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Proportionate Table of Hemp, Coprah, and Sugar Exports, and Rice
Imports in the Years 1899-1903
Hemp.
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Coprah.
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Sugar.
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Rice (Import).
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Chronological Table of Leading Events
1494 Treaty of Tordesillas (June 7).
1519 Maghallanes' expedition sailed, resulting in discovery of
the Philippines.
1521 Death of Hernando Maghallanes (April 27).
1522 Elcano completed his voyage round the world (Sept. 6).
1542 The Villalobos expedition sailed from Mexico (Nov. 1).
1545-63 Council of Trent (Dec, 1545, to Dec, 1563). Decrees published
in 1564.
1564 The Legaspi expedition sailed from Mexico (Nov. 21).
1565 Miguel de Legaspi landed in Cebu.
---- Austin friars' first arrival.
---- The image of "The Holy Child" was found on Cebu shore.
---- Cebu became the capital of the Philippines.
1571 Manila became the capital of the Philippines.
1572 Death of Miguel de Legaspi (Aug. 20).
1574 Li-ma-hong, the Chinese corsair, attacked Manila (Nov.).
1576 Death of Juan Salcedo, Legaspi's grandson (March 11).
1577 Franciscan friars' first arrival.
1578 Parish church at Manila was raised to the dignity of a
cathedral.
1580 The _Alcayceria_ (for Chinese) was established in Binondo
(Manila).
1581 Dominican friars' first arrival.
---- Domingo Salazar, first Bishop of Manila, took possession.
1587 Alonso Sanchez's mission to King Philip II. Consequent
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