Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Debt bondage" in English language version.
Spanish establishment of its presence in the island . A 1 . French naturalist , Alfred Mar- che , reported in 1882 his visit to the small Spanish settle- ment in Siasi . His impression of the village was one of peace and order . Relevant to the issue of Chinese integration is Marche's note that there were already Chinese in the settle- ment exercising a good control of internal trade and com- merce . These were marked by an interdependent economic system in which the natives happily and readily exchanged their pearls , shells , shark fins , and marine products for Chinese and / or European items , including guns . In addition , the Chinese provided a convenient credit system in which the natives mortgaged their guns and other valuables , including their women . There was no mention of Spanish problems with the system . There was an obvious mutuality and reciprocity of interest in the practice . In addition to the Chinese - native symbiosis
Jesuit missionaries bought for redemption children from Chinese middlemen who had purchased them from their Muslim owners or parents with the intention of reselling them ( Bernad 1984 ) . An 1890 Jesuit report describes Chinese traders
famine . Not able to feed so many mouths , or to obtain money to buy rice and other foodstuffs , some of the Muslim ... Jesuit superior , Father Jose Fernandez Cuevas , had made his voyage of reconnaissance in southern Mindanao , he had
... ransom young slaves in 1872, when a smallpox ... famine, causing the Magindanao to sell slaves for greatly reduced prices. Tamontaka became an agricultural colony, supported by donations and the church hierarchy in Manila. The Jesuits ...
Jesuits could not raise , the plan had to be shelved for a decade . But in the famine of 1872 , slaves and children were being sold cheap . The Jesuits raised funds in Manila and ransomed as many as they could . Many of the children
Jesuits could not raise , the plan had to be shelved for a decade . But in the famine of 1872 , slaves and children were being sold cheap . The Jesuits raised funds in Manila and ransomed as many as they could . Many of the children
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)