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| I. | [The Philippines as aSubject for Historical Study] | 9 |
| II. | [The Peoples of thePhilippines] | 25 |
| III. | [Europe and the FarEast about 1400 A.D.] | 42 |
| IV. | [The GreatGeographical Discoveries] | 61 |
| V. | [Filipino PeopleBefore the Arrival of the Spaniards] | 88 |
| VI. | [The Spanish Soldierand the Spanish Missionary] | 108 |
| VII. | [Period of Conquestand Settlement, 1565–1600] | 125 |
| VIII. | [The PhilippinesThree Hundred Years Ago] | 156 |
| IX. | [The Dutch and MoroWars, 1600–1663] | 187 |
| X. | [A Century ofObscurity and Decline, 1633–1762] | 212 |
| XI. | [The PhilippinesDuring the Period of European Revolution, 1762–1837] | 231 |
| XII. | [Progress andRevolution, 1837–1897] | 259 |
| XIII. | [America and thePhilippines] | 287 |
| [Appendix] | 321 |
| [Index] | 325 |