Map of Pacific Ocean and Oceania.Map of Pacific Ocean and Oceania.Map of Philippine Islands.Map of Philippine Islands.Table of ContentsContents.11Illustrations.15Introduction.21Preface.25Early History of the Islands.29Discovery and Conquest.29Adventures of Juan Sebastian Elcano.31Legaspi, the First Governor-General.33Li-ma-hong, the Chinese Pirate.37The Dutch Appear upon the Scene.41The Japanese, and the Martyred Saints.44The British Occupation.49General Draper’s Expedition.49The British Demand an Indemnity.51Intrigues Against the British.55The Spanish Colonial Government.57The Encomiendoros and the Alcaldes.57The Present Division and Administration.60The Taxes and What Became of Them.62Dilatory and Abortive Courts.64A New Yorker’s Experience.66The Church in the Colony.71Priesthood and the People.71Conflicts Between Church and State.73Clashings among the Friars.76The Monks Opposed to Reform.77The Various Tribes of the Philippines.80Character of the Natives.80A Native Wedding.88Dress and Manners.91The Half-breeds, or Mestizos.93Savage Tribes in the Interior: Aetas, or Negritos.94The Gaddanes.98The Igorrotes.98The Igorrote-Chinese.100The Tinguianes.100The Chinese: Hated but Indispensable.101The Mohammedans of Sulu.107Cross or Crescent?107The Sultan’s State.109The Dreaded Juramentados.111The Extent of Mohammedan Rule.113Sulu Customs.115Manila.119The Old City.119Binondo and the Suburbs.120Educational and Charitable Institutions.125The Cathedral and the Governor-General’s Palace.129The Beautiful Luneta: the Sea-boulevard.136Other Important Cities and Towns.138Iloilo, Capital of the Province of Panay.138Cebú: a Mecca for Many Filipinos.145General Topography of the Islands.145Natural Beauty of the Archipelago.151A Botanist’s Paradise.151A Diadem of Island Gems.152The Magnificence of Tropical Scenery.153The Promise of the Future.156A Village Feast.159The Morning Ceremonies.159How the Afternoon is Spent.165The Evening Procession.167The Entertainment at Home.169The Moro-Moro, and the Fireworks.171History of Commerce in the Philippines.174The Spanish Policy.174The Treasure-galleons.176Disasters to Spanish Commerce.181Other Nations Enter Into Competition.183Fraud and Speculation.183The Merchants of Cádiz.185Royal Restrictions on Trade.185Commerce During the Present Century.188The Royal Company.188The Restrictions Are Gradually Abolished.190Vexatious Duties on Foreign Imports.190Duties Made Uniform.192Spanish Opposition to Foreign Trade.192Trade with the Natives.193The Decline of American Trade.194Recent Measures and Statistics.194Bad Result of Spanish Rule.197Agriculture: The Sugar and Rice Crops.199Agriculture—The Chief Industry.199The Principal Products of the Colony.201The Cultivation of Sugar-cane.203Methods of Manufacturing Sugar.205The Several Systems of Labor.207The Rice Crop.209Methods of Rice-cultivation.210Primitive Machines, and Importance of the Rice Crop.212The Hemp Plant and Its Uses.214Description of the Abacá.214The Process of Manufacture.215Some Facts about Hemp-growing.216Difficulties with Native Labor.218Tricks of the Natives.221Competition with Other Lands.222Experience of a Planter.223What the Hemp Is Used For.224Culture and Use of Tobacco.227The Cultivation of Tobacco, a State Monopoly.227Oppressive Conditions in Luzon.229How Speculators Take Advantage of the Natives.231The Quality of Manila Tobacco.231Methods of Preparing the Tobacco Leaf.232Smoking, a Universal Habit.235The Cultivation of Coffee.237The Origin of the Industry.237Indifference of Coffee-planters.238Speculation in Coffee.238Methods of Cultivation.239Harsh Methods of the Government.241Betel Nut, Grain, and Fruit-Growing.243The Areca Palm and the Betel Nut.243The Nipa Palm and Nipa Wine.245Various Fruits of the Islands.245Cereals and Vegetables.247Cotton and Indigo-planting.247The Cocoa Industry.248The Traffic in Birds’ Nests.249Useful Woods and Plants.251The Huge Forests.251The Bamboo Plant and its Uses.252The Bejuco Rope.253The Useful Cocoanut Palm.255Oppressive Regulations of the Government.257The Early Missionaries Beneficial to the Natives.257Mineral Wealth of the Islands.260Early Search for Gold.260The Mining Laws and Methods of the Colony.261Where the Precious Metal is Found.264The Whole Country a Virgin Mine.267Precious Stones and Iron.267Peculiar Methods of Mining Copper.269Other Minerals and the Coal-fields.271Animal Life in the Colony.273The Useful Buffalo, and Other Domestic Animals.273Reptiles, Bats, and Insects.276A Field for the Sportsman.277The Locust Scourge.279The Chief Nuisances: Mosquitoes and Ants.280Struggle of the Filipinos for Liberty.284Early Insurrections Against the Spaniards.284The Burgos Revolt.286The Present Rebellion.288The Katipunan.288The Black Hole of Manila.289The Forbearance of the Natives.291The Rebel Army.291The Tagal Republic Proclaimed.293Treachery of the Spaniards.294Dr. José Rizal and His Wife, Josephine.294Execution of Rizal. The Philippine Joan of Arc.296Rizal’s Farewell Poem.297Aguinaldo Confers with Admiral Dewey.298Aguinaldo as Dictator: His Proclamations.299Triumphant Progress of the Rebels.302The Spaniards Fortify Manila.303Sketch of Aguinaldo.304Dewey at Manila.310The White Squadron.310Declaration of War, and Journey to the Philippines.311Luzon Sighted, and Preparations for Battle.312The Fleet Sails by Corregidor.313First Shot of the War.314The Spanish Fleet is Sighted.316Dewey Attacks the Enemy.317The Fate of the Reina Cristina.319The Commodore Pipes All Hands to Breakfast.321The Americans Renew the Battle.321The Yankees Are Victorious.323The American Occupation.326Merritt, and the Expedition.326The Battle of Malate.329Capture of Manila.335Capitulation of the Philippines.339Awaiting the Peace Commission.341ColophonAvailabilityThis eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. 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Map of Pacific Ocean and Oceania.Map of Pacific Ocean and Oceania.Map of Philippine Islands.Map of Philippine Islands.
Map of Pacific Ocean and Oceania.Map of Pacific Ocean and Oceania.Map of Philippine Islands.Map of Philippine Islands.
Map of Pacific Ocean and Oceania.Map of Pacific Ocean and Oceania.
Map of Pacific Ocean and Oceania.
Map of Philippine Islands.Map of Philippine Islands.
Map of Philippine Islands.
Table of ContentsContents.11Illustrations.15Introduction.21Preface.25Early History of the Islands.29Discovery and Conquest.29Adventures of Juan Sebastian Elcano.31Legaspi, the First Governor-General.33Li-ma-hong, the Chinese Pirate.37The Dutch Appear upon the Scene.41The Japanese, and the Martyred Saints.44The British Occupation.49General Draper’s Expedition.49The British Demand an Indemnity.51Intrigues Against the British.55The Spanish Colonial Government.57The Encomiendoros and the Alcaldes.57The Present Division and Administration.60The Taxes and What Became of Them.62Dilatory and Abortive Courts.64A New Yorker’s Experience.66The Church in the Colony.71Priesthood and the People.71Conflicts Between Church and State.73Clashings among the Friars.76The Monks Opposed to Reform.77The Various Tribes of the Philippines.80Character of the Natives.80A Native Wedding.88Dress and Manners.91The Half-breeds, or Mestizos.93Savage Tribes in the Interior: Aetas, or Negritos.94The Gaddanes.98The Igorrotes.98The Igorrote-Chinese.100The Tinguianes.100The Chinese: Hated but Indispensable.101The Mohammedans of Sulu.107Cross or Crescent?107The Sultan’s State.109The Dreaded Juramentados.111The Extent of Mohammedan Rule.113Sulu Customs.115Manila.119The Old City.119Binondo and the Suburbs.120Educational and Charitable Institutions.125The Cathedral and the Governor-General’s Palace.129The Beautiful Luneta: the Sea-boulevard.136Other Important Cities and Towns.138Iloilo, Capital of the Province of Panay.138Cebú: a Mecca for Many Filipinos.145General Topography of the Islands.145Natural Beauty of the Archipelago.151A Botanist’s Paradise.151A Diadem of Island Gems.152The Magnificence of Tropical Scenery.153The Promise of the Future.156A Village Feast.159The Morning Ceremonies.159How the Afternoon is Spent.165The Evening Procession.167The Entertainment at Home.169The Moro-Moro, and the Fireworks.171History of Commerce in the Philippines.174The Spanish Policy.174The Treasure-galleons.176Disasters to Spanish Commerce.181Other Nations Enter Into Competition.183Fraud and Speculation.183The Merchants of Cádiz.185Royal Restrictions on Trade.185Commerce During the Present Century.188The Royal Company.188The Restrictions Are Gradually Abolished.190Vexatious Duties on Foreign Imports.190Duties Made Uniform.192Spanish Opposition to Foreign Trade.192Trade with the Natives.193The Decline of American Trade.194Recent Measures and Statistics.194Bad Result of Spanish Rule.197Agriculture: The Sugar and Rice Crops.199Agriculture—The Chief Industry.199The Principal Products of the Colony.201The Cultivation of Sugar-cane.203Methods of Manufacturing Sugar.205The Several Systems of Labor.207The Rice Crop.209Methods of Rice-cultivation.210Primitive Machines, and Importance of the Rice Crop.212The Hemp Plant and Its Uses.214Description of the Abacá.214The Process of Manufacture.215Some Facts about Hemp-growing.216Difficulties with Native Labor.218Tricks of the Natives.221Competition with Other Lands.222Experience of a Planter.223What the Hemp Is Used For.224Culture and Use of Tobacco.227The Cultivation of Tobacco, a State Monopoly.227Oppressive Conditions in Luzon.229How Speculators Take Advantage of the Natives.231The Quality of Manila Tobacco.231Methods of Preparing the Tobacco Leaf.232Smoking, a Universal Habit.235The Cultivation of Coffee.237The Origin of the Industry.237Indifference of Coffee-planters.238Speculation in Coffee.238Methods of Cultivation.239Harsh Methods of the Government.241Betel Nut, Grain, and Fruit-Growing.243The Areca Palm and the Betel Nut.243The Nipa Palm and Nipa Wine.245Various Fruits of the Islands.245Cereals and Vegetables.247Cotton and Indigo-planting.247The Cocoa Industry.248The Traffic in Birds’ Nests.249Useful Woods and Plants.251The Huge Forests.251The Bamboo Plant and its Uses.252The Bejuco Rope.253The Useful Cocoanut Palm.255Oppressive Regulations of the Government.257The Early Missionaries Beneficial to the Natives.257Mineral Wealth of the Islands.260Early Search for Gold.260The Mining Laws and Methods of the Colony.261Where the Precious Metal is Found.264The Whole Country a Virgin Mine.267Precious Stones and Iron.267Peculiar Methods of Mining Copper.269Other Minerals and the Coal-fields.271Animal Life in the Colony.273The Useful Buffalo, and Other Domestic Animals.273Reptiles, Bats, and Insects.276A Field for the Sportsman.277The Locust Scourge.279The Chief Nuisances: Mosquitoes and Ants.280Struggle of the Filipinos for Liberty.284Early Insurrections Against the Spaniards.284The Burgos Revolt.286The Present Rebellion.288The Katipunan.288The Black Hole of Manila.289The Forbearance of the Natives.291The Rebel Army.291The Tagal Republic Proclaimed.293Treachery of the Spaniards.294Dr. José Rizal and His Wife, Josephine.294Execution of Rizal. The Philippine Joan of Arc.296Rizal’s Farewell Poem.297Aguinaldo Confers with Admiral Dewey.298Aguinaldo as Dictator: His Proclamations.299Triumphant Progress of the Rebels.302The Spaniards Fortify Manila.303Sketch of Aguinaldo.304Dewey at Manila.310The White Squadron.310Declaration of War, and Journey to the Philippines.311Luzon Sighted, and Preparations for Battle.312The Fleet Sails by Corregidor.313First Shot of the War.314The Spanish Fleet is Sighted.316Dewey Attacks the Enemy.317The Fate of the Reina Cristina.319The Commodore Pipes All Hands to Breakfast.321The Americans Renew the Battle.321The Yankees Are Victorious.323The American Occupation.326Merritt, and the Expedition.326The Battle of Malate.329Capture of Manila.335Capitulation of the Philippines.339Awaiting the Peace Commission.341
ColophonAvailabilityThis eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of theProject Gutenberg Licenseincluded with this eBook or online atwww.gutenberg.org.This eBook is produced by the Online Distributed Proofreading Team atwww.pgdp.net.A number of scans of this book are available on the Internet Archive (copy1,2[used for most illustrations],3,4,5,6[used for text and remaining illustrations]).Library of Congress Classification: DS658 .L19.Related Library of Congress catalog page:99000383.Related Open Library catalog page (for source):OL528481M.Related Open Library catalog page (for work):OL2337523W.Related WorldCat catalog page:580663.Related LibraryThing page:5771579.EncodingLibrary of Congress Subject HeadingsLibrary of Congress ClassificationRevision History2012-01-04 Started.External ReferencesThis Project Gutenberg eBook contains external references. These links may not work for you.CorrectionsThe following corrections have been applied to the text:PageSourceCorrection26FormanForeman58ThroughThough65,279,.65,311[Not in source]”109renounceembrace122customcustomers129[Not in source].144,158,295,331[Not in source],165plaintainplantain187causecaused222percent.per cent.23215,0015,000236whereeverwherever246duriendurian258MeztizoMestizo293BiaonabatoBiacnabato303markmanshipmarksmanship314mananamañana318fusiladefusillade
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Library of Congress Classification: DS658 .L19.
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Related Open Library catalog page (for source):OL528481M.
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