Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Spanish Colonial Period
Spanish Colonial Period
ALIBATA
Christian Doctrine
Spanish language became the literary language this time
European legends and traditions
Ancient literature was collected and translated to Tagalog
Grammar books were printed in Filipino
Religious tone
Prominent Literature Pieces (First Books)
Ang Doctrina Christiana (The Christian Doctrine)
Nuestra Senora del Rosario
Libro de los Cuatro Postprimeras de Hombre
Ang Barlaan at Josephat
The Passion
Urbana at Felisa
Ang mga Dalit kay Maria (Psalms for Mary)
Prominent Figures during the period
Francisco de San Jose
Francisco Bagongbata (Medina)
Gaspar Aquino de Belen
-Mahal na Pasion ni Jesu Christo (Tagalog poem based on Christ’s
passion, published on 1704)
Jose de la Cruz
-Komedya (Secular literature from Spain in the form of medieval
ballads)
-Moro-moro (Often dealt with the theme of Christians triumphing
over the Moslems)
Francisco Baltazar (Balagtas)
-Florante at Laura (Written in sublime Tagalog about the
tyranny in Albanya; also perceived as tyranny in his homeland)
Jose Rizal
-Noli me Tangere (chronicle the life and ultimate death of
Ibarra, a Filipino educated abroad, who attempts to reform his
country through education)
-El Filibusterismo (Ibarra returning as Simoun)
Andres Bonifacio
-Pag-ibig sa Tinubuang Lupa (poem)
Pedro Paterno
-Ninay (First Filipino novel written in Spanish)
Gregoria de Jesus
=wife of Andres Bonifacio
-wrote notable Tagalog poetry
Leona Florentino
=foremost Ilocano writer of her time
-wrote poetry