𝐂𝐞𝐛𝐮 𝐇𝐚𝐫𝐛𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐁𝐚𝐲 𝐌𝐚𝐩, 𝐌𝐚𝐲 𝟏𝟓, 𝟏𝟖𝟖𝟓 The port of Manila became available to international trading from 1835 onwards, and the port of Cebu opened up to international trade seven years later. The Cebu custom house and port were opened in April, 1842. Other vital improvements of Cebu port were planned and built in continue reading : Featured Document for May 2023
Plan and details of Zamboanga Lighthouse, April 1, 1886 Document of the Month – April 2023 King Charles III of Spain issued a Royal Decree on September 6, 1834 abolishing the Royal Company of the Philippines and opening Manila’s port to international trade by 1835. The decree came out twenty years after the continue reading : Featured Document of the Month for April 2023
𝐒𝐤𝐞𝐭𝐜𝐡 𝐦𝐚𝐩 𝐨𝐟 𝐌𝐚𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐧, 𝐆𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐜𝐚, 𝐀𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐧 & 𝐂𝐚𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐮𝐚𝐧 𝐭𝐨𝐰𝐧𝐬, 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝟒, 𝟏𝟕𝟗𝟕 At the height of Spanish colonial power, King Philip II ordered a survey of lands that the Spanish Crown had claimed as part of its colonial territory since the mid-1500s. Local administrators were tasked to bring to Spain maps detailing the continue reading : Featured Document of the Month for March 2023
𝗨𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝗙𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗿 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽’𝘀 𝗣𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗝𝗮𝗿𝗼, 𝗜𝗹𝗼𝗶𝗹𝗼 25 February 1895, Ink on cloth, 53 x 78 cm., National Archives of the Philippines Collection Pope Pius IX, through the brief Qui ab Initio (Who from the beginning), created a new diocese with a seat in Jaro on May 27, 1865. By then, continue reading : Featured Document of the Month for February 2023
𝗦𝗸𝗲𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗟𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗶𝗺𝘂𝗮𝘆 𝗥𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗟𝗼𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝗻𝗰𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗧𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗔𝗺𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗼 Mindanao, 28 April 1872, Map# 208 National Archives of the Philippines Collection The sketch is of the land on the Simuay River, the camp, and the town of Amadeo. The land was surveyed with a compass by continue reading : Featured Document of the Month for January 2023
Telegrapher’s Switch Apparatus Original dated August 5, 1880 Ink on Paper 32 x 22 cm National Archives of the Philippines Collection The document of the month shows ink illustrations of two telegraph apparatus on paper. A certain Francisco Eclaver drew the illustrations. The profile view (vista perfil) is a drawing of a selector switch continue reading : Featured Document of the Month for December 2022
General Plan of Masungay Bridge March 30, 1872, ink on cloth, 19 x 45 cm The Chief Engineer of Iloilo Province presented this general plan of Masungay Bridge on March 30, 1872 with his signature and seal. It was forwarded to Inspector General M. Ramirez of Public Works (Obras Publicas) in Manila. The construction of continue reading : Featured Document of the Month for November 2022
Sketch of Location and Fortification of the Moros on the Summit of Mount Alanguilan, including the Cave above Cumaycay River, 1850 The document of the month is a non-textual record of a military campaign made in 1850. The illustration shows the location and fortification of the Moros on the summit of Mt. Alanguilan and continue reading : Featured Document of the Month for October 2022