Project Gutenberg 2004-12-06 Public domain in the USA. 308 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 09 of 55 1593-1597 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 Reading ease score: 58.7 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. Produced by Jeroen Hellingman and the PG Distributed Proofreaders Team "The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 09 of 55" by Emma Helen Blair, Edward Gaylord Bourne, and James Alexander Robertson is a historical account compiled during the late 19th century. This volume specifically covers the period from 1593 to 1597, elucidating the early explorations, political conditions, and socio-economic aspects of the Philippine islands in relation to Spain's colonization efforts. It chiefly addresses interactions between the Spanish and various Asian entities, including Japan and Cambodia, as well as documenting the local governance and missions during the rise of Manila as a significant Spanish settlement. At the start of this volume, readers are introduced to the context of Manila’s development under the governance of Gomez Perez Dasmariñas. The opening outlines his communications with King Felipe II regarding military needs, plans for conquest, and alliances with neighboring kingdoms. Various letters and documents detail expeditions to Japan, challenges posed by local uprisings, and the need for missionaries to support political stabilization. The narrative hints at tensions with Japan, including an embassy to negotiate peace yet underscores underlying fears of potential violence and betrayal. Overall, the beginning sets the stage for a deeper exploration of the complexities involved in the Philippines' colonization and the interactions with indigenous populations and foreign powers. (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 - General Browsing: Travel & Geography 570003 568645 2024-10-06T12:02:29.422181 2023-10-06T12:20:34.198153 text/html text/html 563770 2020-12-18T20:43:49 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 187910 2020-12-18T20:43:49 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 297848 2024-10-06T12:02:40.066112 application/epub+zip 303457 2024-10-06T12:02:33.538144 application/epub+zip 274084 2024-10-06T12:02:32.064165 application/epub+zip 614108 2024-10-06T12:02:44.836091 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 572358 2024-10-06T12:02:39.045095 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 379919 2022-09-07T15:23:32.755760 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 512329 512274 2024-10-06T12:02:28.347169 2023-10-06T12:20:33.336138 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 511699 2020-12-18T20:43:49 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 175908 2020-12-18T20:43:49 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 511691 2020-12-18T20:43:49 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 175642 2020-12-18T20:43:49 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 24285 2024-10-06T12:02:45.103124 application/rdf+xml 23003 2024-10-06T12:02:32.638137 image/jpeg 4761 2024-10-06T12:02:32.348156 image/jpeg 279834 2024-10-06T12:02:29.513162 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