Project Gutenberg 2013-05-17 Public domain in the USA. 187 Lala, Ramon Reyes 99000383 The Philippine Islands Produced by Jeroen Hellingman and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net/ for Project Gutenberg (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "The Philippine Islands" by Ramon Reyes Lala is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The book explores the rich and complex history of the Philippines, detailing the islands' discovery, colonization, and the interplay between different ethnic groups and colonial powers. It serves to shed light on the struggles and resilience of the Filipino people against foreign dominance, highlighting significant events and figures in their quest for freedom. The opening of the work establishes Lala's credentials as a Filipino author deeply familiar with his homeland's history and culture. He reflects on the early periods of colonization, recounting the arrival of explorers like Magellan and the subsequent Spanish conquest that introduced colonial rule. Lala illustrates the initial interactions between Spaniards and indigenous Filipinos, emphasizing both the curiosity and hospitality of the native population, juxtaposed with the brutality of colonization. This groundwork sets the stage for later discussions on the effects of colonial administration, the role of the church, and the vibrant cultures of various tribes in the Philippines. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/42726/42726-h/images/frontcover.jpg en Philippines -- Description and travel DS Text Browsing: History - General Browsing: Travel & Geography 667195 667209 2024-09-18T04:52:46.655101 2023-09-18T13:14:57.288027 text/html text/html 653638 2013-05-17T06:41:22 text/html; charset=us-ascii 15407391 2013-05-17T06:41:32 text/html; charset=us-ascii application/zip 15775891 2024-09-18T04:53:10.957923 application/epub+zip 15769779 2024-09-18T04:52:54.989016 application/epub+zip 324295 2024-09-18T04:52:48.922071 application/epub+zip 18472761 2024-09-18T04:53:19.970908 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 18372951 2024-09-18T04:53:04.983005 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 430221 2022-09-19T13:55:17.405439 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 462392 462155 2024-09-18T04:52:43.934120 2023-09-18T13:14:54.815040 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 461997 2013-05-17T06:41:22 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 176994 2013-05-17T06:41:32 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 462010 2013-05-17T06:41:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 176863 2013-05-17T06:41:32 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19697 2024-09-18T04:53:20.163871 application/rdf+xml 27737 2024-09-18T04:52:49.108076 image/jpeg 3622 2024-09-18T04:52:49.011048 image/jpeg 15446327 2024-09-18T04:52:47.181044 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