Etiqueta: Newberry Library

Unsigned copy from around 1830 of an anonymous, undated history of the Philippines, from 1492 to 1603. The history begins with chapters on the discovery of America and New Spain, and the voyage of Magellan to the Philippines, his discovery of the straits at the tip of South America, and his death on the island […]

Document, dated 1887 in Manila and signed by 13 landowners from the towns of La Carlota, San Enrique, and Pontevedra, outlining causes of the lack of progress in the Philippines, and containing recommendations for reforms in the areas of agriculture, local government, tax collection, and administrative oversight. Between 1860 and 1877, agriculture flourished in the […]

Bound file of orders and responses from 1762-1764 pertaining to the appointment of don Simón de Anda y Salazar as captain-general of the Philippines during the British invasion of 1762, and measures initiated by him. The Auto declaratorio of Oct. 5, 1762, signed by Anda, contains his account of his assumption of authority, and his […]

Catalog, dated March 5, 1887 in Manila, of objects pertaining to the religion and culture of the Igorrotes, which were placed on display at the Exposición general de las islas Filipinas held in Madrid, Spain in 1887. The 141 display items document the culture and way of life of the 500,000 Philippine Igorrotes, members of […]