Juan de Plasencia:

Custom of Tagalogs
By:
Cuesta, Jaina A.
Pada-on, Erma
Omalay, Ana Marie
Villalino, Jovelin
BSED English SE15
  Born on 16th century in
Plasencia (Extremadura,
Spain)
 Spanish friar of the
Franciscan Order
 Doctrina Cristiana
 Pedro Portocarrero
 Siglo de Oro (Golden Age)

Juan Portocarrero
Life in the Philippines
 1578 (arrival in the Philippines)
 Joined forces with Fray Diego de Oropesa (preached around
Laguna de Bay and Tayabas, Quezon, in Quezon provinces)
 Foundation of Tayabas, Caliraya, Lucban, Mahjayjay,
Nagcarlan, Lilio (Liliw), Pila, Santa Cruz, Lumban, Pangil,
Siniloan, Morong, Antipolo, Taytay, and Meycauayan (towns
of Bulacan, Laguna and Rizal)
 Christianity converter
 Defender of the native population
 Keen educator