Customs of Tagalogs (Juan Plasencia)
Customs of Tagalogs (Juan Plasencia)
Customs of Tagalogs (Juan Plasencia)
Historical context
- 1st century of Spanish rule (first 100 years of ruling of the Spanish rule).
First colonization of the Philippines is in the 1565.
- Relacion de las Costumbres de los Tagalogs (Customs of the Tagalogs) by Fray Juan Plasencia
- Fr. Pedre Chirino S.J., Fr. Juan Delgado S.J., Fr. Francisco Colin S.J., and Fr. Ignacio Alcina S.J.
(samples of reports) (mas ma stabilized).
- Assigned to do mission works in the southern tagalog area (together with Fray Diego De
Oropesa)
- Vividly described the political, social, economic, and cultural practices of the Filipinos before
they were Christianized.
Kaibahan sa magellan’s voyage (1521), it focuses on the visayan Island.
Q and A:
- They are portraying the aswang ay Nakita at narinig nila in the society. The native filipinos is
subscribing doon sa paniniwala nayon.
- Even 4 siblings, half goes to father and the other half is on the mother (equally devided). Odd
numbers 3 of siblings, first ay mapupunta sa tatay (maharlica), 2 mapupunta sa nanay (slave),
yung pang 3 ay (mixed) meaning half maharlica/ half slave.