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100 1 _aMartínez de Zúñiga, Joaquín,
_d1760-1818
245 1 3 _aAn Historical View of the Philippine Islands, Vol 2 (of 2) :
_bExhibiting their discovery, population, language, government, manners, customs, productions and commerce.
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2012
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2012-03-01
508 _aProduced by Jeroen Hellingman and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net/ for Project Gutenberg (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Digital & Multimedia Center, Michigan State University Libraries.)
520 _a"An Historical View of the Philippine Islands, Vol 2 (of 2)" by Martínez de Zúñiga is a historical account written in the early 19th century. The book explores various aspects of the Philippine Islands, including their governance, commerce, cultural practices, and interactions with neighboring regions. It reflects on the administrative changes and notable events during the Spanish colonization, providing an insight into the political and social dynamics of the time. The opening of the narrative introduces readers to the historical backdrop of the Philippines by detailing the administrations of several governors from 1669 onwards. Each chapter presents a distinct governance period, highlighting important political events and characterizations of the governors, such as Don Manuel de Leon's efforts to revive commerce in Manila and Don Juan de Vargas's initial popularity that eventually eroded under greed. The text sets the stage for a complex interplay of leadership, colonial ambitions, and the consequential reactions from both the indigenous population and external entities, which amassed to shape the historical and sociocultural landscape of the Philippine Islands during this tumultuous era. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aPhilippines -- History -- 1521-1812
700 1 _aMaver, John
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/39027
999 _c79866
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