The Philippine Islands: A Political, Geographical, Ethnographical, Social and Commercial History of the Philippine Archipelago, Embracing the Whole Period of Spanish Rule, with an Account of the Succeeding American Insular Government |
Contents
GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF THE ARCHIPELAGO | 13 |
Monsoons Seasons Temperature Rains Climate Earthquakes | 22 |
Discovery of Magellan Straits and the Ladrone Islands | 27 |
Miguel de Legaspi his expedition he reaches Cebú dethrones King Tupas | 33 |
CHAPTER III | 39 |
Posadillo Governor of the Caroline Islands is murdered | 45 |
Rivalry of lay and Monastic authorities Philip II s decree of Reforms | 51 |
Manila Cathedral founded Mendicant friars Archbishopric created | 55 |
Ironmining ventures Failures poverty and suicide | 332 |
Donkeys Mules Sheep Fish Insects Reptiles Snakes | 338 |
Public buildings in the city The port in construction | 344 |
Binondo suburb Chinese and native artificers | 347 |
Botanical gardens Dwellinghouses | 353 |
Excursions from Manila Los Baños | 359 |
Official acts conducive to rebellion The Katipunan League | 364 |
Andrés Bonifacio heads the movement He is superseded by Emilio Aguinaldo | 370 |
CHAPTER V | 63 |
Missionary martyrs declared saints Emperor of Japan sends a shipment of lepers | 70 |
Koxinga a Chinese adventurer threatens to attack the Colony | 76 |
The High Host is stolen Inquisition Letter of Anathema | 82 |
Simon de Anda y Salazár usurps the ArchbishopGovernors authority | 88 |
Massacre of Chinese Villa Cortas fate The Philipino treasure | 94 |
Austin friars on battlefields Peace of Paris Feb 10 1763 | 96 |
Revolts in Leyte Island Surigao Mindanao Is and Sámar Island | 102 |
Illustrious exilesDr Antonio M Regidor and José M Basa | 108 |
Chinese mandarins come to seek the Mount of Gold in Cavite | 114 |
CHAPTER IX | 120 |
Attempt to subdue the Igorrotes Its failure | 124 |
CHAPTER X | 129 |
Zamboanga Fort cost of its maintenance Fighting Friars | 133 |
Vicissitudes of Sultan Mahamad Alimudin | 134 |
Gov General Malcampo finally annexes Joló 1876 | 140 |
The Juramentado Moro dress character arts weapons | 146 |
A juramentado runs ámok Across Sulu Island to Maybun | 152 |
Across Palaúan Island The Tugbanúas tribe | 158 |
Their advent before the Spanish Conquest | 165 |
Tagálog and Visayo hospitality The natives good qualities | 172 |
Mixed races Native physiognomy marriages minors rights | 176 |
The Shrines and Saints The Holy Child of Cebú St Francis of Tears | 183 |
Musical talent Slavery Education in Spanish times | 190 |
Diseases Leprosy Insanity Deathrate Sanitation | 197 |
Opinions for and against that power | 201 |
Their power and influence | 209 |
The position of Provincial Civil Governor Local Funds Provincial poverty | 216 |
The Gobernadorcillo pettygovernor The Cabeza de Barangay Taxcollector | 222 |
SpanishPhilippine army police and constabulary statistics | 230 |
A chase for brigands The antinganting Pirates | 237 |
CHAPTER XV | 243 |
The period of restrictions on trade Prohibitory decrees | 248 |
The dawn of free trade Foreign traders admitted | 254 |
Pioneers of foreign trade Foreign and Philippine banks | 257 |
Mail service Carryingtrade Middlemen Native industries | 263 |
CHAPTER XVI | 269 |
Sugar statistics Worlds production of cane and beet sugar | 275 |
CHAPTER XVII | 281 |
Coffee Coffee dealing and cultivation | 289 |
Table of Contents | 290 |
Tobacco Monopoly abolished Free trade in tobacco | 296 |
Cacao cultivation Castor oil Gogo | 302 |
Buri palm Ditá Palma brava Bamboo | 308 |
Molave wood tensile and transverse experiments | 315 |
Sundry vegetable produce Flowers | 320 |
Botanical specimens curious and beautiful Orchids | 320 |
Medicinal herbs roots leaves and barks Perfumes | 325 |
Execution of 13 rebels in Cavite The rebel chief Llaneras in Bulacan | 374 |
Dr José Rizal the Philippine ideal patriot his career and hopes | 381 |
The loveromance of Dr José Rizals life | 387 |
Emilio Aguinaldo now claims independence | 394 |
The Primo de RiveraPaterno agreement as to indemnity payment | 398 |
Exciting adventures of American citizens Heartrending scenes in Cebú City | 404 |
Don Máximo Paterno the Philippine Grand Old Man | 411 |
CHAPTER XXIII | 417 |
Allocution of the Archbishop of Madrid to the Spanish army | 423 |
His proclamation declaring a state of war with America | 425 |
The first news of the naval defeat raises panic in Madrid | 431 |
Conditions in and around Manila Señor Paternos proSpanish Manifesto | 438 |
General Monets terrible southward march with refugees | 445 |
Message of the Revolutionary President accompanying the proclamation | 454 |
The Americans prepare for the attack on Manila | 460 |
The Americans first measures of administration in Manila | 467 |
Innovations in Manila customs Spanish government in Visayas | 473 |
Text of the Treaty of Peace between America and Spain | 479 |
AntiAmerican manifesto The Philippine Republic | 486 |
nation of American intentions Santa Cruz La Laguna captured | 493 |
Insurgent tactics General Lawton in Cavite | 499 |
CHAPTER XXV | 511 |
Surrender of insurgent leaders Peace overtures Watercure | 517 |
Cebuano insurgents on the warpath Peace signed with Cebuános | 524 |
The Spaniards critical position in Zamboanga Mindanao Is | 531 |
Sámar and Marinduque Islands under native leaders | 535 |
Further efforts to obtain their release The captors state their terms | 541 |
Ferocity of the new caste of brigands | 548 |
The Montalón and Felizardo outlaw bands | 549 |
Landownership is conducive to social tranquillity 555 | 555 |
The Insular Government Feastdays Municipality | 560 |
Constabulary Secret Police The Vagrant Act | 567 |
The warlike Dattos and their clansmen | 573 |
Moro Province armed forces Gen Woods victory at Kudarangan | 580 |
Major Hugh L Scott vanquishes Panglima Hassan A bichara 585 | 585 |
Education and progress in the Moro Province | 591 |
The question of the friars lands American view | 597 |
The antifriar feeling diminishes The Philippine Independent Church | 602 |
Conflict between Catholics and Schismatics | 606 |
The Philippine Assembly The cry for independence | 612 |
Administration of justice Provincial Courts Justices of the peace | 618 |
Agitation for an Agricultural Bank Bureau of Agriculture | 624 |
The carryingtrade The Shipping Law Revenue and Expenditure | 628 |
Social position of the Chinese in the Islands since 1898 | 634 |
Total Chief Exports Total Sugar Export | 640 |
Sapanwood Gum Mastic and Coffee shipments | 646 |
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