Philippine history / Gregorio F. Zaide

Includes index.

The Philippines : "Pearl of the Orient" -- Filipinos : Asia's unique nation -- The Philippines before the coming of the Spaniards -- Our Asian heritage -- Rediscovery of the Philippines by Magellan -- Spanish conquest and colonization -- The Spanish colonial system -- Spain's dream of an Asian colonial empire -- Philippine-Chinese relations -- Philippine-Japanese relations -- Philippine-Mexican relations -- The Moro wars -- British invasion of the Philippines -- Filipino revolts and rebellions -- Economic and social progress under Spain -- The twilight of Spanish rule -- Our Spanish heritage -- Birth of Filipino nationalism -- The propaganda movement and the Katipunan -- The Philippine revolution -- Hello, America, Goodbye Spain -- First Philippine republic and the war of Philippine independence -- American rule and democratization of the Philippines -- Economic and social progress under America -- Our American heritage -- The Commonwealth of the Philippines -- The Philippines and world war II -- Japanese occupation of the Philippines -- Liberation and the birth of the Philippine republic -- From President Roxas to President Marcos -- Martial law and the New Philippine republic -- The New republic

In response to this challenge, I have written this new book on the history of our republic. Ours is indeed a republic that we, Filipinos, should cherish and be proud of because it is the first Malayan republic to emerge in history's limelight and more so because it is racial ideal of freedom, nurtured to reality by the blood, sweat, and tears of our noble heroes and martyrs of bygone centuries.