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 Project Gutenberg 2014-09-22 Public domain in the USA. 70 Bowring, John 1792 1872 A visit to the Philippine Islands. Dutch Een Bezoek aan de Philippijnsche Eilanden Produced by Jeroen Hellingman and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Print project.) "EEN BEZOEK AAN DE PHILIPPINSCHE EILANDEN" by John Bowring is a historical account written in the mid-19th century. The work explores the history and culture of the Philippine Islands, documenting Bowring's observations during his travels in the region as a former governor of Hong Kong and English plenipotentiary in China. The book likely reflects on both the historical context of Spanish colonization and the experiences of different local communities. The opening of the book provides a detailed historical background of the Philippines, recounting the expeditions that led to Spanish colonization, starting with Ferdinand Magellan's voyages in the early 16th century. It discusses the challenges faced by various Spanish expeditions, including conflicts with local populations and other colonial powers. Bowring gives insight into his transition from Hong Kong to the Philippines, describing his arrival in Manila and the city's key features—all while emphasizing the hospitality of the local populace and various interactions he has with different communities. The narrative sets the stage for Bowring’s observations and experiences throughout his travels across the islands. (This is an automatically generated summary.) nl Philippines -- Description and travel Philippines Philippines -- Social life and customs -- 19th century Bowring, John, 1792-1872 -- Travel -- Philippines Philippines -- Politics and government -- 19th century DS Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - General Browsing: Travel & Geography 912257 912266 2024-09-19T14:31:57.866619 2023-09-20T10:32:30.719824 text/html text/html 907992 2014-09-22T13:29:46 text/html; charset=us-ascii 435991 2014-09-22T13:29:46 text/html; charset=us-ascii application/zip 473562 2024-09-19T14:32:13.759532 application/epub+zip 477128 2024-09-19T14:32:01.125716 application/epub+zip 408464 2024-09-19T14:31:59.555630 application/epub+zip 725334 2024-09-19T14:32:21.945518 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 630240 2024-09-19T14:32:12.211596 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 561968 2022-09-21T10:33:42.023366 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 707838 707629 2024-09-19T14:31:55.272645 2023-09-20T10:32:28.085855 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 706575 2014-09-22T13:29:44 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 261448 2014-09-22T13:29:46 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 19600 2024-09-19T14:32:22.105639 application/rdf+xml 24738 2024-09-19T14:31:59.785601 image/jpeg 3446 2024-09-19T14:31:59.689603 image/jpeg 417563 2024-09-19T14:31:57.955636 application/octet-stream application/zip en.wikipedia