2. Customs of the Tagalog Flashcards
Where and when was Fray Juan de Plasencia born?
Born in Plasencia in the region of Extremadura, Spain, in the early 16th century.
Who was Plasencia’s father? How many siblings does he have?
Captain of a Spanish schooner, Pedro Portocarrero. 7
When did the first group of Franciscan missionaries arrive in the Philippines?
July 2, 1578
What was Plasencia’s most notable book and the first book ever printed in the Philippines?
The Doctrina Christiana (1593)
He was among the first group of Franciscan missionaries who arrived in the Philippines.
He authored several religious and linguistic books.
Born in Plasencia.
Fray Juan de Plasencia (Joan de Portocarrero)
Together with Plasencia, they were assigned and credited in the foundation in numerous towns.
Fray Diego de Oropesa
He was known to be a defender of the native population looking after the poor and standing up for their rights.
Plasencia
Plasencia was able to write this because of his interaction with people he was trying to convert to Christianity.
Relacionde las
costumbres de Los Tagalongs (Customs of the Tagalogs,1589)
When and where did Juan de Plasencia die?
Liliw, Laguna in 1590
It is a historical and anthropological work that was produced in the Philippines during the Spanish colonial era in the late 16th century.
Customs of the Tagalog
What was Customs of the Tagalog based on?
the author’s experience or perspective during his time as a Spanish friar in the Philippines.
It depicts Spanish colonialism that had a profound impact on the
Philippines cultural landscape. The arrival of Spanish colonizers in the
16th century marked the beginning of a transformative period for the
Philippines.
Customs of the Tagalog
Enumerate the social classes and explain their role.
DATU - chief of barangay; makes decisions for the people.
NOBLES (maharlica) - free and trained people exempt from taxes but obligated to accompany the datu.
COMMONERS (aliping namamahay) - gains status by property and inheritance, which their children can not inherit.
SLAVES (aliping guigilid) - does extensive labor and may be sold.
What is in their economy?
Gold Taels - unit of currency
Land - divided by the chief; can be purchased or inherited
The first and smallest unit of local government in the Philippines.
Barangay
