A Visit to the Philippine Islands
by John Bowring
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Contents
- Preface
- Manila and Neighbourhood
- Visit to La Laguna and Tayabas
- History
- Geography—Climate, Etc
- Government—Administration, Etc
- Population
- Manners and Superstitions of the People
- Population—Races
- Administration of Justice
- Army and Navy
- Public Instruction
- Ecclesiastical Authority
- Languages
- Native Produce
- Vegetables
- Animals
- Minerals
- Manufactures
- Popular Proverbs
- Commerce
- Finance, Taxation, Etc
- Taxes
- Opening the New Ports of Iloilo, Sual and Zamboanga
- Zamboanga
- Iloilo and Panay
- Sual
- Indian Song of the Philippines