Customs of the Tagalogs

Juan de Plasencia

Spanish friar who belongs to Franciscan order

Juan de Plasencia

Served the Philippines as missionary

Lilio, Laguna

Where Juan de Plasencia died

1590

Juan de Plasencia's death

July 2, 1578

Juan de Plasencia arrived on the Philippines

Diego de Oropresa

Assigned with Juan de Plasencia in Southern Tagalog

Venerable

Franciscan order honored Juan de Plasencia as...

Juan de Plasencia

Author of numerous religious and linguistic books; Relacion delas costumbres delos tagalos, 1589

Doctrina Christiana

First book ever printed in Philippines in 1593

Original text of Customs

Kept in Archive General de Indias in Seville, Spain

Duplicate copy of customs

Kept in Archivo Franciscano Ibero Oriental in Madrid, Spain

English version of Customs

Kept in volume VII of Blair and Robertson collections, Philippines

Antonio Pigafetta

Disproved that Filipinos were uncivilized

Customs of the Tagalogs

Filipinos were already civilized

Juan Portocarrero

original name of Juan de Plasencia

Plasencia Extremadura, Spain

Where Juan de Plasencia was born

Early 16th century

When JDP was born

Customs of the Tagalogs

Written during Spanish colonial period in 1590

Dato

Chief who governs people and were captains in wars

Barangay

Tribal gathering of family; ruled over by datos

Nobles

Free born, do not pay tax or tribute

Commoners

Serve masters (dato or not); can NEVER be sold

Slaves

Can be SOLD/TRANSFERRED

Slaves

Serve masters in their house and cultivated lands

commoner children

Cannot be made slaves

Maharlika

Maharlika + maharlika

Freeman

Maharlika + own maharlika

slave and free

Maharlika + another slave

Inheritance

Equally divided

Dowry

Property or money is given

Simbahan

Place of adoration

Pandot

Worship festival in chief's house

Sibi

Roof which protects people from getting wet

Sorihile

Small lamps

Nagaanitos

Barangay/family worship idols

Bathala

All powerful, maker of all things

Lic-ha

Image with different shapes

Dian Masalanta

Patron of lovers and generation

Lacapati and Idianale

Patrons of cultivated lands and husbandry

Catalonan

Male/female offeciating priest

Mangagauay

Witches who deceives by healing the sick

Manyisalat

Applies remedies

Mancocolam

Emits fire at night

Hocloban

Salutes hand and kills

Silagan

If they see a person clothed in white, tear our liver and eat

Magtatangal

Shows without head/entrails

Osuang

Sorcerer, flies, murders men

Mangagayoma

Made charms for lovers

Sonat

Helps one to die

Sonat

Predicts condemnation/salvation of soul

Pangatahojan

Soothsayer, predicts the future

Pangatahojan

General in all the islands

Bayoguin

Cotquean, nature inclines towards a woman