Project Gutenberg 2015-01-13 Public domain in the USA. 351 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 37, 1669-1676 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: 59.8 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Philippine_Islands,_1493%E2%80%931898 Produced by Jeroen Hellingman and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net/ for Project Gutenberg. "The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume 37, 1669-1676" by Emma Helen Blair et al. is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The work delves into the explorations, cultural descriptions, and ecclesiastical missions in the Philippines from the 17th century, highlighting both political and religious conditions during this time. The text serves as a chronicle of the transformations and conflicts within the islands, particularly focusing on the role of Dominican and Augustinian missionaries as well as secular affairs exacerbated by challenges in governance. At the start of this volume, the historical context is established through documentation and accounts from various figures involved in the Philippines, including a detailed account of the arrest of Governor Diego Salcedo by the Inquisition's commissary, Fray José Paternina. The opening portion provides insights into the political turbulence of the time, illustrating tensions between civil authority and the influence of religious orders. A letter penned from a Manila prison by an unnamed officer sheds light on the deteriorating political landscape, while the succeeding chapters explore the missions of the Dominicans and Augustinians and their significant impact on both religious and secular life in the islands during the mid-17th century. (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 Browsing: History - Warfare 648693 648804 2025-02-19T09:44:18.379041 2023-09-20T16:09:58.358180 text/html text/html 653665 2015-01-12T19:13:28 text/html; charset=us-ascii 580135 2015-01-12T19:13:42 text/html; charset=us-ascii application/zip 586441 2025-02-19T09:44:29.766014 application/epub+zip 618841 2025-02-19T09:44:21.458029 application/epub+zip 324096 2025-02-19T09:44:20.015035 application/epub+zip 842203 2025-02-19T09:44:35.318998 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 783409 2025-02-19T09:44:28.438030 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 428705 2022-09-21T18:17:46.512572 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 530536 530412 2024-10-20T06:15:34.936187 2023-09-20T16:09:56.885185 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 530166 2015-01-12T19:13:28 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 190997 2015-01-12T19:13:42 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 22608 2025-02-19T09:44:35.466979 application/rdf+xml 21922 2025-02-19T09:44:20.141067 image/jpeg 3515 2025-02-19T09:44:20.078033 image/jpeg 556577 2025-02-19T09:44:18.445084 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