The Philippine Islands
- Subtitle
- A Political, Geographical, Ethnographical, Social and Commercial History of the Philippine Archipelago, Embracing the Whole Period of Spanish Rule
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Table of contents
1. Front matter2. With an Account of the Succeeding American Insular Government3. Introductory material4. Preface to the First Edition5. Preface to the Third Edition6. Introduction7. General Description of the Archipelago8. Discovery of the Archipelago9. The Ladrones, Carolines and Pelew Islands10. Attempted Conquest by Chinese11. Early Relations With Japan12. Conflicts with the Dutch13. British Occupation of Manila14. The Chinese15. Wild Tribes and Pagans16. Mahometans and Southern Tribes17. Domesticated Natives—Origin—Character18. The Religious Orders19. Spanish Insular Government20. Spanish-Philippine Finances21. Its Early History22. Agriculture23. Manila Hemp—Coffee—Tobacco24. Maize—Cacao—Coprah, Etc.25. Coal—Gold—Iron—Copper—Sulphur, Etc.26. Domestic Live-stock—Ponies, Buffaloes, Etc.27. Manila Under Spanish Rule28. First Period29. Edict30. Order and Command31. To the Brave Sons of the Philippines32. American Intervention33. Chapter I Of the Revolutionary Government34. Chapter II Of the Revolutionary Congress35. Chapter III Of Military Justice36. Additional Clauses37. Protocol of Peace38. Treaty of Peace39. An Outline of the War of Independence, Period 1899–190140. The Philippine Republic in the Central and Southern Islands41. The Spanish Prisoners42. End of the War of Independence and After43. Modern Manila44. “Allah Akbar!”45. The Spanish Friars, After 189846. Trade and Agriculture Since the American Advent47. Trade Statistics48. Chronological Table of Leading Events49. Index50. Colophon