Project Gutenberg 2013-08-12 Public domain in the USA. 108 Leonardo de Argensola, Bartolomé 1562 1631 Leonardo de Argensola, Bartolome Leonardo y Argensola, Bartolomé Juan Arensola, Bartolomé Leonardo de Argensola, Bartolomé Leonardo de De Argensola, Bartolomé Leonardo Leonardo de Argensola, Bartholomew Stevens, John 1726 Stephens, John 05008532 The Discovery and Conquest of the Molucco and Philippine Islands. Containing their History, Ancient and Modern, Natural and Political: Their Description, Product, Religion, Government, Laws, Languages, Customs, Manners, Habits, Shape, and Inclinations of the Natives. With an Account of many other adjacent Islands, and several remarkable Voyages through the Streights of Magellan, and in other Parts. Produced by Tamiko I. Rollings, 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 Digital & Multimedia Center, Michigan State University Libraries.) "The Discovery and Conquest of the Molucco and Philippine Islands" by Bartholomew Leonardo de Argensola is a historical account written in the early 18th century. This work provides a detailed examination of the Molucco Islands and the Philippines, focusing on their discovery, conquest, natural history, and the complex interplay of cultures and politics in the region. Argensola draws on authentic manuscripts and eyewitness accounts to narrate the events leading to the Spanish conquest, detailing the socio-political landscape of the islands. The opening of this historical account introduces the author and sets the stage for an exploration of the Molucco Islands during the era of Spanish exploration. It presents Argensola's scholarly credentials and purpose for writing, highlighting the importance of documenting the conquest not just as a military venture, but as a transformative cultural encounter between European powers and the indigenous populations. The text suggests that the narrative will encompass tales of local kings, their customs, the valuable spices the islands produce, and the significant political machinations that ensued as the Spanish sought to establish control over the region. The author emphasizes the need for an accurate account drawn from various perspectives, hinting at the richness of the historical narrative to follow. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/43451/43451-h/images/new-cover.jpg en Philippines -- History Maluku (Indonesia) -- History DS Text Browsing: History - European Browsing: History - General Browsing: Travel & Geography 1211316 1211320 2024-09-18T09:06:04.099845 2023-09-19T05:11:39.382804 text/html text/html 1229084 2013-08-12T15:45:12 text/html; charset=us-ascii 997163 2013-08-12T15:45:14 text/html; charset=us-ascii application/zip 901983 2024-09-18T09:06:27.093223 application/epub+zip 928064 2024-09-18T09:06:08.982816 application/epub+zip 509549 2024-09-18T09:06:06.435863 application/epub+zip 1857621 2024-09-18T09:06:38.707150 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1711701 2024-09-18T09:06:24.503714 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 763801 2022-09-19T19:32:58.099118 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 953476 953177 2024-09-18T09:05:59.356861 2023-09-19T05:11:34.276804 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 953698 2013-08-12T15:45:12 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 357598 2013-08-12T15:45:14 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 953699 2013-08-12T15:45:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 357551 2013-08-12T15:45:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21706 2024-09-18T09:06:38.904127 application/rdf+xml 25228 2024-09-18T09:06:06.690845 image/jpeg 3046 2024-09-18T09:06:06.566799 image/jpeg 974579 2024-09-18T09:06:04.233805 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