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100 1 _aBlair, Emma Helen,
_d1851-1911
245 1 4 _aThe Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume 37, 1669-1676 :
_bExplorations 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,
_c2015
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 2015-01-13
508 _aProduced by Jeroen Hellingman and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net/ for Project Gutenberg.
520 _a"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.)
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/47953
999 _c88792
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