Remojo, Marie Mikaela.
October 07 , 2019
Saliente, Brad Maroi A.
BSBA- Major in Economics
HISTORICAL SOURCE
●He is believed to have arrived to the
Philippines in 1578, after a stopover in Mexico.
As soon as he arrived, he joined forces 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..
●During the following years they are also
credited with the foundation of a large number
of towns in the provinces of Bulacan, Laguna
and Rizal, such as Tayabas, Caliraya, Lucban,
Mahjayjay, Nagcarlan, Lilio(Liliw), Pila, Santa
Cruz, Lumban, Pangil, Siniloan, Morong,
Antipolo, Taytay, and Meycauayan.
●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.
Philippine History
Customs of the Tagalogs
By: Juan de Placencia
ADVANTAGES DISADVANTAGES
●. During the following years they are also ● there are at least three major discursive issues
credited with the foundation of a large that can be extracted from the document, Customs
number of towns in the provinces of of the Tagalogs written by Juan de Plasencia in
Bulacan, Laguna and Rizal, such as 1589, if we are to put socio-political context into
Tayabas, Caliraya, Lucban, Mahjayjay, the text – first, the issue of authorship; second, the
Nagcarlan, Lilio(Liliw), Pila, Santa Cruz, discourse of power in colonial writing; and third,
Lumban, Pangil, Siniloan, Morong, the logic of binarism or the Occident-Other
Antipolo, Taytay, and Meycauayan. dichotomy.
● In this particular text, de Plasencia tried to avoid
●As a friar, Juan de Plasencia lived up to discussing the “conflicting reports of the Indians”
his pledge, leading a lifestyle devoid of through an “informed observation” to obtain the
any luxury and in constant contact with the “simple truth.” This “truth,” however, is
people he was trying to convert to debatable, and the manner of how he actually
Christianity. arrived to his reports is even more problematic.
He was also very keen on creating primary
schools, and requested official sanction for
the creation of educational centers where
"Filipinos could not only learn Christian
doctrine, but also reading and writing, and
some arts and crafts, so they would
become after, not only good Christians but
also useful citizens", an initiative that was
approved by Domingo de Salazar, the first
Bishop of the See of Manila (1512–1594).
HISTORICAL AUTHOR DATE OF THE OBJECTIVE OF PERSONAL MAIN BIAS
SOURCE EVENT THE EVENT INVOLVED ARGUMENT
One of the visions Given the
He was also very Juan de ▪ He was tasked Fray Diego de of the Franciscans plethora of
Plasencia was Came with the by the King of Oropresa
keen on creating who came to biases and to a
the author of the first batch of Spain to the Philippines is
primary schools, great extent,
customs of the Franciscan document the Joan de Puerto the genuine living
and requested inaccurate
tagalogs missionaries in customs and Carrero, del out of the
official sanction judgments and
the Philippines in traditions of the convent evangelical
for the creation pretensions of
2nd of July 1578. colonized deVillanueva de counsels. As has
of educational the author, the
(“natives”) based la Serena been noted already
centers where on, arguably, his in the previous text was clearly
"Filipinos could Elected as the own observations section of this not written for
not only learn custos of the and judgments. study, the main local
Christian friars in May 23, Notably, de reason that these consumption,
doctrine, but also 1584 and held it Plasencia wrote discalzed friars but for Western
reading and until 1588. the Doctrina branched out from readers.
writing, and Cristiana, an the main Customs of the
early book on Franciscan stream Tagalogs, just
some arts and
catechism and is was their desire to like any other
crafts, so they
believed to be the live especially the
would become colonial texts
first book ever vow of poverty
after, not only more radically and,
written during
printed in the the Spanish
good Christians if not, to the
Philippines. colonial period,
but also useful fullest. All the
.
citizens", an chroniclers of the was intentionally
initiative that Province and even made to provide
was approved by non-Franciscan an exoticize
Domingo de writers of the description of
Salazar, the first friars' history in the Tagalog
the Philippines wo natives, clearly
Bishop of the
uld attest to this fed by politics
See of Manila
fact. This was
(1512–1594). and propaganda
shown not only in
their very own
and operated
poor lifestyle but with the
also in their Western-
dedication to the outsider's gaze,
care of the poor, that would be
the sick and the appealing to
abused. This them.
option for the poor
among the friars
was manifested in
two forms: first, in
their preferential
care for the
sick and second, in
their concern for
justice and the
defense of the
rights of the
natives
 Philippine History
Discover culture, customs, manners, etiquette, values and more before

Interview
Name: Josephine Remojo
Age: 64 years’ old

CUSTOMS OF THE TAGALOGS

Barangay Kapitan
the chief who governed the people and were captains in their wars whom they obey and reverence
WORSHIP OF THE TAGALOGS
No temples
Simbahan

Mythical creatures (aswang)

Mananangal
Kapre
Tikbalang
Sigbin
Engkanto
Duwende

RELEVANCE
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 fromJuan de Plasencia’s point of view

RELEVANCE OF THE DOCUMENT IN THE MODERN TIME

Always ask our elder the history before for giving as a many learnings specially the customs before to know the
differences now and before.
LEARNING EXPERIENCE
Always look back to our past because it is who we are it is us before colonialism, we shouldn't set aside our own culture
that we had before the Spaniards came.