MT: Topic 1 Flashcards
an action or way of behaving that is usual and traditional among the people in a particular group or place
CUSTOMS
largest ethnolinguistic group
TAGALOG
native to the Metro Manila and Calabarzon regions of southern Luzon
TAGALOG
He followed the route taken by Magellan and reached Mindanao on February 2, 1543
RUY LOPEZ DE VILLALOBOS (1543)
He established a colony in Sarangani but could not stay long because of insufficient food supply
RUY LOPEZ DE VILLALOBOS (1543)
Driven away by hostile natives, hunger, and a shipwreck. Was forced to abandon his settlements in the islands, and the expedition
RUY LOPEZ DE VILLALOBOS (1543)
When did RUY LOPEZ DE VILLALOBOS go to the Philippines?
February 2, 1543
tribute to King (Felipe) Philip II of Spain
“Las Islas Filipinas”
First governor of the Philippines
MIGUEL LOPEZ DE LEGAZPI
He established the city of Manila
MIGUEL LOPEZ DE LEGAZPI
Lay the foundations for the conversion of the people to Christianity
AUGUSTINIANS (1565)
Last Raja of Cebu
Raja Tupas
Arrived in 1576 and became an encomendero of Panay
MIGUEL DE LOARCA
He wrote Relación de las Islas Filipinas (1582) and his work described the way of life of Filipinos living in Western Visayas area
MIGUEL DE LOARCA
He was born in Extremadura during the Golden Age (Siglo de Oro) of Spain
FRAY JUAN DE PLASENCIA (1578)
were assigned to do mission works in Southern Tagalog area
Fray Juan de Plasencia and Fray Diego de Oropresa
He belonged to the first batch of Franciscan missionaries who arrived in the Philippines
FRAY JUAN DE PLASENCIA (1578)
When did the Franciscan missionaries arrived at port in Cavite?
July 2, 1578
He came to the Philippines in 1595 as Asesor and Teniente General
ANTONIO DE MORGA
His Sucesos de las Islas Filipinas gives a lot of information about the state of the Philippines at the latter part of the 16th century
ANTONIO DE MORGA
When did ANTONIO DE MORGA come to the Philippines?
1595
Relación de las Islas Filipinas
Fr. Pedro Chirino S.J. (1604)
Labor Evangelica
Fr. Francisco Colin S.J. (1663)
Historia natural del sitio, fertilidad y calidad de las Islas e Indios de Bisayas
Francisco Ignacio Alcina S.J. (1688)
Historia General
Fr. Juan Delgado S.J. (1571)
Historia
Fr. Joaquin Martinez de Zuniga O.S.A. (1803)
The leader of a town or pueblo
Gobernadorcillo
was an early book of Roman Catholic catechism, written in 1593 by Fray Juan de Plasencia, and is believed to be one of the earliest books printed in the Philippines
Doctrina Christiana
It includes translations of Christian catechism and hymns from Spanish to Old Tagalog and Baybayin, an indigenous writing script of the Philippines
Doctrina Christiana
Full title of Doctrina Christiana
DOCTRINA CHRISTIANA EN LENGUA ESPANOLA Y TAGALA
The original text of Plasencia’s Customs of the Tagalogs is currently kept in Archivo General de Indias (A.G.I.) in Seville, Spain
RELACION DE LAS COSTUMBRES DE LOS TAGALOS (CUSTOMS OF TAGALOG)
CUSTOMS OF TAGALOG
- Community (Barangay, Dato, Castes)
- Property
- Marriage Customs
- Worship (Religion)
- Superstition
- Burying the Dead
SOCIAL HIERARCHY
Datu
Maharlica
Aliping Namamahay
Aliping sa Guiguilir
tribal gathering ruled by chiefs
BARANGAY
Some consisted of around 30 - 100 houses
BARANGAY
have some sort of diplomacy
BARANGAY
chiefs of the village
DATU
they governed the people as captains even in wars, were obeyed, and reverenced
DATU
HOW TO BECOME A DATU
- by inheritance
- by intelligence, wealth, strength, and bravery
People who are born free
MAHARLIKA (NOBLES)
Do not need to pay taxes
MAHARLIKA (NOBLES)
Must accompany the datu in war
MAHARLIKA (NOBLES)
He would keep their status for a lifetime however, this can be taken if he/she marries a slave
MAHARLIKA (NOBLES)
They have their own properties but has to serve their own masters
ALIPING NAMAMAHAY (COMMONERS)
Children belonging to this caste inherit the status of their parents
ALIPING NAMAMAHAY (COMMONERS)
Cannot be treated as a slave nor can be sold off
ALIPING NAMAMAHAY (COMMONERS)
They serve their master in their houses and lands
ALIPING SA GUIGUILIR (SLAVES)
Can be sold off
ALIPING SA GUIGUILIR (SLAVES)
The master can reward his/her slaves by giving them a portion of the harvest so that the slaves would be faithful to him/her
ALIPING SA GUIGUILIR (SLAVES)
A PERSON CAN BE A SLAVE BY
by captivity in war
by reasons of debt
by inheritance
by purchase
by committing a crime
SLAVES CAN BE EMANCIPATED THROUGH
by forgiveness
by paying debt
by condonation
by bravery
Marriage between couples belonging to different social classes were not common
MARRIAGE CUSTOMS
SEVERAL GROUNDS FOR SEPARATION
- Adultery
- Abandonment
- Cruelty
- Insanity
a place to worship which is constructed at a large house of the chief where people of the tribe go to celebrate festivals
SIMBAHAN
They beat large and small drums successively during the feast which usually lasted four days
SIMBAHAN
a temporary shed, made on each side of the datu’s house, for the assembled people
SIBI
belief that objects, places, and creatures all possess a distinct spiritual essence
ANIMISM
used to refer to spirits, including the household deities, deceased ancestors, nature-spirits, nymphs and diwatas (minor gods and demi-gods)
ANITO
Filipino attitude that expresses courage and faith in God
“BAHALA NA”
- supreme being; the creator
- one of their many idols, whom they specially worshiped
Bathala (Abba)
almost universally respected and honored because of its beauty
Sun
they would rejoice, especially when new
Moon
they did not name them except for the morning star, which they called Tala
Stars
the Pleiades; a star cluster
“Seven little goats”
the Greater Bear constellation
Balatic
the change of seasons
Mapolon
idols; images with different shapes
Lic-ha
an idol; patron of lovers and generation
Dian Masalanta
idols; patrons of the cultivated lands and husbandry
Lacapati at Idianale
were respected by the Tagalogs due to their fear of being harmed by them; they offered a portion of what they carried in their boats to them
Buaya
12 PRIESTS OF THE DEVIL
- Catolonan
- Mangagauay
- Manyisalat
- Mancocolam
- Hocloban
- Silagan
- Magtatangal
- Osuang
- Mangagayoma
- Sonat
- Pangatahojan
- Bayoguin
Priest from a people of rank
Catolonan
Officiates the offering sacrifice for a feast and the food to be eaten being offered to the devil
Catolonan
They pretend to heal the sick in order to deceive others
Mangagauay
They can cast remedies to couples for them to abandon one another
Manyisalat
Can emit fire from himself which cannot be extinguished
Mancocolam
Much more powerful than a mangagauay in which they can kill anyone without the use of any medicine. They can also heal those who are ill
Hocloban
They would tear out and eat the liver of those they saw were wearing white
Silagan
They would go out at night without their heads and put it back into their bodies before the sun rise
Magtatangal
can fly and murdered a man and ate his flesh
Osuang
They made charms for lovers out of herbs, stones, and wood which would infuse the heart with love
Mangagayoma
This devil helped people to die. They can also know if the soul they helped to die can either be saved or not
Sonat
They can predict the future
Pangatahojan
These are men who are in the nature of a woman.
Bayoguin
belief that is not based on human reason or scientific knowledge, but is connected with old ideas about magic, luck, and etc.
SUPERSTITION (PAMAHIIN)
they find omens in events they witness
TIGMAMANUGUIN BIRD
they would go home in fear that evil would befall them if they continued their journey
TIGMAMANUGUIN BIRD
a blue bird as large as a turtle-dove song had two forms: a good omen, and a bad omen
TIGMAMANUGUIN BIRD
“Kainin na lang ako ng buwaya kung ako’y nagsisinungaling”
TRIAL BY ORDEAL
“Kahit mamatay na ako ngayon, kung ako’y nagsisinungaling”
TRIAL BY ORDEAL
“Nawa’y tamaan na lang ako ng kidlat kung hindi ako nagsasabi ng katotohan. Kahit magalit man sa akin ang kalangitan, araw at buwan kung ako’y nagsisinungaling”
TRIAL BY ORDEAL
In burying the dead, the corpse would be placed beside its house and be mourned at for 4 days
BURYING THE DEAD
It will then be laid on a boat which serves as a coffin which is guarded by a slave
BURYING THE DEAD
The grief of the relatives of the deceased is followed by eating and drinking
BURYING THE DEAD
How many days will be the corpsed mourned?
4 days
PRIOR TO MARRIAGE THE MAN REQUIRES TO GIVE DOWRY
- Bigay-kaya
- Panghihimuyat
- Bigay-suso
- Himaraw
animals or goods
bigay-kaya
money offer
panghihimuyat
bigay-suso
breast milk
compensation to the parent
himaraw
most knowledgeable and influential figure in the pueblo
friars
Was signed on June 4, 1565 between de Legazpi and Rajah Tupas
Treaty of Cebu