Project Gutenberg 2004-12-06 Public domain in the USA. 198 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 10 of 55 1597-1599 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: 57.0 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. Produced by Jeroen Hellingman and the PG Distributed Proofreaders Team "The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 10 of 55" by Emma Helen Blair, James Alexander Robertson, and Edward Gaylord Bourne is a historical account edited in the early 20th century. This volume focuses on the years 1597 to 1599, detailing the political, economic, and religious conditions in the Philippine Islands during this period. It presents explorations by early navigators and offers a compilation of letters and reports from officials, providing insights into the colonial administration, challenges, and interactions between indigenous peoples and Spanish authorities. The opening of this volume sets the stage for a deeper understanding of the complexities faced by the Spanish in the Philippines. It outlines a range of issues from military conflicts with local tribes to the intricate dynamics of governance and missionary work, revealing a colonial administration characterized by corruption, inefficiency, and internal strife. Initial letters from various officials introduce readers to topics like the fallout from shipwrecks, the administration of hospitals, struggles against piracy, and the challenges posed by local revolts, painting a vivid picture of a colony navigating the numerous pressures from both within and outside its borders. (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 - European Browsing: History - General Browsing: Travel & Geography 564678 563682 2024-10-06T12:02:46.354121 2023-10-06T12:20:46.548748 text/html text/html 559891 2020-12-18T20:43:59 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 185868 2020-12-18T20:43:59 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 293346 2024-10-06T12:02:56.961063 application/epub+zip 300676 2024-10-06T12:02:50.550061 application/epub+zip 272627 2024-10-06T12:02:49.082072 application/epub+zip 608724 2024-10-06T12:03:01.703214 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 567729 2024-10-06T12:02:55.944061 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 373230 2022-09-07T15:23:52.890435 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 511244 511189 2024-10-06T12:02:45.341066 2023-10-06T12:20:45.713780 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 510622 2020-12-18T20:43:59 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 174277 2020-12-18T20:43:59 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 510614 2020-12-18T20:43:59 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 174074 2020-12-18T20:43:59 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 24107 2024-10-06T12:03:01.846994 application/rdf+xml 23078 2024-10-06T12:02:49.654058 image/jpeg 4750 2024-10-06T12:02:49.365068 image/jpeg 276043 2024-10-06T12:02:46.624219 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