PRIMARY SOURCE ANALYSIS

Title of Customs of the tagalog.

Source:

Type of Primary Source: Published Book

Who is the author of the primary source? What do you know about the author that may shape his/her perspective?
CONTENT & CONTEXT

The author is Juan De Plasensia. He was a friar and missionary when he came in the Philippines, that’s why he want to convert that people into Christianity and defend native population.

Who is the intended audience of the primary source?

The intended audience was a Filipinos.

Where and when was the primary source published or created?

It was published on 1589 in Archivo General de Indias. (A.G.I) in Seville, Spain.

Describe the historical context. What was happening during this event or time period?
Juan de Plasensia started to written “Customs of the tagalog” during Spanish Colonial Period, it was a time of chronicles of the spanish expedition to the Philippines.

OBSERVE EXPLAIN INFER WONDER

DESCRIPTION OF SOURCE:
What do you observe? Consider the images, people,
objects, activities, actions, words, phrases, facts,
and numbers.
MEANING: MESSAGE/ ARGUMENT:
What is the meaning of the objects, words, symbols, What sentiment (attitude or feeling) do you
etc.? think the author is trying to convey through the
source? What, based on the source, can you infer
about the historical event or time period?
QUESTIONS:
What about the source makes you curious? What
questions still remain? What additional
information would you need to know in order to
deepen your understanding of the ideas
expressed in the source?

- Datos - the datos who governed the people and were - Since the author was in the Philippines and he - I still curious, since he written about the tagalog or
captains in the wars whom they obey reverence with native people, the spanish influence them to the Filipino, I want to know how the friar abused
have a leaders who lead them and make a name Flipinos since then. A lot of native become slave
- Baranggay about the pack of native population and that was from the hand of Spanish.
- A family of parents and children, relations and called Baranggay.
slaves
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Assignment

Answer the following questions and ready for a graded recitation next meeting.

1. What are the reasons why people have different point of view on different historical issues?
The reason why a lot of people have different point view on historical issues because some people didn’t how totally feeling was issues happen before because they look historical
issues as a thing that not have importance in life in the future. A lot of people cares about the historical issues because they know the value and worth of history to us.

2. What are the steps in formulating a sensible argument about a historical issue?
The steps in formulating a sensible argument about a historical issue is first, you need to have a background knowledge about the topic and you need to avoid to say a fouls word so
that the flow of argument is can not interrupt.