Mod3.2_Customs of the Tagalogs Flashcards
Who wrote “Customs of the Tagalogs”?
Juan de Plasencia
was a Spanish friar who was among the first group of Franciscan missionaries who arrived in the Philippines in 1578
Juan de Plasencia
JdP preached around ____ and ____
Laguna de Bay
Tayabas, Quezon
together with another missionary, ____, founded many towns in the provinces of Bulacan, Laguna and Rizal
Fray Diego de Oropesa
Juan de Plasencia is the author of__ and __
Doctrina Cristiana
Relacion de las Costumbres de Los Tagalos (1589)
JdP died in__
died in Liliw, Laguna in 1590
this is where Plasencia describes the beliefs and traditions that he saw being practiced by the local population.
Customs of the Tagalogs
___ provides a vivid picture of the people’s way of living, from their social classes to their marriage customs, forms of justice and worship.
Customs of the Tagalogs
A. Social Structure of the Early Tagalog Communities
___ : a tribal gathering
barangay
A. Social Structure of the Early Tagalog Communities
__: – the chief of the Tagalog people, who governed them;captain in their wars; obeyed and reverenced
dato
A. Social Structure of the Early Tagalog Communities
There were three (3) castes or social classes:
__: nobles; free-born
__: commoners
__: slaves
maharlica
Aliping namamahay
aliping sa guiguilir
B. The Worship of the Tagalogs
___: a temple or place of adoration
Simbahan
B. The Worship of the Tagalogs
___: when the whole barangay, or family, united joined in the worship
nagaanitos
B. The Worship of the Tagalogs
__: especially worshipped among their many idols; “all powerful” or “maker of all things”
Bathala
B. The Worship of the Tagalogs
Other objects of worship:
-the sun, moon, the morning star they called Tala, etc.
-Lic-ha, images with different shapes