LeRoy’s The Americans in the Philippines and the History of Spanish Rule in the Philippines

James A. LeRoy emerged in 1905 as an authority on Philippine history. In The Americans in the Philippines, LeRoy’s chapter on the Spanish regime showed his unmatched acquaintance with Spanish and English sources. But his knowledge of Spanish historiography enabled him to suppress important works on...

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Main Author:	Cano, Glòria
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Published:	Archīum Ateneo 2013
Online Access:	https://archium.ateneo.edu/phstudies/vol61/iss1/2 https://archium.ateneo.edu/context/phstudies/article/3993/viewcontent/6064.pdf
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spelling	ph-ateneo-arc.phstudies-39932024-08-07T03:42:03Z LeRoy’s The Americans in the Philippines and the History of Spanish Rule in the Philippines Cano, Glòria James A. LeRoy emerged in 1905 as an authority on Philippine history. In The Americans in the Philippines, LeRoy’s chapter on the Spanish regime showed his unmatched acquaintance with Spanish and English sources. But his knowledge of Spanish historiography enabled him to suppress important works on the last thirty years of Spanish rule, particularly those dealing with reforms, thereby shaping the image of a “dark age” of medievalism dominated by religious orders. Thisarticle explores the significance of LeRoy’s book in shaping American colonial discourse and criticizes LeRoy’s idea of a “dark age” by introducing part of the bibliography he omitted. 2013-03-27T07:00:00Z text application/pdf https://archium.ateneo.edu/phstudies/vol61/iss1/2 info:doi/10.13185/2244-1638.3993 https://archium.ateneo.edu/context/phstudies/article/3993/viewcontent/6064.pdf Philippine Studies: Historical and Ethnographic Viewpoints Archīum Ateneo
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description	James A. LeRoy emerged in 1905 as an authority on Philippine history. In The Americans in the Philippines, LeRoy’s chapter on the Spanish regime showed his unmatched acquaintance with Spanish and English sources. But his knowledge of Spanish historiography enabled him to suppress important works on the last thirty years of Spanish rule, particularly those dealing with reforms, thereby shaping the image of a “dark age” of medievalism dominated by religious orders. Thisarticle explores the significance of LeRoy’s book in shaping American colonial discourse and criticizes LeRoy’s idea of a “dark age” by introducing part of the bibliography he omitted.
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LeRoy’s The Americans in the Philippines and the History of Spanish Rule in the Philippines

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