Project Gutenberg 2009-10-28 Public domain in the USA. 191 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 36, 1649-1666 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: 49.9 (College-level). Difficult to read. Jeroen Hellingman and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net/ Updated: 2022-12-04. "The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume 36, 1649-1666" by Emma Helen Blair et al. is a historical account written in the early 20th century. This volume provides a meticulous compilation of documents that detail the political, economic, and religious conditions of the Philippines from 1649 to 1666, focusing particularly on the Jesuit missions and their role in the islands during this tumultuous period. The expected audience would likely include historians, scholars, or anyone interested in the colonial history of the Philippines and its cultural interactions. The opening of this volume sets the stage for an in-depth exploration of the ecclesiastical landscape during the mid-17th century. The compilation begins with a description of royal funeral rites celebrated in Manila for the Spanish crown prince, which highlights the pomp and ceremonial importance of the occasion. Following this, the manuscript presents documents related to requests for royal aid for Jesuit missions and detailed accounts from Jesuits discussing the dire conditions in the Philippines, including the need for religious and military support in the face of local revolts and external threats. There is an evident focus on the interplay between the religious orders and colonial authorities, laying a foundation for the complex socio-political dynamics that characterize the 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 - General Browsing: History - Religious 593714 593252 2024-10-13T05:10:56.429098 2023-09-13T09:56:47.409262 text/html text/html 587554 2022-12-04T17:35:20 text/html 314476 2024-10-13T05:11:09.655917 application/epub+zip 319104 2024-10-13T05:11:01.542949 application/epub+zip 290234 2024-10-13T05:10:59.587986 application/epub+zip 655094 2024-10-13T05:11:15.504905 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 586389 2024-10-13T05:11:08.038992 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 377404 2022-09-14T05:50:31.013595 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 511124 511150 2024-10-13T05:10:55.027941 2023-09-13T09:56:46.252239 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 511231 2022-12-04T17:18:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21979 2024-10-13T05:11:15.665869 application/rdf+xml 24328 2024-10-13T05:11:00.202947 image/jpeg 4849 2024-10-13T05:10:59.901950 image/jpeg 188284 2022-12-04T17:18:32 application/octet-stream application/zip 204280 2022-12-04T17:37:12 application/octet-stream application/zip 293887 2024-10-13T05:10:56.479042 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