Philippine Literature during the Spanish Colonial Period Flashcards
Who arrived in the Philippines on March 16, 1521?
Ferdinand Magellan. He is a PORTUGESE EXPLORER.
What is the name of the island he landed on? What name of the place is that island?
He landed in HOMONHON, an island in Eastern Samar.
Ferdinand Magellan also went to _______, which was where the first Catholic mass in the country was celebrated.
LIMASAWA
What is the name of the priest that baptized more than 500 natives along with Rajah Humabon after reaching the island of Cebu.
Fr. Pedro Valderrama
What year did Fr. Pedro Valderrama baptized 500+ natives in Cebu?
- April 14.
Who named the archipelago LAS ISLAS FILIPINAS?
Ruy López de Villalobos
Ruy López de Villalobos named our country in honor of?
Prince Philip of Asturias. He reigned as the King of Spain from 1556 to 1598.
In 1565, _________ of Spain officially colonized the country.
KING PHILIP II
The king then assigned the new expedition to the first Governor-General. What’s his name?
Miguel López de Legazpi
Six years later, Legazpi established his capital in ______, a location that offered the harbor of Manila Bay, a large
population, and proximity to the ample food supplies of the Central Luzon _____ ______.
MANILA
RICE LANDS
What are Spain’s two motives for colonization?
- SPICE TRADES
- Converting Filipinos to Christianity
What’s with spice trades?
Spices were the LEADING COMPONENT of ancient commerce
even before the 15th century. Before, it was more valuable than GOLD.
What’s with converting Filipinos to Christianity?
Ayaw ng mga Spaniards yung thought about mythological creatures kasi demonic/satanic/bad daw siya. (ito yung sinasamba dati, main focus ng literature).
Spanish friars were able to convert natives to Christianity.
The Spaniards used a policy called _______, which is a means of relocation of scattered settlements to a large town.
REDUCCION
Spanish priests believed that stories about mythical creatures, spirits, deities, and rituals contained works of the devil.
Because of this, they instructed the natives to what? (2)
DESTROY THEM and undergo baptism to embrace Christianity.
What is the Spanish colonized rule SUPPOSED TO BE?
Derive its authority from the union of Church and
State.
Who became the embodiments of Spanish power and culture among the colonized populace?
SPANISH PRIESTS.
Why are the priests the embodiment of power?
Because only the priests have DIRECT CONTACT with Filipinos.
Through their contact with him and beliefs he carried with him, religion exerted a PERVASIVE INFLUENCE among the minds of the Christianized Filipinos.
TRUE.
The Spanish culture became highly noticeable in literature because of the use of ????
CHARACTERS. Similar to kings and queens anf princes and princesses. DON AND DONYA kagaya nung Ibong Adarna
Spanish colonization ended with outbreaks of revolution and the rise of independence. How many years did they rule the Philippines?
333 YEARS!!!!!!!!
Who led the PROPAGANDA MOVEMENT?
ILLUSTRADOS
A person is an ilustrado if?
They are elite Filipinos who went to Europe to study,
Andres Bonifacio and Emilio Aguinaldo joined the ilustrados to DEMAND independence from Spain.
TRUE
Who are the ILLUSTRADOS that led the Reform Movement?
Jose Rizal
Marcelo H. Del Pilar
Mariano Ponce
What did the illustrados from the Reform movement wrote?
La Solidaridad
Jose Rizal is aka?
DIMASALANG o LAONG LAAN
Marcelo H. Del Pillar is aka?
PLARIDEL
Marcelo Ponce is aka?
TIKBALANG o KALIPULAKO
Who are the REVOLUTIONARIES that led the Reform Movement?
ANDRES BONIFACIO AND EMILIO JACINTO
Andres Bonifacio is aka?
MAY PAG-ASA
Emilio Jacinto is aka?
DIMASILAW
What did revolutionaries from the Reform Movement wrote?
KALAYAAN
These newspapers from the members of the RM contributed to secular writings during the
period and ignited the desire of the Filipinos to be free from Spain.
TRUE
On June 12, 1898, General ______ _______ proclaimed the independence of the Philippines from Spanish colonial rule in his home in Kawit, Cavite.
EMILIO AGUINALDO
How many are the spanish influences on PH lit?
The first Filipino alphabet called Alibata was replaced by the Roman alphabet.
How many are the Spanish influences on PH lit?
6
INFLUENCE:
The first Filipino alphabet called Alibata was replaced by the?
ROMAN ALPHABET
INFLUENCE:
Religious practices became based on the teachings of the?
CHRISTIAN DOCTRINE
INFLUENCE:
The _____ language, which became the literary language during this time, lent many of its words to our language.
SPANISH
_____ and ______ brought here became assimilated in our songs, corridos, and moro-moros.
EUROPEAN LEGENDS AND TRADITIONS
Ancient literature was collected and translated to _____ and other ______.
TAGALOG AND OTHER DIALECTS
Our periodicals during the Spanish colonization gained a?
RELIGIOUS TONE
