Philippine progress prior to 1898
A Source Book of Philippine History
To Supply a Fairer View of Filipino Participation and Supplement the Defective Spanish Accounts
Philippine Progress Prior to 1898
By Austin Craig and Conrado Benitez Of the College of Liberal Arts Faculty of the University of the Philippines
Philippine Education Co., Inc., Manila, 1916
The following 720 pages are divided into two volumes, each of which, for the convenience of the reader, is paged separately and has its index, or table of contents:
VOLUME I
I. The Old Philippines’ Industrial Development
( Chapters of an Economic History )
I.—Agriculture and Landholding at the time of the Discovery and Conquest. II.—Industries at the Time of Discovery and Conquest. III.—Trade and Commerce at the Time of Discovery and Conquest. IV.—Trade and Commerce; the Period of Restriction. V.—The XIX Century and Economic Development.
Austin Craig
Conrado O. Benitez
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Editor’s Explanations and Acknowledgments
Contents
Philippine Progress Prior to 1898
Introduction
Need of more study of Philippine Economic Development.
Divisions of present work.
I. Agriculture and Landholding at the Time of the Discovery and Conquest
Agriculture.
Live stock.
Land holding.
II. Industries at the Time of Discovery and Conquest
Shipbuilding.
Fishing.
Mining and metal work.
Textile industries.
Miscellaneous industries.
Conclusion.
III. Trade and Commerce at the Time of Discovery and Conquest
Domestic trade.
Trade relations with oriental countries.
IV. Trade and Commerce: the Period of Restrictions
Restrictions.
Effects of the galleon trade
V. The Nineteenth Century and Economic Development
The Sociedad Económica de Amigos del País.
The Royal Company.
The opening of the ports.
Effects of the opening of the ports.
Conclusion.
II. The Filipinos’ Part in the Philippines’ Past
Pre-historic Civilization in the Philippines
A Thousand Years of Philippine History Before the Coming of the Spaniards
San-tao.
Ma-i.
Su-lu.
Spanish Unreliability; Early Chinese Rule over Philippines; and Reason for Indolence in Mindanao
Bisayans in Formosa
The Tagalog Tongue
Philippine Tribes and Languages
The Beginnings of Philippine Nationalism
The Friar Domination in the Philippines
Archbishop Martinez’s Secret Defense of His Filipino Clergy
Nineteenth Century Discontent
The Liberal Governor-General of 1869–1871
The Rebellion in the Philippine Islands
Filipinos with Dewey’s Squadron
A Prediction of 1872
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Revision History
External References
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