The Philippines in the 6th to 16th centuries /

Patanne, Eufemio P.

The Philippines in the 6th to 16th centuries / Eufemio P. Patanne. - vii,298 pages 22 cm.

The book explores the genesis of the Philippine statecraft and culture from its hazy beginnings in the 6th to 16th centuries, and highlights the discovery, decipherment and analysis of what can be earliest Philippine document: the Laguna Copperplate Inscription dated 900 A.D. The book also delves into the background of the Brunei incursion into the Manila Bay area, the passage of such figures as Rajah Matanda and Rajah Soliman, contact with the Spaniards and the aftermath of the Spanish conquest.

9719166606


Philippine History.

DS 674 / .P27 1996