Includes index.

Contents

Part I: Asian-European encounter--The first encounter: an ldyll of innocence--The tragedy of Limasawa--In search of foothold--The Battle of Sugbu--Two irritants--A na scent Church--The Conquest of Manila--Two Spanish Cities--The Conquest of Luzon--Part II: The Native population--The Native pre-Christian religion--The Pre-Hispanic structure of native society--The Native pre-Hispanic culture--A different view o the native culture--The destruction of native culture--Fragments of a disintegrated culture--The Muslim raids--Part III: The Ministers of the Gospel--The Missionary achievement--The Friars--The secular Priests and Jesuits--The Missionaries and the native languages--The Bishops--Part IV: Background of growth and conflict: the walled City of Manila--The walled City--Problems of the notable and ever Loyal City--Governor and Archbishop--Triumph and assassination--Epilogue--Appendix I. Bibliographical appendix--Appendix II. Episcopal succession up to 1900--Index.