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Spanish
Period

StaRt End
Before
1898 1898 1900 to 1910

Beginning of
the American
Period

Period of
Reorientation
 known as
Before Spanish Period
1898
• Literature was characterized by RELIGION
• FRIARS owned the printing presses
– Used to spread Christianity

• There was a switch from the Alibata to the

Roman alphabet.

• Spanish friars greatly influenced Filipinos.

 known as
Before Spanish Period
1898
• a group of young
filipinos, Illustrados,
emerged
– product of the
universities and wealthy
families
– decided to use their
pens
– nagged Spaniards with
their literary works
using their non-bloody
and intellectual ways to Jose Rizal | Marcelo del Pilar | Graciano Lopez Jaena
demand equality and
recognition
– Most were put in exile
 known as
Befor e
Long before the Spanish
Spaniards Period
1898
landed on Philippine shores, our ancestors
already had their own literature written in
ALIBATA varying from legends, epic,
riddles, sayings, folk songs, etc.

This alphabet consists

ts of
17 letters of which 3 a
re
vowels and 14 arere
consonants
 known as
fore
BeDuring Spanish Period
the Spanish
9 8 period,
1 8
ancient writings were prohibited ,
and thus, BURNED in the belief that
they were “works of the devil”.

The only records tth

hat remained
were passed on by w
orrd
d of mouth.
 the
beginning of

1898 American Period

• Writers were still adjusting to the newfound freedom after the paralyzing
effect of repression of thought and speech under the Spanish regime.
• 3 kinds of writers:

English Spanish Filipino

●
● imitated the themes
●
● continued to ●
●continued their
and methods of the talk about attempts to arouse love
Americans for one’s native tongue
nationalism
 to Hailed as the
18981910 Period of Reorientation

August 13, 1898

• American soldiers came to supposedly liberate the Filipinos from the clutches of the
Spanish conquerors – Battle of Manila.

1900s
• English was at first taught as a subject as the Spanish system of
education was allowed to continue.

• English became the medium of instruction in all

Philippine schools.
 to Hailed as the
18981910 Period of Reorientation

Thomasites
• Teachers of English
numbering 600 sailed on the
ship SS Thomas from San
Francisco to Manila on July 1,
1901.

• young idealist US Military

teachers who introduced the
first formal education in the
country in 1906.

• Thus, considered as the

Filipinos’ first teachers.
 known as
B The
e f oBaguio
re TeachersCamp , located in the
Spanish Period
1 8 9 8
City of Pines, where teachers' assembly and
other activities are being held annually was
named after its founders, the Thomasites – the
first teachers.

Baguio Teachers
Camp
 to Hailed as the
18981910 Period of Reorientation

1901
• The Philippine Normal School was founded to train Filipino
teachers to take charge of elementary education.

1908
• The University of the Philippines (U.P.-Faura) was established to
train young Filipinos for tasks in the colonial bureaucracy
– it was also the forerunner in the teaching of the English language
– it became the center of literary effort
• Silliman University was also established.
 Notable W orks * Not much was
during this period
produced
RS and what
& their AUTHO literature was prod
uced was
not much of literary
worth.

• The first attempts in English were in two periodicals of this time:

– El Renacimiento:
• founded in Manila by Rafael Palma in 1901.

– Philippines Free Press:

• established in Manila in 1905
by R. McCullough Dick & D. Theo Rogers.
Notable W orks * Not much was
during this period
produced
RS and what
& their AUTHO literature was prod
uced was
not much of literary
worth.

• POETRY
– SURSUM CORDA (“Lift up your Hearts”)
• written by Justo Juliano in 1907
• was the first work to be published in English.
• appeared in the Renacimiento

– MY MOTHER and his AIR CASTLES

• written by Jan F. Salazar’s in 1909
• also published in the Renacimiento

– TO MY LADY IN LAOAG
• by Proceso Sebastian in 1909
• also published in the Renacimiento
Notable W orks * Not much was
during this period
produced
RS and what
& their AUTHO literature was prod
uced was
not much of literary
worth.
• DRAMA
– R.I.P. (1902)
– Walang Sugat (Zarsuela) • FICTIONAL PROSE
– Sigalot ng mga Filipino at – Maring (1908);
Americano (1898)
– Buhay (1909);).
– Los ramitos de flores (Flowered
• Written by Aurelio Tolentino
Boughs), 1908
• written by Severino Reyes
• NONFICTION PROSE
– Kahapon, Ngayon at Bukas (1902); – La Punta de Salto (The Place
– Bagong Cristo (1907); of Origin)
• Written by Aurelio Tolentino • Written by Macario Adriatico
CREDITS
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