This volume constitutes the second part (J–Z) of the comprehensive analytical index to The Philippine Islands, 1493–1898, a monumental 55-volume series that remains a core resource for Philippine history. The series was compiled and published in the first decade of the 20th century, following the American acquisition of the archipelago from Spain. The purpose was to provide American scholars, officials, and the public with access to the vast Spanish colonial historical record, which had been largely inaccessible to non-Spanish speakers. The work contains thousands of translated primary source documents—including chronicles, royal decrees, letters, and religious records—that collectively detail the political, economic, commercial, and religious conditions of the Philippines from the first European contacts to the end of the 19th century. As the final volume, this index is an essential navigational tool, making the immense wealth of information contained within the preceding fifty-four documentary volumes searchable and usable for historical research.
The Philippine Islands, 1493–1898: analytical index to the series, J–Z (Vol. 55)