evolution of the Philippine archipelago during its early interactions with European nations, tracing developments from the arrival of Spanish explorers to the early 16th century. At the start of this volume, the authors provide an overview of the historical context leading to the documentation of the Philippines, highlighting the Papal Bulls issued by Pope Alexander VI and the Treaty of Tordesillas that defined territorial claims. This section sets the stage for understanding the complex dynamics of colonization, cultural exchanges, and the Catholic missions that aimed to convert the islands' inhabitants. It emphasizes the importance of collecting and presenting historical documents in English, thus making this significant history accessible to scholars and the interested public. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Philippines -- History -- Sources Missions -- Philippines Philippines -- Discovery and exploration Demarcation line of Alexander VI DS Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - European Browsing: History - General 603383 603325 2024-10-06T07:06:18.722152 2023-10-06T08:29:21.776813 text/html text/html 603376 603318 2024-10-06T07:06:19.015149 2023-10-06T08:29:21.980817 text/html text/html 300757 2024-10-06T07:06:28.306076 application/epub+zip 309281 2024-10-06T07:06:22.635103 application/epub+zip 279766 2024-10-06T07:06:21.326154 application/epub+zip 612306 2024-10-06T07:06:32.703109 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 581810 2024-10-06T07:06:27.474042 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 390771 2022-09-07T01:12:02.779153 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 570436 570384 2024-10-06T07:06:18.262145 2023-10-06T08:29:21.450831 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 569489 2020-12-18T02:49:29 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 200679 2020-12-18T02:49:29 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 569582 2020-12-18T02:49:29 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 200161 2020-12-18T02:49:29 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 23344 2024-10-06T07:06:32.842016 application/rdf+xml 22949 2024-10-06T07:06:21.878114 image/jpeg 4739 2024-10-06T07:06:21.599092 image/jpeg 298439 2024-10-06T07:06:19.062110 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