Contents.

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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

Philippine Islands

List of Maps.