Plasencia's Account on the Customs of the Tagalog PDF
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Juan de Plasencia
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This document is an account of the customs of the Tagalog people, written by Juan de Plasencia. It provides insight into the social structure, religious beliefs, and daily life of the pre-colonial Filipinos. The document highlights the importance of this primary source in understanding the evolution of Filipino culture.
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 OBJECTIVES =============================== - To be able to understand our history the significance of preserving our culture. - To put knowledge into practice and recognize critically the parallels and differences between our culture then and...
 OBJECTIVES =============================== - To be able to understand our history the significance of preserving our culture. - To put knowledge into practice and recognize critically the parallels and differences between our culture then and now. - To recognize the significance of the "Customs of the Tagalog " And their influence on our ancestors lives throughout history. BACKGROUND OF THE AUTHOR ======================== - Juan de Plasencia was born in the early 16 century as Juan Portocarrero in Plasencia, in the region of Extremadura, spain. - He was a Spanish friar of the Franciscan Order. He was among the first group of Franciscan missionaries who arrived in the Islands on July 2, 1578. - As soon as he arrived, he joined with another missionary Fray Diego de Oropesa , and they both started preaching around Laguna de bay and Tayabas, Quezon, in Quezon Province, where he founded several towns BACKGROUND OF THE AUTHOR ======================== - As a friar, Juan de Plasencia lived up to his pledge, leading a lifestyle devoid of any luxury and in constant contact with the people he was trying to convert to Christianity. He was also known to be a defender of the native population, looking after the poor, ill, or neglected, and standing up for their rights on numerous occasions - He spent most of his missionary life in the Philippines, where he founded numerous towns in Luzon and authored several religious and linguistic books, most notably the Doctrina Cristiana (Christian Doctrine), the first book ever printed in the Philippines. - Juan de Plasencia passed away in liliw, laguna in the year of 1590.   DATO ============================ THREE CASTES =================================== Maharlica --------- Aliping Namamahay ----------------- #### MALE #### FAMALE #### Law  ### Religious Belief #### Pantheon of Deities  ### Additional Culture Aspect - This shows the Filipinos has already a culture on its own before the Spaniards came. - It mainly accounts the life system of the Filipinos during the pre-Spanish period. - Considered as a primary source, which also proved that Filipinos are already civilized even before the Spanish colonization.  CONCLUSION ========== 
