The Philippine Islands, 1493-1803 — Volume 01 of 55: 1493-1529; Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century
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The Philippine Islands, 1493-1803 — Volume 01 of 55: 1493-1529; Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century
Demarcation line of Alexander VI; Missions -- Philippines; Philippines -- Discovery and exploration; Philippines -- History -- Sources
_João V_.--Born at Lisbon, Oct. 22, 1689; son of Pedro II. Married
Maria Anna of Austria, July 9, 1708. Reigned from Jan. 1, 1707 until
his death, July 31, 1750.
_José I_.--Born June 6, 1714; son of João V. Married Mariana Victoria,
Dec. 27, 1727. Reigned from his father's death until his own,
Feb. 24, 1777.
_María I_.--Born in 1734; daughter of José I. Married Pedro, younger
brother of José (and her uncle), in 1760. Died at Rio de Janeiro,
Brazil, in 1816. Reigned jointly with her husband, Feb. 24, 1777 until
his death (1786); but as she became insane, her son João VI acted as
regent until her death.
_Pedro III_.--Reigned jointly with his wife, María I, until his death
(1786).
_João VI_.--Born at Lisbon, May 13, 1769; son of María I and Pedro
III. Married Carlotta of Spain. Reigned from Mar. 16, 1816 to March
10, 1826; but had been regent for Maria since 1799, and had been in
charge of the government from March 10, 1792.
NOTES
[1] Documents marked with an asterisk are printed in both the original
language and English translation.
[2] _The Philippine Islands, Moluccas, Siam, Cambodia, Japan, and China
at the close of the Sixteenth Century_, by Antonio de Morga, Hakluyt
Society, London, 1868, p. 265. This will be cited usually as Morga.
[3] "The crown and sceptre of Spain has come to extend itself over
all that the sun looks on, from its rising to its setting." Morga, p
6. Down to the end of the year 1844 the Manilan calendar was reckoned
after that of Spain, that is, Manila time was about sixteen hours
slower than Madrid time. Finally, with the approval of the Archbishop
in 1844, the thirty-first of December was dropped and the Philippines
transferred, so to speak, into the Eastern Hemisphere. Thenceforward
Manila time was about eight hours ahead of Madrid time. Jagor:
_Reisen in den Philippinen,_ pp. 1-2.
[4] For a fuller account of the negotiations relating to these bulls
and the Treaty of Tordesillas see Harrisse: _Diplomatic History of
America_, 1452-1494, S.E. Dawson: _The Lines of Demarcation of Pope
Alexander VI and the Treaty of Tordesillas_, or E.G. Bourne: _Essays
in Historical Criticism_. The texts are printed in this volume.
[5] The names used by Columbus in his interview with the King of
Portugal. Ruy de Pina: _Chronica d'el rey Joaõ II, Collecaõ de Livros
Ineditos de Historia Portugueze_, ii, p. 177.
[6] This is also Harrisse's view, _Diplomatic History of America_,
p. 74.
[7] "Sábese la concession del Papa Alexandro; la division del
mundo como una naranja." Letter of Alonso de Zuazo to Charles V,
January 22, 1518. _Docs. Inéd. de Indias_, i, p. 296 (From Harrisse,
p. 174). Cf. also Maximilianus Transylvanus in _First Voyage Round
the World by Magellan_. Hakluyt Society, p. 185.
[8] The question is fully discussed in Guillemard's _Life of Ferdinand
Magellan,_ pp. 68-69.
[9] Guillemard, _Magellan_, p. 71.
[10] _First Voyage Round the World by Magellan_, p. 187.
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