ROBERTO BLANCO Translated by Renan Prado and Filomieno Aguilar Pedro Pelaez, Leader of the Filipino Clergy This article provides new information on the creole Filipino, Fr, Pedro Pablo Peldez, who, gether with Fr. José Burgos, was the most outstanding clergyman in the nineteenth-century Philippines. It discusse: ‘ather Peldez's previously unknown activities in the cabildo of the Manila Cathedral, where he was its most distinguished member. It analy 2es his reformist ideas, and explains his work and strategy to defend the Filipina secular clergy, whose rights were being violated by the royal orders of 1848 and 1861. Against the reactionary religious orders, Pelaéz had a detailed modus operandi to defend the legitimacy of native priests’ contro parishes. Although his activities were cut short by his unexpected death in the earthquake of June 1863, Peldez served as an inspiration to be emulated, KEYWORDS: SECULARIZATION CONTROVERSY - NATIVE PRIESTS « RELIGIOUS ORDERS » CHURCH HisTORY 3-43,yas 1946 896 90 S78 nay 234 Oa 10x) 4 9oN B5 SUS Ha OM suesquog ol LAM 499169 eORSEISa|IIa UY [tongs uasoud 1 Aany9> 5 “zanog.01pad “12! yo1 sens 2ay TOM OOM ov ¢- Sow-essatonis taste 2) ou 212M 2124) ‘uownuop YsHieEdS JO ws229p 4 opyqng eMUeW uD Jo VER PHLaya ray Tg O20 O28, Duy poseode st paxias pa aoeed o se doysiq)ote 24) Jo 9990p js poytew sem pure ALL 9-¥S “obSl NOMEN G GPBT 30 DINPID aU ue P4odsig Jo aIddy ou SE d31AED (oro) 2 Siw as sarrUsiautdAr Ine ot yf BEA OU PDIEYA AOD JO Wot a4 LL pos sen 2409 UF Soaqeu tp prey ys Jo sLOSED! LO} 110) oppqe> 24) ut sprees somoduu 0} wHoqu! 24a aL sousov Zay Hs OHNRS ORE jysupsiopu) yang yonbor gopnisy wo pase, eae wuo4p dooy, 01 2604 sulopuege pur 20u,opet 92s a4) ayuidop 01 10119 ‘0 pofuoyoq pey esp soysued ayy jo syoud [poatuooa1 ayjaid at, 280904 94) J0 3H9]> 1x9 up jo a8n90q Aposiaa4d p>yD!D! 34, S a 9 pwo HE TE aeynans ogy ase sosopuey 94118 Joel -U so assatunusantasrina a yo astie99q pur suonypsunt iy wry panos pey doug sooquerend soup go Aiursond 94 Jo 95-924 S120 eau syste | ‘ue aq 9p P>qo99y aypjo RAH te pou Pye 1 sem y sOHUOIO LED ouuy ysueds oy yo so] ayy Joye Sead “yquadioune a yo Buuuog Dip pu Amquoo «uaoayaia aig jo pus 24) 2248 “quoysstod ang Sos But “Biowo woo pey erp Adosopyd eyo wrouudoyorop ayy oy paxousue —CH9}9 1 op) uy ou Bunuyeos uted se ABiopo wepBD4 1p 1 paises # 0} Womr9pov ay oana4s oO {o1oal ze sw usssIOMs-aMTaar INE ip wo pasey too doip 980904 S53 30 Sime 10901 dys ou pap 298/24 "U0 WK HoH ogni atp aeqi—soneu Jpsouu—ssoud 1njn99s jo sagan ssouaseae ayy ey Surueave [eve yo suis say o4y pas ‘64 paeaypur sy opp 2 ‘owoery) souDUar) eal pate 1002041 Jo ysaq4d TeOLIEIg alf 40 S49pETT “ZaUIPD PUE ZPEIEdspo4s 10 sy e199 0 B>URIIIOd 1 pose) uso 1) paou 4p “fanneaye10—S8 vps a asoooupypue ay jo s0ua008 yeoHses9/900 24p lowoerz rs ssanonus staat ns yas sem ouddousiqyaay oun yo Auese A aun Sunnp semdeg se! OL ip pe 2211091 pseyno9s O40 W639 PP1 ys Baa OR woud v possouds> 4] 758 porsonbor 09 a st ON ZOE aysod po8aqnud seo NIjo soqsqede> a4 Jo osuyap pouowse p40} ‘uonoWord an 4 TOV SKUOUL 3} SIP PINON ‘tt9 | pe ‘sHfoy wen e907 250) pony (s18% iso panos “7981 HWowns) 7ayrasvs034 0300 cay ears 290 oes “opp poe pIEd HE ‘att PI so01ptue vl 4) 3080 44 xpd Jo "quiaxdo§ 01504910 [e40U PBHE>9p a4 Jo woLAEDOHD 4p 40} YH OH ts aon ABiopp oauen 24 ml os yeu.lowe et sow assyrorusantees ims w W931 737 1R60H04 OTA sayy PUP np of _ dogger any se [299}2g) $998 uoKIDA> nom zaeiag vey preye stan “Sea.1 2ayaaaH39 OOM {oro e- son asst yetoasu> 9491 10 sesodoxd ungny py popmyaoury uo yesodoud ,Sdousia SUL soeyd ye prioJao navn ray naoen3a/oOM nomen 0p oso yo das 90 94, yey uy Boyes (ore 1 90m essatomus taste prover — s9pH0 fog ou soqputed 08] 9410 powro sou onrar is 31 x1380"21 zy As 0036/00R9 a sem at yeads tgjoq UDG ‘ABs27g OUNKNL 243 $0 ,,919€40,, :Z9E12d Mt PEpUA;EP 2H io yep S9882a saga ay aA Oa OR (ore 2 90W-os sata 9 (brea supe tosows OMA EL NAAT 27 OHNO sue sad Taree Lene use NUEwat soa20y3'7Hy 18404034000 BOT 10 [C0 pew sem gD AREA SNOOIAL. CF i fv ge a 0 POND HD eSDAN PSYC HW SHRINL (ora i eon as sarUs It4stoe Jou rp ontar ns 34 so anovH Hy 3804036 RN 29 Gps cp pie ne TE U2 PURE pus seweran 39 UENO ya ey vee 310008 2 snyove 2 HOY 48 LE Sg Wee Tt' 889 sg dg a rap 9A aes oT Wy 3698 2's page weURIKT H3P-BETOLOPREY'D 18 Lee tne wat zeny pur cong) eat wr aL Ey ae oH AL 09 ye seein Sen0937 7y13404036 CON (0100 21 Sones satoms staat uta “epegng nin aig fant 27's Seno TAM OS 3 You TEE“ TD‘ssigoarar xr 1-3 sum 8 881 en s04019 1939 woh PvE Stam HHH 2p upon oy oes anced wsan 2 a sauce eUNDND CRT Nd"