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Filipiniana Reference and Information Sources

The document discusses various Filipiniana reference and information sources, including: 1. De Moluccis Insulis, published in 1523, was the first book about the Philippines documenting Magellan's voyage. 2. Doctrina Christiana, printed in 1593, was the first book printed in the Philippines using xylographic printing. 3. Vocabulario de la Lengua Tagala, written in 1613, was the first book of Tagalog word lists with meanings. 4. The document provides an overview of many other first Filipino books, newspapers, and reference sources throughout history.

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Filipiniana Reference and Information Sources

The document discusses various Filipiniana reference and information sources, including: 1. De Moluccis Insulis, published in 1523, was the first book about the Philippines documenting Magellan's voyage. 2. Doctrina Christiana, printed in 1593, was the first book printed in the Philippines using xylographic printing. 3. Vocabulario de la Lengua Tagala, written in 1613, was the first book of Tagalog word lists with meanings. 4. The document provides an overview of many other first Filipino books, newspapers, and reference sources throughout history.

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Filipiniana Reference

and Information Sources


Filipiniana
Books and non-books materials about
the Philippines, produced in or
outside th Philippines, by Filipinos or
non-Filipinos, in any of the Philippine
languages, or in a foreign language.

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Filipiniana Firsts
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De Moluccis Insulis (1523)
✣ First book about Philippines and the
memorable voyage of Magellan.
✣ First ed. Published in Cologne in 1523.
✣ 1st edition is found at the Filipiniana
Division of the National Library of the
Philippines.

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Doctrina Christiana (1593)

✣ First book printed in ✣ Contains Spanish and


the Philippines. Tagalog prayers and
✣ Printed by Juan de other basic teachings of
Vera using xylographic Roman Catholic
method at Imprenta de Church.
los Dominicos de ✣ 9 ½ inches x 7 inches,
Manila (the country’s unbound and printed
first and oldest printing on inferior quality
press) paper.

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Shih-lu (1593)

A philosophical book written in classical


Chinese which is believed to antedate the
Doctrina Christiana.
Original copy is found at the Biblioteca
Nacional de Madrid.

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Povedano Manuscript (1578)

✣ First collection of pre-Spanish


foltakes of the Philippines written
by Don Diego Lope de Povedano.
✣ Contains the beliefs and diverse
superstitions of the ancient people
of Binalbagan, Negros.
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Sucesos de las Islas Filipinas (1609)

First comprehensive historical account of the


Philippines and Filipino race by Antonio de
Morga.

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Vocabulario de la Lengua Tagala
(1613)

First book of word lists with meanings written


by Fr. Pedro de San Buenaventura.

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Ang Mahal na Passion ni Jesu
Christong Panginoon Natin (1704)

✣ First Christian narrative poem


intended to replace the pagan epic
poems of the pre-hispanic past.
✣ Prepared by Gaspar Aquino de Belen.

10
Urbana at Felisa (1887)

✣ First Filipino best seller.


✣ Touches on the manners and morals of the
19th century rising “upper class” at that
time.

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Noli Me Tangere (1887)
✣ First novel of Jose P. Rizal written in
Spanish and published in Berlin; with
its sequel El Filibusterismo (1891)
both novels portray corruption and
abuse of the Spanish government and
the clergy.

12
Del Superior Govierno
(1811-1812)

✣ First newspaper in the


Philippines published from
August 8-11 – February 7,
1812.

13
Arte y Reglas de la Lengua Tagala
(1610)

✣ First grammar book by Fr. Francisco Blancas


de San Jose.

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Diariong Tagalog
(1882)

✣ First bilingual (Spanish-Tagalog) newspaper in the


Philippines edited by Marcelo H. Del Pilar, from June 1 to
October 1882.

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Bounding Billow

✣ First American
Newspaper
published in the
Philippines.

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La Ilustracion Filipina
(1811-1812)

✣ First illustrated
periodical with issues
from August 11, 1811 to
February 7, 1812.

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Libro de Nuestra Señora del Rosario
(1602)

✣ First book printed by


typographic method;
written in Tagalog by Fr.
Francisco Blancas de San
Jose.

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Manila Bulletin

✣ The oldest newspaper in the Philippines with


the largest circulation.

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THANK YOU 

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1st Report

Books in Ancient Brief History of


Members
Period, Medieval Printing
Period, Orient, including Book-
Barotil
Renaissance making materials
Catapang
Period, and printing
Jorigue
Contemporary technologies

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2 Report
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Bibliographies as Sources of Information
Members
Suaiso, Temkang, Zaragoza

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3rd Report Electronic Access to Bibliographic
Sources and Guides to
Members
Bibliographic Databases,
Riofloredo, Bibliographic Utilities and
Sinangote, Networks, and Guidelines in
Sto. Tomas Compiling Bibliographies
Manabat

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Any questions?

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