Project Gutenberg 2005-06-25 Public domain in the USA. 270 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 20 of 55 1621-1624 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: 55.1 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. Produced by Jeroen Hellingman and the PG Distributed Proofreaders Team "The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 20 of 55" by Emma Helen Blair et al. is a historical account written in the late 19th century. This volume explores the political, economic, and religious conditions of the Philippine Islands during the period of 1621 to 1624, drawing upon explorations, contemporaneous writings, and documents that offer a vivid portrait of the islands and their peoples. It highlights significant events, such as internal conflicts in governance, the plight of the indigenous population, and the complexities of colonial administration amid external threats. The opening of this volume presents a detailed introduction to various documents chronicling the state of the Philippine Islands during the early 1620s. It reports on the personal tragedies of figures in power, including a scandal involving the governor of the Philippines, Alonso Fajardo de Tenca, whose personal affairs culminated in a tragic confrontation. Additionally, it discusses military preparations against threats from allied Dutch and English forces, revealing the internal strife between civil authorities and religious orders. The introduction sets the stage for a rich exploration of the intersection between personal narratives and broader historical events, indicating the complexities of governance and colonial life during this period. (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: History - Warfare Browsing: Travel & Geography 566760 566548 2024-10-07T08:54:55.626733 2023-09-07T09:48:26.591380 text/html text/html 565084 2020-12-11T12:10:25 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 186259 2020-12-11T12:10:25 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 291985 2024-10-07T08:55:06.901631 application/epub+zip 298873 2024-10-07T08:55:00.062711 application/epub+zip 269968 2024-10-07T08:54:58.323691 application/epub+zip 605752 2024-10-07T08:55:11.660118 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 561870 2024-10-07T08:55:05.562652 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 367790 2022-09-08T03:40:46.778371 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 507310 2024-10-07T08:54:54.601699 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 507528 2020-12-13T07:31:11 text/plain; charset=utf-8 177147 2020-12-13T07:31:11 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 22030 2024-10-07T08:55:11.805109 application/rdf+xml 23121 2024-10-07T08:54:58.949678 image/jpeg 4759 2024-10-07T08:54:58.652694 image/jpeg 277029 2024-10-07T08:54:55.671719 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