Hernando de los Ríos Coronel and the Spanish Philippines in the Golden Age

• Main Author: Crossley, John Newsome
• Format: eBook Book
• Language: English
• Published: Farnham, Surrey Routledge 2011; Taylor and Francis; Ashgate; Taylor & Francis Group
• Edition: 1
• Subjects: 1521-1812; 1559-1621?; Asia; Asian History; Biography; Catholic Church; Catholic Church > Spain > Clergy > Biography; Clergy; Colonies; Colonization; Conquest and Exploration; Early Modern History 1500-1750; Governors general; Governors general > Philippines > Biography; History; Imperial & Colonial History; Mathematicians; Mathematicians > Spain > Biography; Military & Naval History; Philippines; Philippines > Colonization > History; Philippines > History > 1521-1812; Ríos Coronel, Hernando de los; Ríos Coronel, Hernando de los, 1559-1621?; Spain; Spain > Colonies > Asia > History; Van Noort; cedula; Philippine Governor; Good Hope Route; Philip III; Hernando De Los; Archivo General De Indias; juan; pz; Quatuor Evangelia; manila; Collegio De; Pole Star; costa; Demarcation Line; BR Ix; magnetic; De Los; Real Academia De La Historia; bay; Galley Slaves; La Costa; Marianas Islands; OSA; De La Llave; AGI; Lot's Wife; gmez; Royal Cedula; Northern Samar; declination; Del Colegio De; De Revolutionibus Orbium Coelestium; royal; Demarcation
• ISBN: 1409425649; 9781409425649
• DOI: 10.4324/9781315586717

Whilst much scholarly work has been focused on Spain's American colonies, much less is known about Spanish colonization of the Pacific. As such, this book fills an important gap in our knowledge, directing attention both to Spain's wider imperial ambitions, and the specific situation within the Philippines. By structuring the book around the life of Hernando de los Ríos Coronel, many overlapping and complex threads are drawn out that cast light upon a diverse range of subjects. Soldier, priest, diplomat, explorer, naval pilot and scientist, de los Ríos was a fascinating figure who played a pivotal role in Spanish efforts to establish a thriving colony in the Philippines. In 1588, at the age of 29 he was sent to the Philippines as a soldier, and once there quickly established himself as a pillar of society, ultimately becoming a priest. Over 36 years, until his death sometime before the end of January 1624, he shuttled between the Philippines and Spain, in his role as Procurator General - the sole representative of the Philippines (both Spaniards and Indigenes) at the Spanish Court. As well as telling the story of an extraordinary individual, this book provides a fascinating introduction to the early history of the Spanish Philippines. By touching upon a broad range of topics, it also opens up numerous avenues for further research.