The Prehispanic Source

Materials for the Study of

Philippine History
By: William Henry Scott
( Chapter 4) THE MARAGTAS
Objectives:
• At the end of the lesson, students will be able to:
• Appreciate the significance of the history of our
Philippine literature and the nature of ancient
civilization.
• Develop a deeper understanding of our ancestor
and thier role in a globally- interdependent world.
THE MARAGTAS
• It is the history of Panay

• Written by Pedro Alcantara Monteclaro

• From first inhabitants of Borneon immigrants

from which the Bisayans are descendend to the
arrival of the Spaniards.

• ten datus or chiefs

PEDRO ALCANTARA MONTECLARO

• Was born in Miag-ao Iloilo on October 15, 1850.

• Graduated from the Seminaro Colegio de Jaro in

1865.

• Married twice, and had five children

PEDRO ALCANTARA MONTECLARO

• Teniente Mayor in 1891

• Gobernadorcillo in 1892-1894

• Became a Local hero during the Revolution

and the American invasion both for his
Leadership and Diplomacy.
PEDRO ALCANTARA MONTECLARO

• Liaison Officer during the American

occupation of the area.

• 1st President of Miag-ao in 1901-1903

• He died on April 13, 1909.

THE MARAGTAS
Ten datus/Chiefs

• Datu puti • Datu Dumangsol

• Datu Sumakwel • Datu Dumalogdog
• Datu Bangkaya • Datu Lubay
• Datu Palborong • Datu Balensuela
• Datu Padohinog • Datu Umangsil
THE MARAGTAS
Six chapter and an epilogue
1st chapter - former customs, clothes, dialect, heredity,
organization and other of the Aetas of Panay with special
mention of Marikudozsan son of old Chief Polpulan.
2nd chapter - ten Datus flight from Borneo and esaped Datu
Makatunaw and the 10 datus purchase the island of Panay from
Marikudo.
3rd chapter - romance of sumakwel, Kapinangan and her lover
Gurung - gurung.
THE MARAGTAS Six chapter and an epilogue

4th chapter - tale of ten datus, telling of their political

arrangements and their circum navigation of the island.
5th chapter - language, commerce, clothing, customs,
marriages, funerals, morning habits, cockfighting,
timekeeping techniques, calendars and personal
characteristics.
Final chapter- list of Castilian officials between 1637 and
1808
Epilogue - few 18th century dates from Miag-ao.
Father Thomas Santaren

Published Historia de los primeros datos que

procedentes de Borneo, poblaron estas islas

( History of History of the First datos coming from

Borneo populated the island. )
The Chapter 2 and 3 in Maragtas

recount the same events

Contain no real historic data
Differences between Maragtas and
Historia
Maragtas Historia

introduces new characters with necessary often mention their names after they played some
biographical identification part in narrative.

Cities, municipality and province and an apparent purpposes the reader’s prior knowledge of the
contradiction in the name of the original settlement places

imaginative passage simple statement.

romance is everywhere
Maragtas is not considered as containing facts,
which are accurate and true.

no information is given about the language of the

original or the condition of manuscript.

Maragtas, gives no reasonable ground for supporting the

existence of the Prehispanic “Confederation of Madias”
Maragtas Code
 Written by Datu Sumakwel

General cultural information such as customs, Visayan

equivalents of the days of the week and dialict
differences.
Maragtas Code
Four stringent sanctions

1. Those too Lazy to work were bonded over to the wealthy until they
reformed, failing which they were cas out society to live with negritos.

2. Polygamy was practiced until population control became

necessary, was restricted and the children of those too poor to suport
them were drowned.
3. Unredeemed adultery was punished by death or disinheritance.

4. Fingers of thieves were cut off.

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