02980cam a22003613u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000340011324504350014726400510058230000470063333600260068033700260070633800360073250000310076850800750079952014090087453400450228365300380232865300280236665300450239465300370243970000390247670000430251585600430255899900170260113742UtSlPG20260610133326.0mcr n260607r2004||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aDS1 aBlair, Emma Helen,d1851-191114aThe Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 08 of 55 :b1591-1593
 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 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2004  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2004-10-14  aProduced by Jeroen Hellingman and the PG Distributed Proofreaders Team  a"The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 08 of 55" by Blair, Bourne, and Robertson is a historical account written in the early 20th century. This volume provides detailed explorations and documentation regarding the Philippine Islands during the years 1591 to 1593, focusing on the political, economic, and religious conditions as impacted by European interaction and colonization. The text likely dives deep into the governance issues between secular and ecclesiastical authorities and illustrates the challenges faced by the Spanish colonial administration.  The opening of this volume outlines important historical events during the specified years, including a dispute between the governor and the bishop regarding the collection of tributes from the indigenous population. The governor, Gomez Perez Dasmariñas, is depicted as striving to manage the colony's defense against external threats, particularly from the Japanese, while also dealing with internal conflicts such as ecclesiastical opposition and resource scarcity. Various documents, letters, and edicts from officials are presented, indicating ongoing tensions around governance, trade regulations, and the treatment of Indian laborers. The exchanges between the governor and bishop reveal a complex landscape of power dynamics that shaped the early colonial period in the Philippines. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aPhilippines -- History -- Sources  aMissions -- Philippines  aPhilippines -- Discovery and exploration  aDemarcation line of Alexander VI1 aBourne, Edward Gaylord,d1860-19081 aRobertson, James Alexander,d1873-193940uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/13742  c55130d55130