Table of Contents
Ramon Reyes Lala
Contents.
11
Illustrations.
15
Introduction.
21
Preface.
25
Early History of the Islands.
29
Discovery and Conquest.
29
Adventures of Juan Sebastian Elcano.
31
Legaspi, the First Governor-General.
33
Li-ma-hong, the Chinese Pirate.
37
The Dutch Appear upon the Scene.
41
The Japanese, and the Martyred Saints.
44
The British Occupation.
49
General Draper’s Expedition.
49
The British Demand an Indemnity.
51
Intrigues Against the British.
55
The Spanish Colonial Government.
57
The Encomiendoros and the Alcaldes.
57
The Present Division and Administration.
60
The Taxes and What Became of Them.
62
Dilatory and Abortive Courts.
64
A New Yorker’s Experience.
66
The Church in the Colony.
71
Priesthood and the People.
71
Conflicts Between Church and State.
73
Clashings among the Friars.
76
The Monks Opposed to Reform.
77
The Various Tribes of the Philippines.
80
Character of the Natives.
80
A Native Wedding.
88
Dress and Manners.
231
Methods of Preparing the Tobacco Leaf.
232
Smoking, a Universal Habit.
235
The Cultivation of Coffee.
237
The Origin of the Industry.
237
Indifference of Coffee-planters.
238
Speculation in Coffee.
238
Methods of Cultivation.
239
Harsh Methods of the Government.
241
Betel Nut, Grain, and Fruit-Growing.
243
The Areca Palm and the Betel Nut.
243
The Nipa Palm and Nipa Wine.
245
Various Fruits of the Islands.
245
Cereals and Vegetables.
247
Cotton and Indigo-planting.
247
The Cocoa Industry.
248
The Traffic in Birds’ Nests.
249
Useful Woods and Plants.
251
The Huge Forests.
251
The Bamboo Plant and its Uses.
252
The Bejuco Rope.
253
The Useful Cocoanut Palm.
255
Oppressive Regulations of the Government.
257
The Early Missionaries Beneficial to the Natives.
257
Mineral Wealth of the Islands.
260
Early Search for Gold.
260
The Mining Laws and Methods of the Colony.
261
Where the Precious Metal is Found.
264
The Whole Country a Virgin Mine.
267
Precious Stones
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