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The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume 52, 1841-1898: 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 close of the nineteenth century

History

The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume 52, 1841-1898: 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 close of the nineteenth century

Demarcation line of Alexander VI; Missions -- Philippines; Philippines -- Discovery and exploration; Philippines -- History -- Sources

Fray Gilberto Martin, commissary-provincial of the Franciscans.

Fray Francisco Ayarra, provincial of the Recollects.

Fray Cándido Garcia Valles, vice-provincial of the Dominicans.

Pio Pí, S.J., superior of the mission of the Society of Jesus.

Notice. Because of the impossibility, due to the length of this
exposition, of drawing up the copies necessary for the archives of
each corporation, it has been agreed by the respective superiors,
to print an edition of fifty copies, ten for each corporation, which
are destined for the purpose stated above.

Collated faithfully with its original, and to be considered throughout
as an authentic text. In affirmation of which, as secretary of my
corporation and by the order of my prelate, I sign and seal the
present copy in Manila, April 21, 1898.

Fray Francisco Sadaba Del Carmen, secretary-provincial of the
Recollects. [216]

There is a seal that says: "Provincialate of the Recollects."

BIBLIOGRAPHICAL DATA

The documents in this volume are obtained from the following sources:

1. Internal condition of Philippines.--From a typewritten copy
furnished by Epifanio de los Santos from the rare printed original
(volume iii of Mas's Informe) in his possession.

2. Matta's report.--From an unpublished MS. in the possession of
T. H. Pardo de Tavera, who furnished to the Editors a typewritten
copy of it.

3. The Philippines, 1860-1898.--Written especially for this series
by James A. LeRoy, Durango, Mexico.

4. Events in Filipinas.--Summarized from volume iii of Montero y
Vidal's Historia de Filipinas.

5. Constitution of Liga Filipina.--From a copy, furnished by Epifanio
de los Santos, of Rizal's original MS.

6. Friar memorial.--From James A. LeRoy's copy of one of the printed
originals, revised by a printed copy belonging to the Madrid edition.

7. Appendix on agriculture.--The first section, from a printed copy
of Basco's decree (Sampaloc, 1784) belonging to Edward E. Ayer; the
second, from Jagor's Reisen (Berlin, 1873), pp. 303-306, from a copy
in the Mercantile Library, St. Louis; the third, from Fernandez and
Moreno's Manuel del viajero en Filipinas (Manila, 1875), pp. 172-178,
from a copy belonging to the Editors.

APPENDIX: AGRICULTURE IN FILIPINAS

By Joseph Basco y Vargas (Arayat, March 20, 1784), and others.

Sources: The first section of this document is obtained from a
printed copy of Basco's decree, in the possession of Edward E. Ayer;
the second part, from Jagor's Reisen, pp. 303-306; the third, from
Fernandez and Moreno's Manual del viajero en Filipinas, pp. 172-178.

Translations: All these are made by Emma Helen Blair.

APPENDIX: AGRICULTURE IN FILIPINAS

A decree by Basco in 1784

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History

The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume 52, 1841-1898: 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 close of the nineteenth century

Demarcation line of Alexander VI; Missions -- Philippines; Philippines -- Discovery and exploration; Philippines -- History -- Sources

Fray Gilberto Martin, commissary-provincial of the Franciscans.

Fray Francisco Ayarra, provincial of the Recollects.

Fray Cándido Garcia Valles, vice-provincial of the Dominicans.

Pio Pí, S.J., superior of the mission of the Society of Jesus.

Notice. Because of the impossibility, due to the length of this
exposition, of drawing up the copies necessary for the archives of
each corporation, it has been agreed by the respective superiors,
to print an edition of fifty copies, ten for each corporation, which
are destined for the purpose stated above.

Collated faithfully with its original, and to be considered throughout
as an authentic text. In affirmation of which, as secretary of my
corporation and by the order of my prelate, I sign and seal the
present copy in Manila, April 21, 1898.

Fray Francisco Sadaba Del Carmen, secretary-provincial of the
Recollects. [216]

There is a seal that says: "Provincialate of the Recollects."

BIBLIOGRAPHICAL DATA

The documents in this volume are obtained from the following sources:

1. Internal condition of Philippines.--From a typewritten copy
furnished by Epifanio de los Santos from the rare printed original
(volume iii of Mas's Informe) in his possession.

2. Matta's report.--From an unpublished MS. in the possession of
T. H. Pardo de Tavera, who furnished to the Editors a typewritten
copy of it.

3. The Philippines, 1860-1898.--Written especially for this series
by James A. LeRoy, Durango, Mexico.

4. Events in Filipinas.--Summarized from volume iii of Montero y
Vidal's Historia de Filipinas.

5. Constitution of Liga Filipina.--From a copy, furnished by Epifanio
de los Santos, of Rizal's original MS.

6. Friar memorial.--From James A. LeRoy's copy of one of the printed
originals, revised by a printed copy belonging to the Madrid edition.

7. Appendix on agriculture.--The first section, from a printed copy
of Basco's decree (Sampaloc, 1784) belonging to Edward E. Ayer; the
second, from Jagor's Reisen (Berlin, 1873), pp. 303-306, from a copy
in the Mercantile Library, St. Louis; the third, from Fernandez and
Moreno's Manuel del viajero en Filipinas (Manila, 1875), pp. 172-178,
from a copy belonging to the Editors.

APPENDIX: AGRICULTURE IN FILIPINAS

By Joseph Basco y Vargas (Arayat, March 20, 1784), and others.

Sources: The first section of this document is obtained from a
printed copy of Basco's decree, in the possession of Edward E. Ayer;
the second part, from Jagor's Reisen, pp. 303-306; the third, from
Fernandez and Moreno's Manual del viajero en Filipinas, pp. 172-178.

Translations: All these are made by Emma Helen Blair.

APPENDIX: AGRICULTURE IN FILIPINAS

A decree by Basco in 1784

Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.

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