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Of this work five hundred copies are issued separately from "The
Philippine Islands, 1493-1898," in fifty-five volumes.
From their discovery by Magellan in 1521 to the beginning of the XVII
Century; with descriptions of Japan, China and adjacent countries, by
Dr. ANTONIO DE MORGA
Alcalde of Criminal Causes, in the Royal Audiencia of Nueva España,and Counsel for the Holy Office of the Inquisition
Completely translated into English, edited and annotated by
E. H. BLAIR and J. A. ROBERTSON With Facsimiles
[Separate publication from "The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898" inwhich series this appears as volumes 15 and 16.]
Cleveland, Ohio The Arthur H. Clark Company 1907
CONTENTS OF VOLUME I [xv of series]
Preface
Sucesos de las Islas Filipinas. Dr. Antonio de Morga; Mexico, 1609
Bibliographical Data
Appendix A: Expedition of Thomas Candish
Appendix B: Early years of the Dutch in the East Indies
View of city of Manila; photographic facsimile of engraving inMallet's Description de l'univers (Paris, 1683), ii, p. 127, fromcopy in Library of Congress.
Title-page of Sucesos de las Islas Filipinas, by Dr. Antonio de Morga
(Mexico, 1609); photographic facsimile from copy in Lenox Library.
Map showing first landing-place of Legazpi in the Philippines;photographic facsimile of original MS. map in the pilots' log-bookof the voyage, in Archivo general de Indias, Sevilla.
View of Dutch vessels stationed in bay of Albay; from T. de Bry'sPeregrinationes, 1st ed. (Amsterdame, 1602), tome xvi, no. iv. "Voyagefaict entovr de l'univers par Sr. Olivier dv Nort"—p. 36; photographicfacsimile, from copy in Boston Public Library.
Battle with Oliver van Noordt, near Manila, December 14, 1600; utsupra, p. 44.
Sinking of the Spanish flagship in battle with van Noordt; ut supra,p. 45.
Capture of van Noordt's admiral's ship; ut supra, p. 46.
In this volume is presented the first installment of Dr. Antoniode Morga's Sucesos de las Islas Filipinas. Events here describedcover the years 1493-1603, and the history proper of the islands from1565. Morga's work is important, as being written by a royal officialand a keen observer and participator in affairs. Consequently hetouches more on the practical everyday affairs of the islands, and inhis narrative shows forth the policies of the government, its ideals,and its strengths and weaknesses. His book is written in the truehistoric spirit, and the various threads of the history of the islandsare followed systematically. As being one of the first of publishedbooks regarding the Philippines, it has especial value. Political,social, and economic phases of life, both among the natives and theirconquerors, are treated. The futility of the Spanish policy in makingexternal expeditions, and its consequent neglect of internal affairs;the grea