 Title page for one of the many volumes ofThe Philippine Islands, 1493–1898 | |
| Author | Emma Helen Blair, James Alexander Robertson |
|---|---|
| Translator | Emma Helen Blair James Alexander Robertson |
| Language | English |
| Subject | Philippine history |
| Genre | History |
| Published | Cleveland |
| Publisher | Arthur H. Clark Company |
Publication date | 1903-1909 |
| Publication place | United States |
The Philippine Islands, 1493–1898, often referred to asBlair and Robertson after its two authors, was a 55-volume series of Philippine historical documents.[1] They were translated byEmma Helen Blair andJames Alexander Robertson, a director of theNational Library of the Philippines from 1910 to 1916.[2]
The original 55-volume set was published from 1903 through 1909 by theArthur H. Clark Company inCleveland, Ohio. No more than 500 sets were printed and sold between 1903 and 1909. In 1962, a reissue by photo-offset was printed in Taipeh, limited to 300 sets.[3]
While the series is still considered an important source of Philippine history for non-Spanish speakers, it has been criticized by modern historians, notably Glòria Cano, for deliberately distorting the original Spanish documents to portray theSpanish colonial rule in a negative light (theSpanish "black legend") as part of the general American political strategy of pacifying the Philippines during theAmerican colonial period.[4][5]
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