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The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898; Volume 50 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 50 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·~6 hours·14 chapters

Chapters

14 total

ILLUSTRATIONS

1:10

PREFACE

19:41

DOCUMENT OF 1764–1800

0:14

EVENTS IN FILIPINAS, 1764–1800

59:29

MISCELLANEOUS DOCUMENTS 1766–1771

1:54

FINANCIAL AFFAIRS OF THE ISLANDS, 1766

50:55

LETTER FROM VIANA TO CARLOS III

31:30

ANDA’S MEMORIAL, 1768

56:47

ORDINANCES OF GOOD GOVERNMENT - ORDINANCES OF CORCUERA AND CRUZAT Y GONGORA, WITH LATER ADDITIONS

1:59:33

INSTRUCTIONS TO THE SECULAR CLERGY

4:24

Description

A vivid picture of 18th‑century Philippines emerges through a series of rare maps and illustrations. Detailed plans of Manila’s streets, the surrounding rivers, and even distant islands such as Guam allow listeners to visualize the archipelago’s geography as colonial engineers and pilots recorded it. These visual documents are paired with contemporary commentary, bringing the landscape of the era to life.

The accompanying narrative follows the turbulent years after the English briefly reclaimed Manila in 1764. It traces the arrival of Governor José Raón, the dramatic expulsion of the Jesuits, and the fierce clashes between civil officials and religious orders. Amidst these political struggles, Moro pirate raids threaten coastal communities, prompting military responses and fortification efforts that shape the colony’s early modern character.

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The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898; Volume 50 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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Produced by Jeroen Hellingman and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net/ for Project Gutenberg (This file was partially produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)

Release date

2018-05-20

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Public domain in the USA.

Source

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/57189

Subjects

Philippines -- History -- Sources Missions -- Philippines Philippines -- Discovery and exploration Demarcation line of Alexander VI DS