In the far islands the role of natives from the Philippines in the conquest, colonization and repopulation of the Mariana Islands, 1668-1903 - De Viana, Augusto V. (Manila UST Publishing House, 2004)
Foreword -- introduction : the common and shared histories of the Philippines and the Marianas -- Chapter I. The coming of Spain to the Marianas -- The arrival of the Magellan expedition -- the arrival of the Loaisa expedition -- Miguel Lopez de Legazpi and the colonization of the Ladrones,1565 -- the delay in the Spanish settlement of the islands -- the "unintentional settlers before the establishment of the mission in the Ladrones -- Chapter II.The natives of the Philippines and the establishment of the Marianas colony -- the coming of Fr.Diego Luis de Sanvitores -- the beginning of the Christian mission in the Marianas -- the first sign of opposition to the colonists and the first deaths in the mission -- the first governors and the beginning of the reduccion of the Marianas -- the last Major Chamorro revolt -- Chapter III.The decline of the Chamorro population and the involvement of the Philippines in the repopulation of the Marianas -- the reduccion and the relocation of the Chamorros -- the establishment of civil governments -- the decline of the Chamorro population -- the planned abolition of the Mariana Garrison and transfer of the Chamorro to the Philippines -- the need to repopulate the Marianas -- the planned reduccion of the Mariana Garrison -- difficulties in the colony -- the rise of the mestizos and the disappearance of the aboriginal Chamorros -- Latin American Independence and its effects in the Marianas -- attempts to reduce the cost of maintaining the colony and make it more self-sufficient : the escalda plan -- the plan of Manuel Sanz -- the plan of the contaduria general of Manila and of Jose Ganga Herrero -- the state of colonial revenues of the Marianas in the 1840s-1850s --Felipe de la Corte's plan -- the population increase,1860-1898 -- Chapter IV.the Filipino exiles in the Marianas -- the early presence of convicts and exiles in the Marianas -- the importance of convict labor in the Marianas -- the Marianas as a penal colony -- the arrivals and departures of deportados -- life among the deportados -- deportations to the Marianas during the 1896 Philippine revolution -- the end of Spanish rule in the Marianas -- the end of the place for Filipino exiles -- Chapter V.Epilogue : the impact of Philippine and other influences in the Marianas during the Spanish period -- the myth of "Spanish" influences -- similarities of cultural aspects of the Marianas with the Philippines -- luxuries : tuba and aguardiente making -- sports and games -- clothing -- family relations -- language -- Spanish and Tagalog loan words in the Chamorro language -- the physical transformation of the Chamorros -- Chapter VI.Summary and concluding remarks.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 287-301) and index.
Keywords: Filipinos in the Mariana Islands; Mariana Islands -- History