Sucesos de las Islas Filipinas
1609 book by Antonio de Morga / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sucesos de las Islas Filipinas (English: Events in the Philippine Islands) is a book written and published by Antonio de Morga considered one of the most important works on the early history of the Spanish colonization of the Philippines.[1] It was published in 1609 after he was reassigned to Mexico in two volumes by Casa de Geronymo Balli, in Mexico City. The first English translation was published in London in 1868 and another English translation by Blair and Robertson was published in Cleveland in 1907.[2]
Quick Facts Author, Original title ...
Author | Antonio De Morga |
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Original title | Sucesos de las Islas Filipinas |
Country | Mexico |
Language | Spanish |
Genre | History |
Publisher | Casa de Geronymo Balli |
Publication date | April 7, 1609 |
Published in English | 1868 |
Media type | Manuscript |
ISBN | 0-521-01035-7 |
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The work greatly impressed the Philippine national hero José Rizal and decided to annotate it and publish a new edition and began working on it in London and completing it in Paris in 1890.[3][4]