Customs of the Tagalogs people killed), Kanggan (jacket), Bahag

(1578- 1590) (lower

- narrative on established culture of the
Tagalogs in Luzon
- was written as an answer to the
request of the monarchy in Spain w/c was to
provide pieces of info. about the
government, administration of justice,
slaves, dowries,
worships, burials, superstitions & to rectify
prev.
reports about the people’s way of life in the
region.
Fray Joan de Puerto Carrero del Convento
de
Villanueva de la Serrana (Juan de
Plasencia)
- Franciscan missionary
- grew up during Siglo de Oro (golden age
when arts and literature flourished in many
parts of Spain)
-July 2, 1578
–arrived in Cavite South
-1581 Caticismo de la Christiana
clothing)
-executive, legislative, judicial power
-elders: right hand
2. Maharlica
–Nobles
-free born; doesn’t pay taxes
-maharlica + slave = free mom & child
-M + S woman of another = she was
compelled & give her master half of gold
tael; half of children to father (supply child
w/ food, if not = slave)
-free woman + S = all free
-M + S = divided children (1,3,5
–dad; 2,4,6
– mom); if a parent is slave/free, child are
also slave/free; if only 1 child, he is half
slave and half free
3.Aliping Namamahay
–Commoners
-slaves living in their own houses
-free to own properties & gold

Goals 4. Aliping Saguiguilir

- Convert Tagalogs to Christians & –Slaves
put end to injustices influenced by certain -property of their master; can be sold
officials. -cultivate soil & land
Government
Datos Slavery
– govern & captains in wars whom they People become slave by:
obey and reverenced. -Captivity in war
-severe punishment if someone -Purchase
committed an offense or spoke a word -Debt
against them / wives & children -Inheritance

Barangay Committing a crime

– tribal gathering (30-100 houses) Emancipated through:
- head of barangay = dato -Forgiveness
-Paying debt
Social Classes -Condonation
1. Dato -Bravery
–Chieftain -Marriage
-wore Putong (headdress; signify no. of
Marriage Dowries
– given by men to women’s parents -No established division of years, months,
-unconsumed dowry at death of days
parents -Relies on cultivation of soil, counted by
–equally divided among children & moons, diff effect produc
father must give additional upon the ed upon trees
daughter yielding flowers, fruits & leaves = year
-woman without parents -
or relative Winter
– enjoy herself the dowry –water time;
Summer
–sun time
Sacrifice
Religious Practices -offer sacrifice
No temples consecrated to the performing of = proclaim a feast & offer to the
sacrifices, adoration of idols or general devil what they had to eat
practice of idolatry -done in front of the idol w/c they anoint w/
fragrant perfumes (musk
Simbahan & civet/gum of storax
–temple/place of adoration tree)
Pandot
–“worship”; festival 1. Catolonan
-celebrated in house of chief –officiating priest; sing poetic songs
to praise idols
Sibi Participants
–temporary shed / roof assembled to –responds to the song + their
protect people from rain wishes/needs
Objects of sacrifice
Nagaanitos –goats, fowls, swine
– 4-day worship: drum beat Periods
Temple -young girls who had their 1st mens
–house where festival took place – blindfolded for 4 days & 4 nights
Badhala
-idol worshipped Cantolonan
; almighty –bath & wash her head &
-“all powerful” / “maker of all things” remove bandage in eyes
Sun & moon -do this in order that girls might bear
–also worshipped on account of children &
its beauty have fortune in finding husbands that
-universally respected and honored by wouldn’t
the heathens leave them widows
Dian Masalanta Death
–god of lovers -deceased was buried beside his house,
Lacapate & Idiamale mourned for 4
–god of cultivated land days, lay him in boat
Calendar (coffin/bier) placed beneath the porch
Maca https://www.youtube.com/watch?
–“paradise”, “village of rest” v=ogOHCAOzAA8
-go here if one lived w/out doing harm
or possess moral virtues
https://www.youtube.com/watch?
Casanaan
v=AUcMRtC8ubQ
–“place of anguish”

Bathala
– maker of all things, govern the above https://www.youtube.com/watch?
(heaven) v=WeYot08uamo
Sitan
– demons (hell
–wicked place)
Mythical
/ Pagan https://www.youtube.com/watch?
Creatures v=6mbdJjY15P0

1. Vibit
–ghosts
2. Tigbalaang
–phantoms; half human & horse
3. Patianac
–woman & child died in childbirth
punished
4. Bayoguin/Cotquean
–man whose nature
inclined toward of that woman
5. Pangatahojan
–soothsayer; predict future
6. Sonat
–witch & preacher; help one die at
ws/c time he predicted the salvation of soul
7. Mangangayoma
–witch who make charms for
lovers out of herbs, stones & wood w/c
would infuse them w/ love
8. Osuang
–equivalent to sorcerer; fly
& murder men & eat their flesh (Visayas