The Dasmariñases, early governors of the Spanish Philippines /
"Building upon Dr Crossley's 2011 book, this new work further expands our understanding of the Spanish Philippines by looking at Gómez Pérez Dasmariñas and his son Luis, successive governors from 1589. Drawing upon a rich selection of documents from the official Spanish archives and earlie...
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London ; New York :
Routeldge,
[2016]
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Table of Contents:
- Severed heads
- In the shadow of Santiago
- The right man for the job
- A warm welcome for the new governor
- Disputes with Bishop Salazar
- The background to the expeditions to the Magat Valley
- The Luis Pérez 1591 expedition to the Magat Valley
- The other 1591 expeditions to the Magat Valley
- Later excursions into Northern Luzon
- The people of the Magat Valley
- Uneasy dependence: relations with the Chinese
- The pen and the sword: relations with the Japanese
- Reporting home and getting no reply
- The letters of 1591
- The reports on 1591-2 and 1592-3
- Treasures in heaven, and upon earth
- A will but no way: the fateful expedition to Ternate
- The young governor: Luis Pérez Dasmariñas
- New ventures and old
- Falling on hard times
- Whimpers, and a bang
- Epilogue. Challenging cultures: the qualities of a good governor.