Project Gutenberg 2009-10-14 Public domain in the USA. 1189 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 40 of 55, 1690-1691 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 Jeroen Hellingman and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net/ Updated: 2022-12-03. "The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 - Volume 40 of 55, 1690-1691" by Emma Helen Blair et al. is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The work details the explorations, experiences, and observations of early navigators and missionaries in the Philippines, documenting the islands' political, economic, and religious conditions from their initial contact with European powers up until the end of the 19th century. This volume, specifically focused on the years 1690-1691, serves as a rich resource for understanding the dynamics of colonial interactions and the local cultures in the archipelago during this transformative period. The opening of this volume introduces the political and ecclesiastical tensions in Manila during 1690-91, primarily revolving around disputes between the local bishop and secular authorities. An unsigned letter recounts the efforts of a Jesuit and the implications of a bishop's confrontational attempts to assert control over ecclesiastical posts, leading to widespread gossip and tension in the city. Simultaneously, the text delves into ethnological descriptions of the indigenous peoples, such as the Tagálogs and Visayans, and their customs as recorded by early missionaries. It touches upon their social structures, beliefs, and practices, revealing a wealth of intricately woven details about the interplay between native cultures and European colonial influences at this point in history. (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 - General Browsing: History - Religious 842516 841764 2024-09-13T04:34:23.334104 2023-09-13T09:34:32.812530 text/html text/html 833424 2022-12-03T17:51:10 text/html 381036 2024-09-13T04:34:37.198035 application/epub+zip 395404 2024-09-13T04:34:26.650112 application/epub+zip 395350 2024-09-13T04:34:24.896074 application/epub+zip 764844 2024-09-13T04:34:44.261995 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 689598 2024-09-13T04:34:35.417033 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 517147 2022-09-14T05:17:45.730672 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 685937 685963 2024-09-13T04:34:21.341127 2023-09-13T09:34:30.845512 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 686088 2022-12-03T17:48:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20530 2024-09-13T04:34:44.415953 application/rdf+xml 25422 2024-09-13T04:34:25.313046 image/jpeg 4761 2024-09-13T04:34:25.103076 image/jpeg 264721 2022-12-03T17:53:12 application/octet-stream application/zip 293584 2022-12-03T17:53:02 application/octet-stream application/zip 356381 2024-09-13T04:34:23.492048 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