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    Fray Juan de Plasencia was a 16th century Franciscan friar who wrote about the customs of the Tagalog people in the Philippines prior to Spanish colonization in his work "Customs of the Tagalogs". As a missionary, he closely observed and documented the religious practices, family structures, social norms, political systems, and economies of Filipino communities. His first-hand account is considered a valuable primary source on pre-Hispanic Philippine history. It provides insights into the complex societies that existed among the Tagalog people before the arrival of outside influences like Spanish colonizers and Catholic missionaries.

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    Fray Juan de Plasencia was a 16th century Franciscan friar who wrote about the customs of the Tagalog people in the Philippines prior to Spanish colonization in his work "Customs of the Tagalogs". As a missionary, he closely observed and documented the religious practices, family structures, social norms, political systems, and economies of Filipino communities. His first-hand account is considered a valuable primary source on pre-Hispanic Philippine history. It provides insights into the complex societies that existed among the Tagalog people before the arrival of outside influences like Spanish colonizers and Catholic missionaries.

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    Readings in Philippine History

    MODULE 3
    Customs of the Tagalog’s, Juan de Plasencia
    INTRODUCTION
    This module shows the different practices and customs, noted down by Fray Juan de Plasencia in his
    account, Customs of the Tagalog’s. The tagalogs had long been practicing these even prior to the arrival
    of the Spaniards. Such practices only prove that Filipinos already lived with political, economic, and
    cultural system prior to the Spanish colonization of the Philippines.

    DATE AND TIME ALLOTMENT

    I. INTENDED LEARNING OUTCOMES


    At the end of this module, the students are expected to:
    a) Determine practices and customs of the tagalogs and visualize the type of community that
    Filipinos had prior to the arrival of the Spaniards;
    b) Compare and contrast the pre – historic customs of the Filipinos to the practices that the
    Spaniards introduced;
    c) Explain the importance of the Customs of the Tagalogs to the grand narrative of Philippine
    history; and
    d) Evaluate the relevance of the document to the present time.

    DIAGNOSTICS
    Instructions: Based on your assumptions, describe the community of the tagalogs prior to the arrival of the
    Spaniards and Christianization of Filipinos in terms of the following:
    1. Religious practices
    ______________________________________________________________________________________________
    ______________________________________________________________________________________________
    2. Concepts of marriage and family
    ______________________________________________________________________________________________
    ______________________________________________________________________________________________
    3. Community mores, values, and beliefs
    ______________________________________________________________________________________________
    ______________________________________________________________________________________________
    4. Community laws and political system
    ______________________________________________________________________________________________
    ______________________________________________________________________________________________
    5. Economic system
    ______________________________________________________________________________________________
    ______________________________________________________________________________________________
    6. Socialization practices
    II. LECTURE
    o Analyzing the Significance of Primary Sources to the history of the Filipino People.
    This is a collection of primary sources that significantly contributed to the shaping of Philippine history. It
    analyses the significance of primary sources to the grand narrative of the history of Filipino people by providing
    concrete facts and details coming from first – hand witnesses of the country’s specific historic events. These
    primary sources are arranged in a way that they chronologically narrate past events. Each source is analysed
    by its content and context. The historical significance of the text is likewise determined and the purpose and
    objective of the author are also studied.

    Background of the Author


    Fray Juan de Plasencia, also known by his real name,
    Joan de Portacarrero, was one of the seven children of Pedro Portacarrero.
    He was born and raised in Extremadura, Spain in the 16th century durin
    The country’s Golden Age (Siglo de Oro).
    As a friar the Franciscan order, de Plansencia performed missionary and sacerdotal duties in numerous
    towns in Luzon. He was also credited with foundation of many towns in Quezon, Laguna, Rizal, and
    Bulacan. His interaction with tagalog converts to Christianity influenced him in writing the book Relacion de
    las Costumbres de los Tagalos (Customs of the Tagalogs, 1589). The book identifies the political, social,
    economic, and cultural systems that were already in place among Filipino communities prior to the arrival of
    the Spaniards. He was dedicated to lead a lifestyle devoid of luxury and to be in constant contact with
    people he wanted to convert to Christianity. He wanted people to easily understand the Catholic Church for
    them to willingly accept the Catholic Faith. As such, he was honoured by the Franciscan Order with the title
    “Venerable”. He died in Liliw, Laguna in 1590.
    Historical Background of the Document
    Filipinos were allowed to hold the position of gobernadorcillo of pueblos. Friars
    assigned in the parishes performed administrative duties in the local level by
    supervising and monitoring the activities of the gobernadorcillo. The friars became the
    most influential and knowledgeable figure in the pueblo. Some duties of friars were to
    periodically infor their superiors of what was happening in their respective parishes;
    practices, their socio – economic situations and the problems they encountered. Short
    letters were submitted by some friars while others who were good observers and gifted
    in writing longer dispatches. Fray Juan de Plasencia’s Relacion de las Costumbres de
    los tagalos (Customs of the Tagalogs, 1589) is an example of such work. It contains
    extensive information reconstructing the political and socio – cultural history of the
    Tagalog region. Plasencia’s work is a primary source because it is a first – hand
    account of his experiences and observations. The work of Plasencia is considered by
    many historians as an example of a friar account. The original text of Plasencia’s
    Customs of the Tagalogs is currently kept in Archivo General de Indias (A.G.I.) in
    Seville, Spain. There is also a duplicate copy in the Archivo Franciscano Ibero –
    Oriental (A.F.I.O.) in Madrid, Spain. In the Philippines, an English version appeared in
    Volume VII of Blair and Robertson’s collection of Spanish documents. Another English
    translator was published as part of the volume for pre – Hispanic Philippines of the
    Filipiniana Book Guild series. Other friars and colonial officials who wrote about the
    Philippines during Spanish colonial period include Miguel de Loarca, who came to the
    Philippines in 1595 as Asesor and Teniente General, wrote Sucesos de las Islas
    Filipinas which provides valuable information about the Philippines at the latter part of
    the 16th century. Many of what Filipinos know about Philippines history during the first
    century of the Spanish period were derived from the accounts of the Spanish friars and
    colonial officials.

    V. OTHER REFERENCES.

    Blair, E. H. & Roberston, J. A. (2004). Juan de Plasencia, Customs of the tagalogs. In The Philippine
    Islands, 1493 – 1898 (Vol.7) (pp. 165 – 187). Retrieved from https://www.gutenberg.org/files/13701-
    h/13701-h.htm#d0e1500

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