Ghist Quiz 2.1

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If there are any, what are the personal biases, suspected errors, or misleading

statements of the author that showed up in the document? *


2 points

During the course of my readings in the whole gist of this article the I noticed
that the author focus too in illustrating the laws and rules of the Katagalogan
customs rather than emphasizing the point of views of the native itself during
that time.

This document became the country's first Civil Code, used by the Alcalde
mayores in their administration of justice. Enumerate at least three topics
covered and beside each, write at least one specific rule. *
12 Points

1. If two persons married, of whom one was a maharlica and the other a slave,
whether namamahay or sa guiguilir,
Rule: the children were divided: the first, whether male or female, belonged to the
father, as did the third and fifth; the second, the fourth, and the sixth fell to the
mother, and so on.
2. They had laws by which they condemned to death a man of low birth who insulted the daughter
or wife of a chief; likewise witches, and others of the same class. They condemned no one to
slavery, unless he merited the death penalty.

Rule: As for the witches, they killed them, and their children and accomplices became slaves of the
chief, after he had made some recompense to the injured person.

3. NUMBER OF TAELS PER ADOPTED SON


Rule: 126 taels - (4 x 2) 8 taels = 118 taels
*8 taels of gold for the first adopted son

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