1609: The Spanish Conquest of Philippines

Description: Untitled Document FREE door to door worldwide shipping: 2/4 days to North America, 3/5 days to Europe. Please check our feedback and see how quickly we ship. We are the leading Antiquarian Booksellers in Latin America & members of ILAB (International League of Antiquarian Booksellers, London) & ABA (Antiquarian Booksellers Association, London). Have been in business for more than 30 years. We are a general antiquarian bookstore with emphasis in Spanish-American material. Author: Argensola, B. L. Lic. Title: Conquista de las Islas Malucas al Rey Felipe III. N. Sr. Escrita por el capellán de la Magestad de la Emperatriz y Retor de Villa hermosa. Date and publisher: Madrid. Ediciones de Alonso Martín. 1609. Description: First edition of one of the first books to deal fully with the Spanish conquest of the Moluccas, the Spice Islands, and of the Philippines, 1564--1572, under the conquistador Miguel López de Legaspi. This famous book deals with those exploits, with the natural history of these islands, the manners and customs of the natives and the voyages through the Straits of Magellan; regarded by Hill as an 'essential work for the history of Spanish and Portuguese exploration in the East Indies'. Argensolas´ narrative is noted for its breadth of knowledge and over-all grasp of world politics. 'In his digressions on people and places,' writes Lach (Asia in the making of Europe, III, pp. 311-12), 'Argensola´s adds significantly to the stockpile of information on Asia, especially on the Moluccas, Java, Sumatra, and Ceylon. His book also ties together neatly the affairs of Europe with struggles in the overseas areas, for he sees the spice trade in its worldwide ramifications and makes his reader acutely aware of its immediate and potential interest for Japan and China.´ Binding: Modern half-vellum. Size: 11 x 7.5 inches / 28,5 x 15 cm. Number of pages: 10 + 407 pages. Condition: Very good, few foxing. Internal reference: S9E7

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