Project Gutenberg 2006-04-02 Public domain in the USA. 238 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 24 of 55 1630-34 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: 62.7 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by Jeroen Hellingman and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net/ "The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 24 of 55" 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 the period from 1630 to 1634, documenting explorations, descriptions, and records related to the Philippines during its early interactions with European nations. The book encompasses significant events, such as missionary work, conflicts, and the socio-political climate of the islands, as well as detailed letters and documents from this historical period. At the start of this volume, the authors provide a comprehensive prefatory overview of the concluding installment of Juan de Medina's history of the Augustinian order in the Philippines. Medina recounts key events and characters within the order, including the challenges faced by missionaries, encounters with local populations, and the effects of Dutch attacks on colonial settlements. The opening portion sets the stage for examining the state of the islands during this tumultuous period, detailing both the triumphs and struggles of the missionaries while highlighting the broader geopolitical dynamics at play, including the consequences of colonial rule and the social conditions impacting the indigenous peoples. (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 - British Browsing: History - European Browsing: History - General 634686 634729 2024-10-08T06:19:16.624492 2023-09-08T08:18:09.419652 text/html text/html 629793 2006-04-02T08:19:44 text/html 208512 2006-04-02T08:19:46 text/html application/zip 323351 2024-10-08T06:19:28.843503 application/epub+zip 328502 2024-10-08T06:19:21.422449 application/epub+zip 300379 2024-10-08T06:19:19.494470 application/epub+zip 664544 2024-10-08T06:19:34.248372 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 608812 2024-10-08T06:19:27.450422 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 413344 2022-09-08T14:41:07.681913 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 559304 559212 2024-10-08T06:19:15.295474 2023-09-08T08:18:08.246669 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 558631 2006-04-02T08:19:44 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 199197 2006-04-02T08:19:46 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 558634 2006-04-02T08:19:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 198680 2006-04-02T08:19:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 24116 2024-10-08T06:19:34.394365 application/rdf+xml 23051 2024-10-08T06:19:20.074450 image/jpeg 4764 2024-10-08T06:19:19.783443 image/jpeg 299315 2024-10-08T06:19:16.673516 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