This volume belongs to the monumental documentary series The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, which gathers explorations by early navigators, descriptions of the islands and their peoples, and records of the Catholic missions. Drawing on contemporaneous books and manuscripts, it traces the political, economic, commercial, and religious conditions of the islands from their first contact with Europe.
This particular volume, focused on the year 1736, presents primary sources that illuminate Spanish colonial administration, religious activity, and the life of the islands in the eighteenth century. The series remains an essential resource for the history of the Philippines. For researchers and readers interested in colonial history, missions, and the Spanish Pacific, it offers a wealth of original documentation.