Lesson 4: Customs of the Tagalogs Flashcards
Who wrote the Customs of the Tagalogs?
Juan de Plasencia
When did the group of Franciscan missionaries arrive on the islands?
July 2, 1578
When and where did Plasencia pass away?
1590s in Liliw, Laguna
Juan de Plasencia authored several religious books including __________, the first book ever printed in PH.
Doctrina Cristiana (Christian Doctrine)
What is the original name of the document “Customs of the Tagalogs”?
Relacion de las Costumbres de Los Tagalogs (1589)
True or False: The Customs of the Tagalog was intentionally made to provide an eroticize description of
the Tagalog natives, clearly fed by politics and propaganda.
True
A single clan of parents,
children, their extended family members, and their
slaves.
Barangay
They govern the barangay and
captain of wars.
Are obeyed by
members of the barangay. They reate and execute laws.
Dato (Datu)
Alliances in Barangays can be formed through?
Blood compact
What are the 3 social classes?
- Nobles or Maharlikas
- Commoners or Timawa class
- Alipin or Aliping Sagigilid
They do not pay taxes, must accompany the Datu in wars. Composed of warriors, rich traders, and craftsmen.
Nobles/Maharlikas
Also called Aliping namamahay, are everyday folks that pay taxes, cannot be slaves, own houses, cannot be taken away from their homes, and can earn money but need to pay a percentage for their masters.
Commoners/Timawa class
They could not own anything, captives, could be bought and sold, couldn’t enter into a contract or marriage, used in sacrificial ceremonies.
Alipin/Aliping Sagigilid
True or False: If a slave-woman is pregnant, she is compelled
to give her master half of the gold tael because
of her risk of death, and for her inability to
work during pregnancy.
True
True or False: If maharlikas (men) had children among their
slaves, the children and their mothers will not become free.
False
True or False: Maharlikas could not, after marriage move from one
village to another, without paying a certain fine of gold, as
arranged among them.
True
True or False: Those who are maharlikas on both father’s and
mother’s side continue to be so forever; if it
happens they should be slaves, it is through
marriage.
True
If a maharlika married, whether namamahay or sagigilid, the father will take what children?
1st (whether male or female) 3rd
5th
What children will the mother take in a marriage between a maharlika and a namamahay or sagigilid?
2nd, 4th, 6th
The Timawa class is also called?
Aliping namamahay
True or False: Failure to pay the fine will not start a war between the
barangay where the person left and one which he
entered.
False
In case of a divorce before the birth of
children, if the wife left the husband
to marry another, what will happen to the dowry?
All will be given to the husband and there will be an additional amount.
What happens to the dowry when there’s a divorce and the woman did not leave him for another?
The dowry will be returned to the husband.
True or False: When the husband left his wife, he
lost half of the dowry, and the other
half is returned to him.
True
