Archivo del bibliófilo Filipino: recopilación de documentos históricos, científicos, literarios y políticos y estudios bibliográficos (Tomo II)

Context-Rich Background: Archivo del Bibliófilo Filipino (Archive of the Filipino Bibliophile) is a vital five-volume compilation of primary source materials and bibliographical studies on the Philippines, spanning from the early Spanish contact to the late 19th century. Compiled by the prolific Spanish scholar Wenceslao Emilio Retana y Gamboa (1862–1924), this second volume was published in 1896, a year of profound historical significance marked by the start of the Philippine Revolution against Spanish colonial rule. Retana, a former colonial administrator and a prominent Filipinologist, compiled this work as a critical resource for the study of the archipelago. His collections, though initially informed by a pro-Spanish colonial perspective, became essential to the study of Philippine history and bibliography.

The book is considered valuable. It is advised that researchers use digital copy rather than physical books for preservation purposes. lvi, 500 pages : illustrations ; tables Fil. 991.4 R31 v.2 Language Translation to English: "Account of the Royal fleet that in the month of April of the year sixteen hundred and seventeen left the port of the city of Manila, capital of the Philippine Islands, while they were governed by the Royal Audiencia thereof, its President and Captain General being the Licentiate Andres de Alcaraz..." APA Citation: Retana, W. E. (1896). Archivo del bibliófilo Filipino: recopilación de documentos históricos, científicos, literarios y políticos y estudios bibliográficos (Tomo II). Viuda de M. Minuesa de los Ríos.