Project Gutenberg 2012-03-04 Public domain in the USA. 126 Blair, Emma Helen 1851 1911 Robertson, James Alexander 1873 1939 Robertson, J. A. (James Alexander) Aduarte, Diego 1569 1636 Alvarez de Abreu, Antonio 1683 1756 De Abreu, Antonio Alvarez Abreu, Antonio Alvarez de Alvarez de Abreu, Antonio Joseph Alvarez de Abreu, Antonio José Alvarez de Abreu, Antonio Jose Bourne, Edward Gaylord 1860 1908 The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume 30 of 55, 1640 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 Produced by Jeroen Hellingman and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net/ for Project Gutenberg. "The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume 30 of 55, 1640" edited by Emma Helen Blair and James Alexander Robertson is a historical account written in the early 20th century. This volume is a collection of explorations, descriptions, and historical records regarding the Philippines and its interactions with European nations from 1493 until the end of the 19th century. It particularly focuses on the commercial relationships, the impact of Catholic missions, and the socio-political dynamics that shaped the islands during this time. The opening of the work introduces the context of Philippine commerce and highlights significant historical documents relating to the region's trade with Nueva España (New Spain). It details the challenges faced by the Philippine colonies, including political restrictions on commerce and the dependency on trade for survival. Additionally, the text discusses the Dominican missions' influence on local populations and their efforts to establish a religious community in Manila, shedding light on early missionary activities and their impact on indigenous peoples. The volume provides vital insights into the complex historical landscape of the Philippines during a pivotal era of contact and colonization. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://www.gutenberg.org/files/39054/39054-h/images/titlepage.gif file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/39054/39054-h/images/titlepage.gif en Philippines -- History -- Sources Missions -- Philippines Philippines -- Discovery and exploration Demarcation line of Alexander VI DS Text Browsing: History - General Browsing: Travel & Geography 644041 644093 2024-09-16T11:54:09.131410 2023-09-17T06:42:17.450642 text/html text/html 641184 2012-03-04T15:14:40 text/html; charset=us-ascii 770360 2012-03-04T15:14:42 text/html; charset=us-ascii application/zip 886000 2024-09-16T11:54:20.207345 application/epub+zip 904561 2024-09-16T11:54:11.468371 application/epub+zip 342760 2024-09-16T11:54:10.328404 application/epub+zip 1120495 2024-09-16T11:54:26.819294 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1006023 2024-09-16T11:54:19.118347 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 377607 2022-09-17T18:22:09.385281 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 551848 551724 2024-09-16T11:54:08.096381 2023-09-17T06:42:16.453648 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 551818 2012-03-04T15:14:40 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 194924 2012-03-04T15:14:42 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 551809 2012-03-04T15:14:40 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 194736 2012-03-04T15:14:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 23879 2024-09-16T11:54:27.003281 application/rdf+xml 21383 2024-09-16T11:54:10.442369 image/jpeg 3152 2024-09-16T11:54:10.387365 image/jpeg 770253 2024-09-16T11:54:09.211376 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