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    Juan de Plasencia was a 16th century Spanish Franciscan friar who wrote extensively about the customs of the Tagalog people in the Philippines. His most famous work, "Customs of the Tagalogs", described their social hierarchy and caste system, which included chiefs, nobles, commoners, and slaves. It also detailed their marriage customs such as courtship rituals, dowries, and grounds for divorce. Additionally, the work discussed Tagalog religious beliefs, gods, burial practices, and superstitions. "Customs of the Tagalogs" was an important early record that helped Spanish colonizers understand and govern the local population according to their traditions.

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    CUSTOMS OF

    THE
    TAGALOGS
    BY: JUAN DE PLACENCIA
    BACKGROUND OF THE AUTHOR

    Juan de Plasencia
    ( 1520 – 1590 )

    • A Spanish Fiar of the Franciscan Order


    • Was born in Plasencia, Extremadura, Spain
    • Died in Liliw, Laguna, Captaincy General of the
    Philippines.
    • His most famous written work is the DOCTRINA
    CRISTIANA
    BACKGROUND OF CUSTOMS OF THE
    TAGALOGS
    • Juan de Plasencia or Juan Portocarrero (his birth name) was born to a well-respected and admired family in
    Plasencia in the region of Extremadura, Spain in the early 16th century.
    • Juan de Plasencia grew up during the period known as the Siglo de Oro, a Golden Age when arts and literature
    flourished in many parts of Spain, among them his native Extremadura. 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.
    • Juan de Plasencia was actually one of the first batch of the Franciscan missionaries who came in the Philippines.
    On May 31, 1577, Juan, with his other companions, left Seville for the port of Sanlucar de Barrameda, and on the
    night of the 24th of June sailed for the highseas. And on July 2, 1578, they arrived in the Philippines, at a port in
    Cavite, a few kilometers south of Manila.
    • 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).
    • Attributed to him are the "Relacion de las Costumbres de Los Tagalos" (1589), that not only helped understand
    and preserve many of the traditional ways of the local population, but also provided the first form of Civil Code,
    used by local governors to administer justice.
    • Juan de Plasencia died in Liliw, Laguna in 1590.
    IMPORTANCE OF THE CUSTOMS OF THE
    TAGALOGS
    CHIEFS

     also called as
    DATOS.

     the Captain of wars,


    whom governed,
    obeyed and
    reverenced.
    TAGALO
     Also called BARANGAY.

     The unit of government.

     A tribal gathering ruled by Chieftain (Dato), and consist of


    30 to 100 families together with their relatives and slaves.
    THE THREE (3) CASTES
     Nobles

     Commanders

     Slaves
    NOBLES
     Also called as the
    MAHARLICAS.

     Free-born, they did not


    pay the tax or tribute to
    the Dato, but must
    accompany him in war,
    at their own expenses.
    COMMONERS
     Also called ALIPING
    NAMAMAHAY

     they live in their own


    houses, and are lords of
    their property and gold.
    SLAVES

     Also called as ALIPING


    SA GUIGUILIR.

     They serve their master in his


    house and all his cultivated
    lands, and may be sold.
    MARRIAGE CUSTOMS
     Men were in general, monogamous; while their wives are called Asawa.

     Courtship begins with Paninilbihan.

     Prior to marriage the man requires to give a dowry: (1) Bigay-kaya (a piece
    of land or gold); Panghihimuyat (a gift for the brides parents); (3) Bigay-suso
    (for brides wet nurse).

     Marriage between couples belonging to different social classes were not


    common.

     Several grounds of divorce are: (1) Adultery, (2) Abandonment on the part
    of the husband, (3) Cruelty and (4) Insanity.
    RELATION OF THE WORSHIP OF
    THE TAGALOGS, THEIR GODS,
    AND THEIR BURIALS AND
    SUPERSTITIONS

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