SPANISH COLONIAL

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• STARTED IN 1565 DURING THE TIME OF
MIGUEL LOPEZ DE LEGAZPI THE FIRST
SPANISH GOVERNOR-GENERAL IN THE
PHILIPPINES.
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• THE LITERARY SCENE DURING THIS ERA
WAS FOCUSED ON RELIGIOUS THEMES DUE
TO THE CHRISTIANIZATION OF THE
PHILIPPINES BY THE SPANIARDS.
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• SPANISH INFLUENCES ON THE PHILIPPINE
LITERATURE
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• SPANISH INFLUENCES ON THE PHILIPPINE
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- DOCTRINA CHRISTIANA
The first published book (1593)
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• SPANISH INFLUENCES ON THE PHILIPPINE
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- DOCTRINA CHRISTIANA
It contains basic biblical texts, including the
Lord’s Prayer, Hail Mary, and the Salve
Regina, as well as the Ten Commandments,
and the Sacraments of the Holy Church.
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• SPANISH INFLUENCES ON THE PHILIPPINE
LITERATURE
- DOCTRINA
CHRISTIANA
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• SPANISH INFLUENCES ON THE PHILIPPINE
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- INTRODUCED THE FIRST
PRINTING PRESS
The first published book (1593)
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• SPANISH INFLUENCES ON THE PHILIPPINE
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- CATECHISMS
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• SPANISH INFLUENCES ON THE PHILIPPINE
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- CONFESSION MANUALS
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• SPANISH INFLUENCES ON THE PHILIPPINE
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- GRAMMAR BOOKS
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• POEMS IN SPANISH AND TAGALOG WERE
WRITTEN BY “LADINOS” WHO WERE WELL-
VERSED IN BOTH LANGUAGES.
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• LADINOS
- These bilingual natives were called the
Ladinos. They published their works, mainly
devotional poetry, in the first decade of the
17th century.
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• LADINOS
- The most gifted among the Ladinos was
Gaspar Aquino de Belen who wrote Mahal na
Pasion ni Jesu Christo, a Tagalog poem based
on Christ's passion, was published in 1704.
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• Gaspar Aquino de Belen
- Mahal na Pasion ni Jesu Christo
- A LONG TIME NARRATIVE POEM ABOUT
THE PASSION AND DEATH OF CHRIST
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• SINAKULO or CENACULO
- A DRAMATIZATION OF THE PASYON
- A PLAY ON THE PASSION AND DEATH OF
CHRIST.
- PERFORMED DURING HOLY WEEK
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• TWO POPULAR NARRATIVE POEMS
- AWIT
- KORIDO
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• TWO POPULAR NARRATIVE POEMS
- AWIT
- a chivalric poem about a hero, usually about
a saint. It is also usually sung and used in
religious processions.
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• TWO POPULAR NARRATIVE POEMS
- KORIDO or CORRIDO
- a legendary religious narrative form that
usually details the lives of saints or the history
of a tradition.
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• FOLK SONGS
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• FOLK SONG
- LERON-LERON SINTA (TAGALOG)
- PAMULINAWEN (ILOKO)
- DANDANSOY (BISAYA)
- ATIN CU PUNG SINGSING (KAPAMPANGAN)
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• RECREATIONAL
PLAYS
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• RECREATIONAL PLAYS
- THERE WERE MANY RECREATIONAL PLAYS
PERFORMED BY THE FILIPINOS DURING THE
SPANISH TIMES.
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• RECREATIONAL PLAYS
- ALMOST ALL OF THEM WERE IN POETIC
FORM
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• RECREATIONAL PLAYS
• CENAKULO
- DRAMATIC PERFORMANCE OF THE PASSION
AND DEATH OF CHRIST
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• RECREATIONAL PLAYS
• CENAKULO
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• RECREATIONAL PLAYS
• ZARZUELA
- THE FATHER OF DRAMA
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• RECREATIONAL PLAYS
• ZARZUELA
- A MUSICAL COMEDY OR MELODRAMA
THREE ACTS WHICH DEATH WITH MEN’S
PASSION AND EMOTIONS LIKE LOVE, HATE,
REVENGE, CRUELTY, OR SOME POLITICAL
PROBLEM
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• RECREATIONAL PLAYS
• ZARZUELA
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• RECREATIONAL PLAYS
• LAGAYLAY
- A SPECIAL OCCASION FOR THE PILAREÑOS
OF SORSOGON DURING MAYTIME TO GET
TOGETHER
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• RECREATIONAL PLAYS
• LAGAYLAY