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The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 - Volume 12 of 55 : 1601-1604 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
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Blair, Emma Helen, 1851-1911
- Language:
- English
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource : multiple file formats
- Place of Publication:
- Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg,
- Summary:
- "The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 - Volume 12 of 55" by Emma Helen Blair, James Alexander Robertson, and Edward Gaylord Bourne is a historical account written during the early 20th century. This volume primarily covers the early 17th century and focuses on explorations and records detailing the complex interactions between European navigators and the Philippine Islands, including the documentation of Catholic missions and the social, political, and economic conditions of the islands during a pivotal period in their history. The opening of this comprehensive work introduces a collection of contemporaneous documents from 1601 to 1603, illustrating various aspects of life in the Philippines during that time. Key themes include military expeditions against pirates, significant commercial challenges faced by the islanders, and the political tensions involving interactions with the Chinese community in Manila. The volume highlights notable events such as the great fire in Manila and the Chinese revolt, as well as correspondence regarding trade issues with Spain and New Spain, providing a rich context for understanding the dynamics that shaped the region during the early modern period. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
- Credits:
- Produced by Jeroen Hellingman and The PG Distributed Proofreaders Team
- Notes:
- Reading ease score: 58.4 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read.
- Release date is 2005-02-12
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