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    Plasencia's work "Customs of the Tagalogs" is a descriptive primary source written in 1589 during the Spanish colonial period that depicts the everyday lives and practices of the Tagalog people. It documents their social classes, culture, religious beliefs involving various idols, and marriage customs such as dowries. The document provides historians insight into reconstructing the sociocultural past of the Tagalog region prior to Spanish influence. While it may contain some bias, the work continues to serve as a basis for understanding Tagalog society before colonialism.

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    Plasencia's work "Customs of the Tagalogs" is a descriptive primary source written in 1589 during the Spanish colonial period that depicts the everyday lives and practices of the Tagalog people. It documents their social classes, culture, religious beliefs involving various idols, and marriage customs such as dowries. The document provides historians insight into reconstructing the sociocultural past of the Tagalog region prior to Spanish influence. While it may contain some bias, the work continues to serve as a basis for understanding Tagalog society before colonialism.

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    CUSTOMS

    OF THE
    TAGALOGS
    JUAN DE PLASENCIA
    Joan de Portocarrero
    Fray Juan was born in
    Plasencia in the region
    of Extremadura, Spain
    in the early 16th century
    Plasencia died in Liliw,
    Laguna in 1590.
    Member of the Franciscan
    Order who came together with
    the first batch of missionaries to
    the Philippines in 1578.
    Assigned to do mission works in the
    Southern Tagalog area with his
    fellow Franciscan Fray Diego de
    He also helped in the Oropesa.
    foundation and organization
    of numerous town in Quezon,
    Laguna, Rizal, and Bulacan.

    The Author of
    Juan de Plasencia
    Doctrina Christiana
    (1593)
    Arrival in the Philippines

    In the list of missionaries bound


    for the Philippine On May 31 of the same year,
    Fray Juan, with his other
    Islands which was dispatched from companions, left Seville for the port
    the Casa de la contratacion of of Sanlucar de Barrameda, and on
    Seville, dated May 21 1577, the night of the 24th of June sailed
    for the high seas. They arrived in
    Mexico on the month of
    September.

    They resumed voyage on March 15,


    1578 from the port of Acapulco After a brief respite they sailed for
    dropping anchor only for their much the Philippines. Finally, the ship with
    needed supplies near the coast of
    the Marianas or Ladrones Islands. Fray Juan de Plasencia on board,

    arrived at a port in Cavite, a few

    kilometers south of Manila on the 2nd


    of July 1578.
    Customs of the Tagalogs

    It was written on the year 1589 during the Spanish Colonial


    Period.
    Plasencia's work Customes of the Tagalogs as primary source
    descriptive where it only depicts the everyday lives in the
    tagalogs. It contains various documentation that Historian may
    use to reconstruct the political and socio cultural past of the
    tagalog region.
    The substance of his work is straightforward and realistic in
    terms of the Idols whom they workship, the datu, their social
    classes, culture and norms.
    His interaction with Tagalog converts to Christianity
    influenced him in writing the book Relacion de las Costumbres
    de los Tagalos (Customs of the Tagalogs, 1589)
    Customs of the Tagalogs is a part (either chapters or
    subsections) of longer monographs written by the
    chroniclers of the Spanish expeditions to the
    Philippines during the early 16th and 17th centuries.
    They appeared initially in Blair and Robertson’s 55
    volumes, The Philippine Islands (1903) and in the
    Philippine Journal of Sciences (1958).

    Juan de Plasencia
    Community

    DATOS
    the chief who governed the
    people and were captains in
    their wars whom they obey
    and reverence.

    BARANGAY
    a family of parents and
    children, relations and
    slaves.
    THE THREE CASTES

    NOBLES COMMONERS SLAVES


    - composed of the - Mahadlika or - The alipin or
    datu and their Mahartica- consisting the dependents,
    families. of the freemen or the composed of
    commoners. the dependents .
    Marriage Customs

    In case of divorce, if the wife


    If two persons married of left the husband for the
    whom one was a purpose of marrying another,
    Maharlica and the other a all her dowry will go to the
    slave, the children were husband but if he did not
    divided. marry another, the dowry was
    returned

    Dowries are given by For loans, the debtor is


    men to the women's condemned to a life of
    parents before marriage toil. Borrowers becom
    If the parents are both slaves and after the death
    alive, they both enjoy the of the father, the children
    use of it. pay the debt.
    IDOLS

    Bathala Balatic (greater Bear)


    Lic-Ha Buaya
    Dian Masalanta (Patron of Tigmamanuguin
    Lovers and of Generation) bird
    Lacapati and Idianale No established division
    (Patrons of Cultivated of years, months, and
    Lands and of Husbandry) days
    Tala Catolonan (officiating
    Seven Little Goats (the priest)
    Pleiades) Offerings and sacrifices Worship and Belief (Religion)
    Mapolon (change of Belief on bearingchild There were no temples or sacred places
    seasons) in which Filipinos worship The word
    simbahan means a place to worship
    which is constructed at a large house of
    the chief where people of the tribe go to
    celebrate festivals (aka pandot or
    worship)
    Distinctions among the priests
    of the Devil:
    Catalonan Magtatangal
    Manyisalat Osuang
    Mancocolam Mangagayoma
    Hocloban Sonat
    Silagan Pangatahojan
    Manganguay Bayoguui
    (Witches)

    Manner of Burying

    The deceased was buried beside his The Aetas or Negrillos (Negritos) had
    house and if they were a chief, he also a form or burial. but ditterent.
    was placed beneath a little house of Thev dug adeep, perpendicular hole,
    porch which they constructed for his and placed the decease within it leaving
    purpose. Before entering him, the him upright with head or crown
    mourned him for four days, and unburied on top or which the put half a
    afterwards, placed him in a boat coconut which was to serve him as a
    which served as a coffin or bier. shield.

    If the deceased is a warrior, a living


    slave was tied beneath his body
    until it is wretched way he died.
    And for many days, the family of
    the dead man bewalled him. Until
    finally they wearied of it.
    Relevance

    The original work Itself is a product of


    observations and judgments. Theretore, It is
    probable that Juan de Pasencia's work might
    contain partiality in presenting his observations
    and judgments

    Pre-conquest sociely were not swept by


    the advent of the Spanish regime.

    It has continued to serve as a basis for


    historical reconstructions of Tagalog
    society.
    Relevance of the document in the modern time:

    • Many of the 16th


    century beliefs and
    practices are still present
    today. • If affirms that during the
    pre-Hispanic period,
    Filipinos already have
    government as well as a set
    of beliefs and practices. • Some of our preceptions
    on Filipino beliefs and
    practices are somehow on
    different from
    Juan de Plasencia's point of
    view.
    Always look back to
    our past, It is who we
    are, It is us before
    colonialism, we shouldn't
    set aside our own
    culture.
    Maraming Salamat!
    Group 2
    Barreto, Rosalinda Maria S.
    Bondoc, Reina Flor P.
    Francisco, Franchescav T.
    Sunga, Dhany Boie L.
    Uga, Gyan Anthony R.

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