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    This document summarizes the influence of Spanish colonialism on literature in the Philippines from 1565 to 1898. It discusses how the Spanish introduced Christianity and the Roman alphabet, replacing indigenous writing systems. Spanish became the literary language, influencing vocabulary. European legends and traditions were assimilated into local songs and stories. The first books printed in the Philippines were religious texts in Spanish and Tagalog. During this period, folk songs, plays, and poetic forms like awit and corrido emerged and flourished. Overall, the document outlines the profound impact of 333 years of Spanish rule on Philippine literature and language.

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    This document summarizes the influence of Spanish colonialism on literature in the Philippines from 1565 to 1898. It discusses how the Spanish introduced Christianity and the Roman alphabet, replacing indigenous writing systems. Spanish became the literary language, influencing vocabulary. European legends and traditions were assimilated into local songs and stories. The first books printed in the Philippines were religious texts in Spanish and Tagalog. During this period, folk songs, plays, and poetic forms like awit and corrido emerged and flourished. Overall, the document outlines the profound impact of 333 years of Spanish rule on Philippine literature and language.

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    Spanish Colonial

    Literature in the
    Philippines
    Historical
    •Background
    Spanish colonization of the Philippines started in 1565 during the time Miguel Lopez de Legazpi. ( They
    colonized Philippines for 333 years.)
    • Literature Flourished during his time.

    Changes in the lives of the Filipinos


    • They embraced the Catholic religion
    • They changed their names
    • They were baptized
    • They build houses made of stones and bricks
    • The Spaniards introduced their own Philosophy of life
    • The Spaniards brought language to the Filipinos
    • Carriages, trains and boats were used as means of travel
    • They had fiestas to honor the saints, the pope as well as the governors
    Spanish Influences on Philippine
    Literature
    The first filipino alphabet called ALIBATA was replaced by the Roman
    Alphabet.
     The teaching of the Christian Doctrine became the basis of religious
    practices.
     The Spanish language which became the literary language during this time
    lent many of its words to our language.
     European legends and traditions brought here became assimilated in our
    songs, corridos, and moromoros.
     Ancient literature was collected and translated to Tagalog and other dialects.
     Many grammar books were printed in Filipino, like Tagalog, Ilocano and
    Visayan.
     Our periodicals during these times gained a religious tone.
    1 Books during the Spanish Colonial Period

    The first Books


    1. Ang Doctrina Cristiana ( The Christian Doctrine
    )
    • The first book to be printed in the Philippines ,
    was a prayerbook written in Spanish with an
    accompanying tagalog translation 1593
    • Author Juan de Plasencia

    2. Nuestra Señora Del Rosario ( Our lady of the Rosary )

    • Was the second book printed in the


    Philippines written by Fr. Blancas de San
    Jose
    • It was printed at UST Press with the help of 1602
    Juan Vera, a Chinese mestizo
    2 Books during the Spanish Colonial Period

    3. Libro delos Cuatro Postprimeras de Hombre ( The book


    on the four fathers of the church )
    • Was the first book printed in typography
    • It contains the biography of the four fathers of
    the catholic church 1604
    • Written by Francisco Blancas de San jose

    4. Barlaan at Josaphat ( Barlaan and Josaphat )

    • Was a Biblical story printed in the Philippines


    translated into tagalog by Fr. Antonio de
    Borja from the original Greek written by San
    Juan Damaseno
    • It is the first tagalog novel published in the 1712
    Philippines with 556 pages
    3 Books during the Spanish Colonial Period

    5. Urbana at Felisa ( Urbana and Felisa )


    • It is correspondence story between two sisters
    that has influenced greatly the behavior of
    people in society
    1864
    6. The Pasyon ( Spanish: pasion )
    • A narrative of the passion, death, and
    resurrection of Jesus Christ woven into a
    poem with stanzas of the five lines and each
    line having eight syllables
    1704
    7. Ang mga Dalit kay Maria
    • Was a collection of songs praising the
    Virgin Marry written by Fr. Mariano Sevilla
    in 1856. It was popularized and sang during 1865
    May time “ Flores de Mayo”
    Literary Composition
    1. Arte y Reglas de la Lengua Tagala (Art and rules of the Tagalog language). Written by Fr. Blancas de San Jose and
    translated to Tagalog by Tomas Pinpin in 1610.

    2. Compendio de la Lengua Tagala (Understanding the Tagalog language). Written by Fr. Gaspar de San Agustin in
    1703.

    3. Vocabulario de la Lengua Tagala (Tagalog vocabulary). The first Tagalog dictionary written by Fr. Pedro de San
    Buenaventura in 1613.

    4. Vocabulario de la Lengua Pampanga (Pampanga vocabulary). The first book in Pampanga written by Fr. Diego in
    1732.

    5. Vocabulario de la Lengua Bisaya (Bisayan vocabulary). The best language book in Visayan by Mateo Sanchez in
    1711.

    6. Arte de la Lengua Ilokana (The Art of the Ilocano language). The first Ilocano grammar book by Francisco Lopez.

    7. Arte de la Lengua Bicolana (The Art of the Bicol language). The first book in the Bicol language and written by Fr.
    Marcos Lisbon in 1754.
    1 Folk Songs
    Folk songs became widespread in the
    Philippines. Each region had its national song
    from the lowlands to the mountains of Luzon,
    Visayas and Mindanao. Folk songs truly
    manifest the artistic feelings of the Filipinos.

    They show the Filipinos’ innate appreciation for


    and love of beauty.

    The examples are Leron- Leron Sinta,Pamulinawen,


    Dandansoy, Sarong Banggi, and Atin Cu Pung
    Singsing.
    Leron Leron Sinta
    Recreational
    Plays
    A dramatic
    performance
    to The
    commemorate
    the passion
    Cenaculo
    and death of
    Jesus Christ
    The Zarzuela
    Considered the
    father of drama; It
    is a musical
    comedy or
    melodrama three
    acts which dealt
    with man’s
    passions and
    emotions like love,
    hate, revenge,
    cruelty, avarice or
    some social or
    political problem.
    Philippine Christmas dramatic ritual Panunuluyan
    Narrating the whole family’s search for Sometimes also
    a place to stay in Bethlehem for Jesus called Panuluyan
    Christ’s birth through song
    This is a form
    of dramatic
    entertainment
    performed on Carillo
    a moonless
    night during a
    town fiesta or
    on dark nights
    after a harvest
    The Moro Moro
    Presented also
    on a special
    stage. This is
    performed
    during town
    fiestas to
    entertain the
    people and to
    remind them if
    their Christian
    Religion
    Karagatan

    This is a poetic
    vehicle of a socio
    religious nature
    celebrated during the
    death of a person.
    Duplo
    The Duplo replaced the karagatan. This is a
    poetic joust in speaking and reasoning

    The roles are taken from the Bible and from


    proverbs and saying. It is usually played
    during wakes for the dead.
    The balagtasan

    This is a poetic
    joust or a contest
    of skills in debate
    on a particular
    topic or issue.
    Awit
    Is in dodecasyllabic verse and fabricated stories from writers’
    imagination although the setting and characters are European.
    Refers to chanting
    Eg; Florant at laura by Francisco Balagtas

    Corrido
    Is in octosyllabic verse and were usually on legends or stories
    from European countries like France, Spain, Italy and Greece
    Refer to narration
    Eg; Ibong Adarna by Jose de la Cruz

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