00000cab a22000003a 4500 UP-1685675941123975643 Buklod 20231008011922.0 a r |||| u| ta 200218s xx d | ||r ||||| || UPVTC eng Coello, Alexandre author Corruption, greed, and the public good in the Mariana Islands, 1700-1720 Alexandre Coello. Quezon City Ateneo de Manila University 2013. pp. 193-222. "This article discusses the disintegrating factors generated by Spanish colonial rule in the Marianas in the early eighteenth century-corruption by colonial officials, ineffective defense against other European powers, precipitous decline in the native population--in a context in which the archipelago's future as a Spanish outpost was debated in religious and political circles in Manila and Madrid. The article focuses on the governorship of Juan Antonio Pimentel, whose immorality as well as oppression of the Chamorros were denounced by the Jesuits. The punishment for Pimentel's corruption and greed was meant to reassert Spain's authority and appreciation for the Marianas as a strategic possession." Spanish colonization Corrupt practices. Jesuits. Galleon trade. Philippine studies : historical and ethnographic viewpoints 61, 2 (Jun 2013). FI UPTAC UPTAC Article