The State of the Philippines in 1810

The Philippine Population in 1810
Part 1

The Philippine Population in 1810

Besides the Moros and independent tribes, the total population of the Philippine Islands, subject to the authority of the king, is 3 million

Philippine Crops in the 19th century
Part 2a

Philippine Crops in the 19th century

Among the varied productions of the Philippines, for many reasons, none is so deserving of attention as cotton

Philippine Mining in the 19th century
Part 2b

Philippine Mining in the 19th century

Among the varied productions of the Philippines, for many reasons, none is so deserving of attention as cotton

Philippine Mining in the 19th century
Part 3

Philippine Mining in the 19th century

Among the varied productions of the Philippines, for many reasons, none is so deserving of attention as cotton

Philippine Mining in the 19th century
Part 4

Philippine Mining in the 19th century

Among the varied productions of the Philippines, for many reasons, none is so deserving of attention as cotton

Royal Philippine company
Part 5

Royal Philippine company

The project of raising these Islands from the neglected state in which they were, and in some measure to place them in contact with the mother country, accompanied by a wish to give a new and great impulse to the various branches of industry which constitute the importance of a colony, could not have been more laudable

Royal Philippine company
Part 6

Royal Philippine company

The project of raising these Islands from the neglected state in which they were, and in some measure to place them in contact with the mother country, accompanied by a wish to give a new and great impulse to the various branches of industry which constitute the importance of a colony, could not have been more laudable

Coconut wine
Part 6b

Coconut wine

The monopoly of native wine comprehends the whole of the Island of Luzon, excepting the Provinces of Cagayan, Zambales, Nueva Ecija, Camarines and Albay

Coconut wine
Part 6b

Coconut wine

The monopoly of native wine comprehends the whole of the Island of Luzon, excepting the Provinces of Cagayan, Zambales, Nueva Ecija, Camarines and Albay

Taxation
Part 6d

Taxation

The too great condescension and mistaken humanity of the government on the one hand, and the fraud and selfishness of the provincial sub-delegates or collectors, on the other, have concurred to change a contribution, the most simple, into one of the most complicated branches of public administration

The Spanish Government
Part 7

The Spanish Government

In our colonies, appointments and command far from being sought as a means to obtain a good reputation, or as affording opportunities of contributing to public prosperity, are, it is too well known, only solicited with a view to amass wealth, and then retire for the purpose of enjoying it

Missionaries’ achievements
Part 7b

Missionaries’ achievements

Let us listen to La Pérouse, if we wish to know and admire the army with which our missionaries subdued the natives of both Californias

Jolo
Part 8

Jolo

Let us listen to La Pérouse, if we wish to know and admire the army with which our missionaries subdued the natives of both Californias

Paragua
Part 9

Paragua

The Island of Paragua is at the head of the Calamianes province