PHILIPPINES UNDER SPANISH

ERA
PASYON
long narrative
poem about the
passion and death
of Christ
CENAKULO

dramatization of
the pasyon
SPANISH INFLUENCES
▪ Alibata • Ancient literature
▪ Christian Doctrine was collected and
▪ Spanish Language translated to
became the tagalog
literary language • Grammar books
during this time were printed in
▪ European Language Filipino
• Religious tone
and tradition
THE FIRST BOOK
• brought comfort and • Now, for the first
hope to many who time, these prayers
have turned to Mary, have been
the mother of Jesus, updated and
for help in troubled include the
times. Mysteries of Light.
• Barlaan and Josaphat was
popular fiction among the
Christian in Europe in 1712.
It is a story about 2 holy
people who were
considered as true saints.
This book was translated by
Virgilio Almario to be used
by scholars, teachers and
students in Filipino
literature.
• Stories of two sisters
• Daily life experiences
• About the advices on how
ladies should act and
behave
• How to deal with people
• Good manners
• Handbook on having good
behavior
MORO MORO
• Moro-moro, created by
Spanish priests. In 1637 a
play was written to
dramatize the recent
capture by a Christian
Filipino army of an Islamic
stronghold. It was so
popular that other plays
were written and staged as
folk dramas in Christianized
villages throughout the
Philippines.…
ZARZUELA
• a Spanish
traditional form
of musical
comedy.
• The use of music
in stage plays had
become a
standard practice
in Spain by the
late 15th century,
Secular Dramas
• Karagatan- comes from the legendary practice of
testing the mettle of young men vying for a maiden’s
hand. The maiden’s ring would be dropped into the sea
and whoever retrieves it would have the girl’s hand in
marriage.
• Duplo- a forerunner of the balagtasan. The
performances consists of two teams. One composed of
young women called dupleras or belyakas and the
other team is composed of young men called dupleros
or belyakos.
• Comedia- about a courtly love between
a prince and a princess of different
religions. It is about a Christian-Muslim
relationship
 LITERARY
COMPOSITIONS
ARTE Y REGLAS DE LA LENGUA TAGALA
COMPEDIO DE LA LENGUA TAGALA
VOCABULARIO DE LA LENGUA TAGALA
VOCABULARIO DE LA LENGUA PAMPANGA
ARTE DE LA LENGUA ILOKANA
ARTE DE LA LENGUA BIKOLANA
FRANCISCO BALTAZAR(1788-1862)
JOSE RIZAL (1861-1896)
ANDRES BONIFACIO AND EMILIO JACINTO
GREGORIA DE JESUS
LEONA FLORENTINO
• Most of the early • Francisco Balagtas- one of
Philippine literary works the great writers during
had religious themes and this era
were written by Spaniards • He refused to write in
• Philippine poetry and Spanish for which he was
literature were written in persecuted during his
Spanish lifetime