Project Gutenberg 2005-08-09 Public domain in the USA. 1062 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 05 of 55 1582-1583 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: 57.5 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. Produced by Jeroen Hellingman and the PG Distributed Proofreaders Team "The Philippine Islands, 1493-1803 — Volume 05 of 55" edited by Emma Helen Blair, James Alexander Robertson, and Edward Gaylord Bourne is a historical account written in the early 20th century. This volume focuses on a specific period in the late 16th century, detailing vital explorations, interactions, and socio-political developments in the Philippines during Spanish colonial rule. It presents accounts of the islands, descriptions of their diverse peoples, and insights into the Catholic missions alongside documentation that reveals the complexities of colonial governance and indigenous relations. The opening of the work introduces the context of 1582-1583, a significant time during the early Spanish occupation. Governor Gonzalo Ronquillo de Peñalosa communicates with King Felipe II regarding the administration of the colony, highlighting challenges such as the oppression of indigenous peoples, the need for more missionaries, and threats from Japanese pirates. Key figures like Bishop Domingo de Salazar emerge as advocates for the rights of the natives, calling for reforms to alleviate their suffering from the colonial system. The initial documents summarize the governor's efforts to fortify the colony, both militarily and spiritually, while addressing economic strategies to bolster trade and governance in the Philippine Islands. (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 - Religious Browsing: Travel & Geography 557473 557259 2024-10-07T10:48:33.277164 2023-09-07T11:15:20.004749 text/html text/html 563940 2020-12-12T09:40:13 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 179355 2020-12-12T09:40:13 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 285842 2024-10-07T10:48:45.232625 application/epub+zip 289559 2024-10-07T10:48:37.763673 application/epub+zip 260405 2024-10-07T10:48:36.024188 application/epub+zip 627069 2024-10-07T10:48:50.473590 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 566021 2024-10-07T10:48:43.927625 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 371521 2022-09-08T05:49:11.807893 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 501806 501751 2024-10-07T10:48:31.660226 2023-09-07T11:15:18.664741 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 500358 2020-12-12T09:40:13 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 173863 2020-12-12T09:40:13 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 500365 2020-12-12T09:40:13 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 173263 2020-12-12T09:40:13 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 24473 2024-10-07T10:48:50.622568 application/rdf+xml 22935 2024-10-07T10:48:36.612190 image/jpeg 4759 2024-10-07T10:48:36.321139 image/jpeg 269484 2024-10-07T10:48:33.322156 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