The Philippine IslandsWith an Account of the Succeeding American Insular GovernmentReading editionChapter navigation50 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…Front matterWith an Account of the Succeeding American Insular GovernmentIntroductory materialPreface to the First EditionPreface to the Third EditionIntroductionGeneral Description of the ArchipelagoDiscovery of the ArchipelagoThe Ladrones, Carolines and Pelew IslandsAttempted Conquest by ChineseEarly Relations With JapanConflicts with the DutchBritish Occupation of ManilaThe ChineseWild Tribes and PagansMahometans and Southern TribesDomesticated Natives—Origin—CharacterThe Religious OrdersSpanish Insular GovernmentSpanish-Philippine FinancesIts Early HistoryAgricultureManila Hemp—Coffee—TobaccoMaize—Cacao—Coprah, Etc.Coal—Gold—Iron—Copper—Sulphur, Etc.Domestic Live-stock—Ponies, Buffaloes, Etc.Manila Under Spanish RuleFirst PeriodEdictOrder and CommandTo the Brave Sons of the PhilippinesAmerican InterventionChapter I · Of the Revolutionary GovernmentChapter II · Of the Revolutionary CongressChapter III · Of Military JusticeAdditional ClausesProtocol of PeaceTreaty of PeaceAn Outline of the War of Independence, Period 1899–1901The Philippine Republic in the Central and Southern IslandsThe Spanish PrisonersEnd of the War of Independence and AfterModern Manila“Allah Akbar!”The Spanish Friars, After 1898Trade and Agriculture Since the American AdventTrade StatisticsChronological Table of Leading EventsIndexColophonPrevious chapter ←Front matterNext chapter →Introductory materialAll chapters and sections (50)Opening pagesFront matterOther sectionsWith an Account of the Succeeding American Insular GovernmentOpening pagesIntroductory materialOther sectionsPreface to the First EditionPreface to the Third EditionIntroductionGeneral Description of the ArchipelagoDiscovery of the ArchipelagoThe Ladrones, Carolines and Pelew IslandsAttempted Conquest by ChineseEarly Relations With JapanConflicts with the DutchBritish Occupation of ManilaThe ChineseWild Tribes and PagansMahometans and Southern TribesDomesticated Natives—Origin—CharacterThe Religious OrdersSpanish Insular GovernmentSpanish-Philippine FinancesIts Early HistoryAgricultureManila Hemp—Coffee—TobaccoMaize—Cacao—Coprah, Etc.Coal—Gold—Iron—Copper—Sulphur, Etc.Domestic Live-stock—Ponies, Buffaloes, Etc.Manila Under Spanish RuleFirst PeriodEdictOrder and CommandTo the Brave Sons of the PhilippinesAmerican InterventionChapters123Other sectionsAdditional ClausesProtocol of PeaceTreaty of PeaceAn Outline of the War of Independence, Period 1899–1901The Philippine Republic in the Central and Southern IslandsThe Spanish PrisonersEnd of the War of Independence and AfterModern Manila“Allah Akbar!”The Spanish Friars, After 1898Trade and Agriculture Since the American AdventTrade StatisticsChronological Table of Leading EventsIndexColophonBy John Foreman, F.R.G.S.← Front matterIntroductory material →