Customs of the Tagalogs Flashcards
1
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the author of The Customs of the Tagalogs
A
Juan de Plasencia
2
Q
known to be a defender of the natives
A
Franciscan Friar
3
Q
Who died in the year 1590 at Liliw, Laguna?
A
Juan de Plasencia hehe
4
Q
The report that Plasencia made is about?
A
it is about the Tagalog Society he encountered during his mission in the 1580s
5
Q
Who translated The Customs of the Tagalogs?
A
Frederic W. Morrison
Spanish to English
6
Q
Was recognized as the First Civil Code of the Philippines
A
The Customs of the Tagalogs
7
Q
Objectives of The Customs of the Tagalogs
A
- settle disputes relating to personal affairs of the natives
- conversion of the natives to Christianity
- figure out how to best govern them, they needed a documentation of sorts about their way of life
8
Q
SOCIAL AND GOVERNMENT STRUCTURE
They are ruled over by DATOS
What does Dato mean?
A
- chief of the barangay,
- the governor,
- legislator,
- judge during peace time;
- Captain/Commander in war time
- revered and obeyed
- considered as royalty together with their wives and family
9
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SOCIAL AND GOVERNMENTAL STRUCTURE
What is Barangay?
A
the tribal gathering of 30-100 houses
