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The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume 42, 1670-1700 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

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The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume 42, 1670-1700 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

EN·~7 hours·8 chapters

Chapters

8 total

Illustrations

0:36

Preface

21:30

Miscellaneous Documents, 1670–1700

0:46

The Camacho Ecclesiastical Controversy, 1697–1700

2:29:56

The Augustinians in the Philippines, 1670–94

4:56:46

Bibliographical Data

0:30

Table of Contents

0:35

Colophon - Corrections

0:15

Description

A vivid portrait of late‑17th‑century Manila unfolds through detailed charts and maps of the bay, the surrounding islands, and the bustling strait that linked the archipelago to the wider world. These visual aids frame a narrative that blends ecclesiastical concerns with glimpses of civil life, letting listeners picture the city’s streets, its churches, and the everyday hopes and anxieties of its diverse inhabitants.

At the heart of the story lies a fierce dispute between Archbishop Camacho and the powerful regular religious orders. Their clash over jurisdiction, land rights, and parish oversight erupts into a series of censures, fines, and even excommunications, spilling from the cloisters into the public square. Through first‑hand accounts and official correspondence, the volume captures the intensity of this conflict, the involvement of colonial authorities, and the broader struggle to define the role of the Church in a rapidly changing society.

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The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume 42, 1670-1700 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

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Project Gutenberg

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Jeroen Hellingman and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net/ for Project Gutenberg.

Release date

2010-11-20

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Public domain in the USA.

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