This is Volume 7 of the great series The Philippine Islands, 1493–1898, covering the years 1588–1591. It presents contemporary accounts by early navigators, descriptions of the islands and their peoples, and records of the Catholic missions during the early decades of Spanish rule.
Compiled from contemporaneous books and manuscripts, the series documents the political, economic, commercial, and religious conditions of the Philippines through the colonial centuries. This volume captures a formative period of Spanish administration. This free EPUB edition presents the complete text for readers of colonial and Southeast Asian history.