Description

A vivid portrait of the Philippines at the turn of the eighteenth century unfolds through maps, letters and missionary chronicles. The volume opens with rare facsimiles of early charts that trace the archipelago’s foreign perception, while contemporary letters reveal the daily pressures of governors, traders and officials on both colonial and indigenous peoples. Readers hear the voices of Jesuit and Recollect priests as they document the arrival of strangers from the distant Palaos Islands and the complex web of tribute, commerce and faith that knit Manila to its outlying provinces.

Beyond the geography, the narrative turns to the simmering unrest that challenged Spanish rule. Detailed accounts of uprisings in Pampanga, Pangasinan and Zambales highlight how local leaders, spurred by exploitation, rallied large followings—yet were met with determined resistance from clergy and loyal natives. The chronicle captures the tension between rebellion and missionary zeal, offering a nuanced glimpse into a pivotal era of Philippine history.

Details

Full title

The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 - Volume 41 of 55, 1691-1700 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. 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.

Language

Duration

~8 hours (478K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Credits

Jeroen Hellingman and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net/ Updated: 2022-12-04.

Release date

2009-11-02

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

Source