This document is a volume from the monumental 55-volume series, The Philippine Islands, 1493–1898, which serves as a foundational collection of translated primary source documents concerning the Spanish colonial period. Compiled by American historians, the work makes centuries of rare Spanish and other language manuscripts, books, and records accessible to an English-speaking audience. Volume XXIX focuses on the turbulent years of 1638 to 1640, a period marked by significant conflict and internal strife. It provides detailed, contemporaneous accounts of Governor Sebastián Hurtado de Corcuera's military campaigns against the Moro groups in Mindanao and Jolo, along with royal decrees reflecting the monarchy's attempts to regulate the colony. The volume's most critical documents detail the destructive Chinese insurrection on Luzon in 1639, a violent episode that had profound political, social, and economic consequences for the Spanish colonial government and the Chinese community. The series as a whole is invaluable for researchers examining the political, economic, commercial, and religious history of the Philippines and its relations with European and Asian nations.
The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 (Vol. 29, 1638–1640)