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Title: The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 23 of 55
1629-30
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.

Note: Reading ease score: 63.2 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.

Credits: Produced by Jeroen Hellingman and the Distributed Proofreaders Team

Summary: "The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 23 of 55" by Emma Helen Blair, James Alexander Robertson, and Edward Gaylord Bourne is a historical account published in the early 20th century. This volume focuses on the period from 1629 to 1630 and contains explorations, descriptions of the islands and their people, as well as records of Catholic missions, providing insights into the political, economic, and religious conditions of the Philippines during European interactions. The opening of this volume presents various documents and reports from 1629-1630, including a royal decree regarding mission appointments, letters from Dominican officials detailing the dire economic situation due to Dutch piracy, and annual reports from the Governor of the Philippines, Juan Niño de Tavora, expressing concerns about financial strain and trade imbalances. The letters highlight ongoing tensions with neighboring nations, notably the Japanese and Malays, as well as internal struggles regarding the management of the royal treasury and the administration of resources, revealing the multifaceted challenges faced by the Spanish colonial government in sustaining its presence in the islands. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Commentator: Bourne, Edward Gaylord, 1860-1908

Editor: Blair, Emma Helen, 1851-1911

Editor: Robertson, James Alexander, 1873-1939

EBook No.: 16451

Published: Aug 6, 2005

Downloads: 284

Language: English

Subject: Philippines -- History -- Sources

Subject: Missions -- Philippines

Subject: Philippines -- Discovery and exploration

Subject: Demarcation line of Alexander VI

LoCC: History: General and Eastern Hemisphere: Asia

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.

urn:gutenberg:16451:2 2005-08-06T00:00:00+00:00 Public domain in the USA. Robertson, James Alexander Blair, Emma Helen Bourne, Edward Gaylord en 1
2024-11-08T19:09:30Z The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 23 of 55

This edition has images.

Title: The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 23 of 55
1629-30
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.

Note: Reading ease score: 63.2 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.

Credits: Produced by Jeroen Hellingman and the Distributed Proofreaders Team

Summary: "The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 23 of 55" by Emma Helen Blair, James Alexander Robertson, and Edward Gaylord Bourne is a historical account published in the early 20th century. This volume focuses on the period from 1629 to 1630 and contains explorations, descriptions of the islands and their people, as well as records of Catholic missions, providing insights into the political, economic, and religious conditions of the Philippines during European interactions. The opening of this volume presents various documents and reports from 1629-1630, including a royal decree regarding mission appointments, letters from Dominican officials detailing the dire economic situation due to Dutch piracy, and annual reports from the Governor of the Philippines, Juan Niño de Tavora, expressing concerns about financial strain and trade imbalances. The letters highlight ongoing tensions with neighboring nations, notably the Japanese and Malays, as well as internal struggles regarding the management of the royal treasury and the administration of resources, revealing the multifaceted challenges faced by the Spanish colonial government in sustaining its presence in the islands. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Commentator: Bourne, Edward Gaylord, 1860-1908

Editor: Blair, Emma Helen, 1851-1911

Editor: Robertson, James Alexander, 1873-1939

EBook No.: 16451

Published: Aug 6, 2005

Downloads: 284

Language: English

Subject: Philippines -- History -- Sources

Subject: Missions -- Philippines

Subject: Philippines -- Discovery and exploration

Subject: Demarcation line of Alexander VI

LoCC: History: General and Eastern Hemisphere: Asia

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.

urn:gutenberg:16451:3 2005-08-06T00:00:00+00:00 Public domain in the USA. Robertson, James Alexander Blair, Emma Helen Bourne, Edward Gaylord en 1