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100 1 _aBlair, Emma Helen,
_d1851-1911
245 1 4 _aThe Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 20 of 55 :
_b1621-1624 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.
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2005
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aWikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Philippine_Islands,_1493%E2%80%931898
500 _aRelease date is 2005-06-25
508 _aProduced by Jeroen Hellingman and the PG Distributed Proofreaders Team
520 _a"The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 20 of 55" by Emma Helen Blair et al. is a historical account written in the late 19th century. This volume explores the political, economic, and religious conditions of the Philippine Islands during the period of 1621 to 1624, drawing upon explorations, contemporaneous writings, and documents that offer a vivid portrait of the islands and their peoples. It highlights significant events, such as internal conflicts in governance, the plight of the indigenous population, and the complexities of colonial administration amid external threats. The opening of this volume presents a detailed introduction to various documents chronicling the state of the Philippine Islands during the early 1620s. It reports on the personal tragedies of figures in power, including a scandal involving the governor of the Philippines, Alonso Fajardo de Tenca, whose personal affairs culminated in a tragic confrontation. Additionally, it discusses military preparations against threats from allied Dutch and English forces, revealing the internal strife between civil authorities and religious orders. The introduction sets the stage for a rich exploration of the intersection between personal narratives and broader historical events, indicating the complexities of governance and colonial life during this period. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aPhilippines -- History -- Sources
653 _aMissions -- Philippines
653 _aPhilippines -- Discovery and exploration
653 _aDemarcation line of Alexander VI
700 1 _aBourne, Edward Gaylord,
_d1860-1908
700 1 _aRobertson, James Alexander,
_d1873-1939
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/16133
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