Chapter 2
Dowry of his mother and share of his father’s if a man
Lesson 1
JUAN DE PLACENCIA
- his work serves as a valuable resource,
shedding light on diverse aspects of tagalog
culture, such as social structure, religious
beliefs and rituals, language and customary
practices.
Siglo – De Oro – a golden age when arts and literature
flourished in many parts of Spain.
“The Custom of The Tagalog” – is a primary source
that highlights the importance of conducting context
and content analysis.
Context Analysis
- it is considering specifically the time, place,
situation when primary sources were written.
- The analysis as well includes the author’s
background, authority on the subject and
intent perceptible, relevance and meaning.
Content Analysis
- It is a systematic evaluation of the primary
source that enable an individual to present
and develop an argument based on his/her
own understanding of the evidences from
his/her reading.
DATU – leader or chief of the Barangay
MAHARLICA OR NOBLES – freeborn, doesn’t pay taxes,
entitled to barangay land, and accompanied the Dato
in wars at their own expense.
ALIPING NAMAMAHAY OR COMMONERS – they are
married and serve their master. They live in their own
houses, and are lords of their property and gold. Their
children enjoy their inheritance, property and rank of
their father and CANNOT BE SOLD OR TAKEN into
another village.
ALIPING SA GUIGUILIR OR SLAVES – they serve their
master in his house and land. They will receive a
portion of their harvest. THEY CAN BE SOLD
INHERITANCE
Parents gave more dowry to a son who
planned to marry a chief’s daughter.
If one had children by two or more legitimate
wives, each child received an inheritance and estate.
had a child by one of his slaves, the child had no share
in the inheritance.
•if a man had a legitimate child from his slave, the
child is bound to free the mother. If his father is a
chief, the child should be given a tael or a slave.
•if a chief had some son by a free unmarried woman
(inaasava), to whom dowry was given, but was not
considered a wife, the children will inherit only the
third part.
•when there were no children by a legitimate wife,
but only children by an unmarried woman, the latter
inherited all if there were no legitimate or natural
children (inaasava’s children), the inheritance to the
nearest relatives of the deceased.
•if a child was born by a free woman during marriage,
and the husband punished the left by the father.
adulterer, the child would receive the part
•if there were no other son but he, the nearest
relatives inherited equally with him. The child
becomes legitimate if the husband punished the
adulterer, otherwise he will not receive any.
•adopted children inherit the double of what
was paid for their adoption.
DOWRY
•Dowries are given by the men to the women’s
parents. The latter will enjoy them.
•if the parents died, the dowry will be equally
divided to the children.
•if the wife at that time of her marriage has neither
father, mother, nor grandparents, she enjoys her
dowry.
•in the case of divorce before the birth of children, if
the wife left the husband for the husband purpose of
marrying another, all her dowry and an equal
additional amount fell to the husband.
•if the wife left her husband, and did not marry
another, the dowry was returned.
the children.
•when the husband left his wife, he lost half of the
dowry. If he possessed children at the time of his
divorce, the whole dowry went to
•in one case, upon the death of the wife who
had borne no children, the parents returned the
husband, ½ the dowry is returned to the
relatives of the husband. (Not a general practice).