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Famous Works and Authors During Spanish Colonization Period

During the Spanish colonization period of the Philippines, several important literary works were published including: 1. The Christian Doctrine, published in 1593, which was the first book printed in the Philippines containing basic Catholic teachings. 2. Other notable early publications include Nuestra Señora Del Rosario in 1602, the first book printed at the UST printing press, and Ang Barlaan at Josephat, believed to be the first Tagalog novel published as a translation from Greek. 3. In addition to religious publications, this period also saw the publication of dictionaries, grammars and other books that helped document the various languages of the Philippines such as Tagalog, Ilocano,

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Famous Works and Authors During Spanish Colonization Period

During the Spanish colonization period of the Philippines, several important literary works were published including: 1. The Christian Doctrine, published in 1593, which was the first book printed in the Philippines containing basic Catholic teachings. 2. Other notable early publications include Nuestra Señora Del Rosario in 1602, the first book printed at the UST printing press, and Ang Barlaan at Josephat, believed to be the first Tagalog novel published as a translation from Greek. 3. In addition to religious publications, this period also saw the publication of dictionaries, grammars and other books that helped document the various languages of the Philippines such as Tagalog, Ilocano,

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Famous Works and Authors during Spanish Colonization Period

The First Books

1. ANG DOCTRINA CRISTIANA (THE CHRISTIAN DOCTRINE).

This was the first book printed in the Philippines in 1593 in xylography. It was written by
Fr. Juan de Placentia and Fr. Domingo Neiva, in Tagalong and Spanish.

It contained the Pater Noster (Out Father), Ave Maria (Hail Mary), Regina Coeli (Hail
Holy Queen), and the Ten Commandments of God, the Commandments of the Catholic
Church, the Seven Mortal Sins, How to confess, and the Cathecism. Three old original
copies of this book can still be found at the Vatican, at the Madrid Museum and at the
US Congress. It contains only 87 pages but costs $5,000.0.

2. Nuestra Señora Del Rosario.

The second book printed in the Philippines was written by Fr. Blancas de San Jose in
1602, and printed at the UST Printing Press with the help of Juan de Vera, a Chinese
mestizo. It contains the biographies of saints, novenas, and questions and answers on
religion.

3. Libro de los CuatroPostprimeras de Hombre(in Spanish and Tagalog).

This is the first book printed in typography.


4. Ang Barlaan at Josephat.

This is a Biblical story printed in the Philippines and translated to Tagalog from Greek by
Fr. Antonio de Borja. It is believed to be the first Tagalog novel published in the
Philippines even if it is only a translation. The printed translation has only 556 pages.
The Ilocano translation in poetry was done by Fr. Agustin Mejia.

5. The Pasion.

This is the book about the life and sufferings of Jesus Christ. It is read only during Lent.
There were 4 versions of this in Tagalog and each version is according to the name of
the writer. These are the Pilapil version (by Mariano Pilapil of Bulacan, 1814), the de
Belen version (by Gaspar Aquino de Belen of Bat. in 1704), the de la Merced (by Aniceto
de la Merced of Norzagaray, Bulacan in 1856) and the de Guia version (by Luis de Guia in
1750). Critics are not agreed whether it is the Pilapil or the de la Merced version which is
the most popular.

6. Urbana at Felisa.
A book by Modesto de Castro, the so called Father of Classic Prose in Tagalog. These are
letters between two sisters Urbana at Felisa and have influenced greatly the behavior of
people in society because the letters dealt with good behavior.

7. Ang Mga Dalit kay Maria (Psalms for Mary).

A collection of songs praising the Virgin Mary. Fr. Mariano Sevilla, a Filipino priest, wrote
this in 1865 and it was popular especially during the Maytime “Flores de Mayo” festival.

LITERARY COMPOSITIONS

1. Arte y Reglas de la LenguaTagala (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 LenguaTagala (Understanding the Tagalog language)-written by Fr.


Gaspar de San Agustin in 1703.
3. Vocabulario de la LenguaTagala (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 LenguaBisaya (Bisayan vocabulary)-the best language book in Visayan


by Mateo Sanchez in 1711.
6. Arte de la LenguaIlokana (The Art of the Ilocano language)-the first Ilocano grammar
book by Francisco Lopez.

7. Arte de la LenguaBicolana (The Art of the Bicol language)-the first book in the Bicol
language and written by Fr. Marcos Lisbon in 1754.

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