Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Subject Teacher
Spanish Colonial Era
called INDIOS.
first book published in the Philippines ( 1593 )
collection of prayers written in Spanish translated
in Tagalog
The first few pages introduce the Spanish and
Tagalog syllabaries. The rest of the contents are
prayers and religious doctrine: the Pater Noster
(“Our Father”), the Ave Maria (“Hail Mary”), the
Credo (“Apostle’s Creed”), the Salve Regina
(“Hail Holy Queen”), the Articles of Faith, the Ten
Commandments, the Commandments of the
Holy Church, the Sacraments of the Holy Church,
the Seven Mortal Sins, the Fourteen Works of
Charity, Confession, and Catechism.
term used for
native literary
writers( fluency
in both Spanish
and Tagalog)
Reformist
young men who had shown idealism
and great faith in the Philippines
main goal is to grant assimilation in the
Philippines and recognize it as one of
their province
Graciano Lopez Jaena
Fray Botod
- Botod means Botyok in Filipino language
which means big-bellied man
- character of the protagonist symbolizes the
abusive and immorality of the friars
Editor of the newspaper La Solidaridad
- aims for collecting ideas in different fields
- seeks solution in both political and social
in a democratic way
Marcelo H. Del Pilar
Emilio Jacinto
- Brains of Katipunan
-wrote political essays using folk
language
( 1899-1945 )
American soldiers who
came to the Philippines to
become teachers
ENGLISH ALPHABET
ROMAN ALPHABET
ENGLISH ALPHABET
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Filipino writers greatly enjoyed the freedom of
expression
remarked the vibrant well-spring of some
nationalistic plays with themes such as freedom
and independence
signaled the growth of Philippine literature
American authorities prescribed plays to be
performed on stage