[11] Craig, p. 137; Retana, pp. 144–145. [↑]
[12] It is customary to pretend otherwise, but this is the real heart of modern imperialism. [↑]
[13] Derbyshire, p. xxxiv. [↑]
[15] It is the whole philosophy of “Noli Me Tangere.” [↑]
[16] Ladrones and Carolines were groups of islands in the South Seas that Spain owned and misgoverned. [↑]
[18] Retana, p. 150. He sees nothing remarkable in these suddenly cordial relations. [↑]
[19] Rizal’s diary: see [Appendix E]. Retana (p. 152) prints a letter from Rizal to his friend Mariano Ponce in which he allows himself a little sarcasm about some of these experiences. [↑]
[20] Published in Mexico in 1609. De Morga had been in the Philippines from 1595 to 1605. Retana, pp. 172–173. [↑]