ISBN: 9781153716277

Excerpt: ...They added to this argument the example of the Chinese kings and nations, who also had abandoned those islands-although they are so near and can aid them so easily, that the i… Mehr…

Excerpt: ...They added to this argument the example of the Chinese kings and nations, who also had abandoned those islands-although they are so near and can aid them so easily, that the islands may be reckoned as a part of their mainland. They said that as España was governing them, signal detriment was being received, and there were no hopes that any betterment would be obtained in future; for the amount of silver passing thither from Nueva España, both for regular expenses and for merchandise, was immense. For the same reason, and by the same road, that treasure was being sent by the hands of the Chinese to the center of those kingdoms, which, intractable by the severity of their laws, are debarred by those laws, as by arms and fortifications, from all trade with foreigners. They asserted that the monarchy, scattered and divided by so many seas, and climes, could scarcely be reduced to one whole; and that human foresight could not bind, by means of ability, provinces separated by nature with so distant boundaries. These arguments, they said, were born not of the mind, but of experience, a truth manifest to the senses. All other arguments that could be adduced against this reasoning they declared to be honorable and full of generous sound, but difficult of execution. It would be more advisable to increase the power of the king in Europe, where the forces could attend to emergencies without the casualties that militate against them in outside seas and dominions. Each one of these arguments was enforced so minutely by the ministers of the treasury that this proposition merited consideration and examination. Had God permitted the king to exclude the Filipinas from his monarchy, and leave them exposed to the power of whomsoever should seize them first, the Malucans would have so strengthened the condition of their affairs that it would have been impregnable. This same resolution has been communicated on other occasions, and in the reign of King Filipo Third,... Emma Helen Blair, Books, Travel, The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 - 1609 Explorations By Early Navigators, Descriptions Of The Islands And Their Peoples, Their Hi Books>Travel The book has no illustrations or index. Purchasers are entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books Club where they can select from more than a million books without charge. Title: The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 - 1609 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; Subjects: Demarcation line of Alexander VI; Missions; Philippines; Demarcation line of Alexander VI; History / Asia / Southeast Asia; Religion / Christian Ministry / Missions;<

ISBN: 9781153716277

Excerpt: ...They added to this argument the example of the Chinese kings and nations, who also had abandoned those islands-although they are so near and can aid them so easily, that the i… Mehr…

Excerpt: ...They added to this argument the example of the Chinese kings and nations, who also had abandoned those islands-although they are so near and can aid them so easily, that the islands may be reckoned as a part of their mainland. They said that as España was governing them, signal detriment was being received, and there were no hopes that any betterment would be obtained in future; for the amount of silver passing thither from Nueva España, both for regular expenses and for merchandise, was immense. For the same reason, and by the same road, that treasure was being sent by the hands of the Chinese to the center of those kingdoms, which, intractable by the severity of their laws, are debarred by those laws, as by arms and fortifications, from all trade with foreigners. They asserted that the monarchy, scattered and divided by so many seas, and climes, could scarcely be reduced to one whole; and that human foresight could not bind, by means of ability, provinces separated by nature with so distant boundaries. These arguments, they said, were born not of the mind, but of experience, a truth manifest to the senses. All other arguments that could be adduced against this reasoning they declared to be honorable and full of generous sound, but difficult of execution. It would be more advisable to increase the power of the king in Europe, where the forces could attend to emergencies without the casualties that militate against them in outside seas and dominions. Each one of these arguments was enforced so minutely by the ministers of the treasury that this proposition merited consideration and examination. Had God permitted the king to exclude the Filipinas from his monarchy, and leave them exposed to the power of whomsoever should seize them first, the Malucans would have so strengthened the condition of their affairs that it would have been impregnable. This same resolution has been communicated on other occasions, and in the reign of King Filipo Third,... Emma Helen Blair, Books, Travel, The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 - 1609 Explorations By Early Navigators, Descriptions Of The Islands And Their Peoples, Their Hi Books>Travel, General Books LLC<

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Internationaler Buchtitel. In englischer Sprache. Verlag: Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 156 Seiten, L=152mm, B=229mm, H=9mm, Gew.=236gr, [GR: 25500 - TB/Geschichte], [SW: - History - Ge… Mehr…

Internationaler Buchtitel. In englischer Sprache. Verlag: Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 156 Seiten, L=152mm, B=229mm, H=9mm, Gew.=236gr, [GR: 25500 - TB/Geschichte], [SW: - History - General History], Kartoniert/Broschiert, Klappentext: The book has no illustrations or index. Purchasers are entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books Club where they can select from more than a million books without charge. Title: The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 - 1609 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; Subjects: Demarcation line of Alexander VI; Missions; Philippines; Demarcation line of Alexander VI; History / Asia / Southeast Asia; Religion / Christian Ministry / Missions; The book has no illustrations or index. Purchasers are entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books Club where they can select from more than a million books without charge. Title: The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 - 1609 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; Subjects: Demarcation line of Alexander VI; Missions; Philippines; Demarcation line of Alexander VI; History / Asia / Southeast Asia; Religion / Christian Ministry / Missions;<