Project Gutenberg 2004-10-05 Public domain in the USA. 761 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 03 of 55 1569-1576 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: 61.8 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by Jeroen Hellingman and the PG Distributed Proofreaders Team. "The Philippine Islands, 1493-1803 — Volume 03" by Emma Helen Blair, James Alexander Robertson, and Edward Gaylord Bourne is a historical account produced in the early 20th century. This volume focuses on the period of 1569-1576, chronicling the Spanish colonization efforts in the Philippines, including narratives of early navigators, descriptions of the islands and their peoples, and records of missionary activities. It likely delves into the political, economic, and religious conditions that shaped the region during the beginning of Spanish rule and the complex interactions between the Spanish and various indigenous cultures. The opening of this volume presents an overview of the historical context and events during the initial years of Spanish occupation. It includes a series of letters and documents from key figures such as Guido de Lavezaris and Andrés de Mirandaola, addressing ongoing conflicts with the Portuguese as well as logistical challenges faced by the Spanish settlers. The text describes the establishment of settlements, the dynamics of trade with neighboring regions, the cultural characteristics of the native populations, and the strategies employed by the Spanish to secure their foothold in the islands. By laying out these foundational accounts, the volume sets the stage for understanding the broader implications of colonization in the area. (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 - General Browsing: History - Religious Browsing: Travel & Geography 552285 550894 2024-10-06T08:59:52.866928 2023-10-06T09:58:03.351381 text/html text/html 547347 2020-12-18T08:51:02 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 187186 2020-12-18T08:51:03 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 298193 2024-10-06T09:00:03.827865 application/epub+zip 305375 2024-10-06T08:59:56.936168 application/epub+zip 274884 2024-10-06T08:59:55.435921 application/epub+zip 612268 2024-10-06T09:00:08.756854 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 568399 2024-10-06T09:00:02.760881 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 373937 2022-09-07T03:16:00.073483 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 484625 484569 2024-10-06T08:59:51.687971 2023-10-06T09:58:02.327361 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 483865 2020-12-18T08:51:02 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 173337 2020-12-18T08:51:02 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 483857 2020-12-18T08:51:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 172961 2020-12-18T08:51:03 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 24234 2024-10-06T09:00:08.906846 application/rdf+xml 22937 2024-10-06T08:59:56.018932 image/jpeg 4747 2024-10-06T08:59:55.727909 image/jpeg 279895 2024-10-06T08:59:52.956942 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