The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898: Volume 32, 1640 / 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.

Name: The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898: Volume 32, 1640 / 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.
Author: Diego Aduarte

By Diego Aduarte

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This volume concludes a Dominican provincial history that chronicles missionary work in the Philippine archipelago and adjacent regions. It traces the lives and labors of several friars, describing conversions, reported miracles and visions, emergency baptisms amid epidemics, internal elections and administrative matters, and the physical and spiritual hardships of mission life. It records escalating persecutions in Japan, orders for clergy expulsion, clandestine ministry, and many instances of suffering and martyrdom. The text is accompanied by editorial annotations, bibliographical notes, and facsimiles of maps and signatures that help anchor the narrative in contemporaneous documentary sources.

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Diego Aduarte

Diego Aduarte was a Spanish historian and author known for his significant contributions to the documentation of the Philippine Islands during the Spanish colonial period. His notable work, "The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898," is a comprehensive multi-volume series that explores the explorations by early navigators, the islands' peoples, and the history of Catholic missions. Through meticulous research and contemporaneous accounts, Aduarte provides valuable insights into the political, economic, and religious conditions of the Philippines from the time of European contact to the late 19th century. His writings remain an essential resource for understanding the complex history of the Philippines and its interactions with European nations.