Oropesa and they both started preaching around laguna

Oropesa, and they both started preaching around Laguna
de Bay and Tayabas, Quezon, in Quezon Province, where
he founded several towns.
 During the following years they are also credited with the
foundation of a large number of towns in the provinces of
Bulacan, Laguna and Rizal, such as Tayabas, Caliraya,
Lucban, Mahjayjay, Nagcarlan, Lilio(Liliw), Pila, Santa
Cruz, Lumban, Pangil, Siniloan, Morong, Antipolo, Taytay,
and Meycauayan.
 As a friar, Juan de Plasencia lived up to his pledge,
leading a lifestyle devoid of any luxury and in constant
contact with the people he was trying to convert to
Christianity.
 He was also known to be a defender of the native
population, looking after the poor, ill, or neglected, and
standing up for their rights on numerous occasions.
 He was also very keen on creating primary schools, and
requested official sanction for the creation of educational
centers where "Filipinos could not only learn Christian
doctrine, but also reading and writing, and some arts and
crafts, so they would become after, not only good
Christians but also useful citizens", an initiative that was
approved by Domingo de Salazar, the first Bishop of the
See of Manila (1512–1594).
BACKGROUND OF THE DOCUMENTS
 It was written on the year 1589 during the Spanish
Colonial Period. After receiving the Lordship’s letter,
Plasencia wished to reply immediately; but he postponed
his answer in order that he might first thoroughly inform
himself in regard to People’s request, and to avoid
discussing the conflicting reports of the Indians.
 Therefore, he collected Indians from different districts, old
men, and those of most capacity; and from them he have
obtained the simple truth, after weeding out much
foolishness, in regard to their government, administration
of justice, inheritance, slaves, and dowries.
 Customs of the Tagalogs is a part (either chapters or
subsections) of longer monographs written by the
chroniclers of the Spanish expeditions to the Philippines
during the early 16th and 17th centuries. They appeared
initially in Blair and Robertson’s 55 volumes, The
Philippine Islands (1903) and in the Philippine Journal of
Sciences (1958).
CUSTOMS OF THE TAGALOGS
1. DATOS – the chief who governed the people and were
captains in their wars whom they obey and reverence
2. BARANGAY – a family of parents and children, relations
and slaves.
3. THREE CASTES – nobles, commoners, slaves
CONTENT ANALYSIS
SITUATION 1: Those who are maharlicas on both the father’s
and mother’s side continue to be forever, and if it happens that
they should become slaves, it is through marriage.
SITUATION 2: If maharlicas had children among their slaves,
their children and their mothers became free
SITUATION 3: If maharlicas had children by the slave-woman
of another, the slave-woman was compelled when pregnant, to
give her master half of a gold tael. In this case, half of the child
was free if the father (maharlica) recognized him. If not, the
child will become a whole slave.