PHILIPPINES LITERATURE

DURING SPANISH COLONIAL

PERIOD
Spanish colonization of the Philippines started in
1565 during the of Miguel Lopez de Legazpi, the
first Spanish governors- general in the Philippines.
Literature started to flourish during his time. The
spurt continued unabeted until the Cavite Revolt
in 1872.
SPANISH INFLUENCES IN THE
PHILIPPINES LITERATURE
Baybayin: Pre-Spanish
Philippine Writing System
Baybayin: Pre-Spanish Philippine
writing system
Member of the Brahmic family
Used in 16th century to Spanish colonization
of the Philippines up until the late 19th
Century.
 The term Baybay literally means “to spell” in
Tagalog.
ORIGIN
 Was noted by the Spanish priest Pedro Chirino
in 1604 and Antonio de Morga in 1609 to be
known by most.
 William Henry Scott
THE PASION
This is the book about the life and sufferings of
Jesus Christ. It is read only during Lent. There
were 4 versions of this in Tagalog and each
version is according to the name of the writer.
THE PASION
 Pilapil version (by Mariano Pilapil of Bulacan,
1814)
 De Belen version (by Gaspar Aquino de Belen
of Bat. in 1704)
 A famous poetic narrative of the passion,
death and resurrection of Jesus, which has
circulated in many versions.
 Historically, the pasyon has served as a
symbolic lens through which political events
and figures have been interpreted.
THE PASION
 In the late colonial period, during which
nationalist speech was curtailed by the
Spanish government and Catholic Church, the
pasyon narrative of the suffering of Christ was
imbued with layers of nationalist, anticlerical
and anticolonial meaning.
 The pasyon is performed during Lenten
season in cities and villages throughout the
Phillipines.
ZARZUELA
ZARZUELA
 Due to Spanish colonization, the Zarzuela
Musical Theatre has been widely adapted by
Filipinos in their native cultures, notably in
urban areas. The theatre was only introduced by
the Spanish in 1878, despite having colonial rule
since the middle of the 16th century.
 The father of drama, a musical comedy or
melodrama three acts which death with men’s
passion and emotions like love, hate, revenge,
cruelty, avarice or some political problem.
 The Philippine zarzuela is a type of drama that
includes singing and dancing on stage.
Watching Anti-Muslim
Comedy a.k.a “Moro-Moro.”
Watching anti-Muslim comedy a.k.a “moro-
moro.”

 19th century
 The Spaniards hated the Moros (a term
referring to the Philippine Muslims) so much
that they wrote and popularized a play just to
demonize them.
 Was usually performed during a week-long
celebration leading up to the town fiesta.
Nuestra Señora Del Rosario
(Our Lady of the Rosary)
Nuestra Señora Del Rosario (Our Lady of
the Rosary)

 Fr.
Blancas de San Jose (1602).
 Biographies of the Saints
 Novenas
 Roman Catholicism
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