Presentation made by: Vic Anthony M.

Abregana
 Interest incurred was EXCESSIVE, It stripped the debtor of all his possessions, and
he, and his children.

 Became SLAVES
 Food, cloth, cattle, lands, houses, slaves and etc.

 Sometimes a price intervened, which was paid in gold or in metal bells (from
china)

 These bells they regard as precious jewels, carry them to war.

 Thefts were punished with great severity, robbers being ENSLAVED or put to
DEATH.

 The same goes for insulting words, especially when spoken to chiefs. These were
pardoned LESS willingly and with greater difficulty than PERSONAL VIOLENCE.
 Concubinage, rape and incest were NOT regarded at all, unless committed by a
timagua on the person of a woman chief.

 It was quite an ORDINARY PRACTICE for a MARRIED man to have lived a long time
in concubinage with the SISTER of his wife. Even before having communication
with his wife, he could have access for a long time to his MOTHER-IN-LAW,
especially if the bride was very young and until she were of sufficient age.

 Was done in sight of ALL RELATIVES.

 Single men are called Bagontaos.

 Girls of marriable age are called Dalagas.

 “PINTADOS”, Spanish colonists used to describe tattooed Cebuano Visayan
People.

 Women are very vicious and sensual. Their perverseness has discovered lascivious
methods of communication between men and women.
This is called
the “Sagras”
VIRGINITY GONE POOF!

Natives considered it a hindrance and

impediment if the girls were virgins when
they are married.
 Being pagans, without the knowledge of the TRUE God.

 The devil usually deceived them, appeared to them in a various horrible and
frightful forms.

 They feared him so they worshipped him. Offering perfumes, odors, fruit and food
calling them anitos.
 No priests or religious to attend to religious affairs, except certain old men and
women, “catalonas”
 Deceived other people.
 Believed in omens and superstition with which the devil inspired them.
 Declared whether the patient would recover or die (future powers wow)

 ALL THIS WITH SO LITTLE AID AND APPARATUS --- which God permitted