History of Micronesia: A Collection of Source Documents: Vol. 10 Exploration of the Carolines, 1696-1709

Levesque, Rodrigue. History of Micronesia: A Collection of Source Documents: Vol. 10 Exploration of the Carolines, 1696-1709. 10. Gatineau, Québec: Lévesque Publications. ISBN 978-0-920201-10-7.

Abstract: Volume 10 (HOM.10) contains 95 chapters totaling 152 documents in 6 languages, and describing some major events, as follows: Phase 1 of the exploration of the Caroline Islands; the final reduction of the Gani Islands; the ultimate native revolt (crushed before it took effect); the diary of Antonio Robles in Mexico; the trade report of the French Captain MonsSgur; a complete record of galleons for the period, including some island discoveries in the Bonin Island area; and more Chamorro news, including the threat of their deportation to the Philippines. The contents of HOM were compiled, translated, edited and annotated by Rodrigue Levesque. Rod located and made novel translations of thousands of documents between 1992 and 2002. These were organized in forty massive volumes, with only the first twenty being printed in physical, hardbound form. In 2022, the US nonprofit Habele obtained the copyrights to the full History of Micronesia series with the aim of offering free and navigable access to the public.