The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume 44, 1700-1736: 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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Synopsis:

'The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume 44, 1700-1736' takes readers on a captivating journey through the exploration of the Philippine Islands by early navigators. This volume provides vivid descriptions of the islands and their peoples, delving into their rich history and the records of Catholic missions. Through contemporaneous books and manuscripts, readers are transported to a time when European nations first established relations with the Philippines, and witness the political, economic, commercial, and religious conditions that shaped the islands until the close of the nineteenth century.

Genres: Historical non-fiction, Exploration, Anthropology

Themes: Colonialism, Cultural exchange, Religious missions, Historical documentation

Subjects:

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

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