Question

What does Fr. Plasencia's acount reveal about the religious and spiritual beliefs of the early filipinos

Answer 1

The account revealed a belief in heavenly bodies such as stars and the moon.

• Fr. Juan de Plasencia was one of the Franciscan order's Spanish friars who was tasked with overseeing parish operations.
• He demonstrated that the Filipinos had spiritual beliefs and cultural customs long before the Spaniards arrived and colonised our nation.
• They used to revere the Bathala as well as other celestial bodies such as the moon and stars.
• They also observed funeral customs as a sign of respect for the deceased.
• They also thought that there are demon priests in places like Mangagaway, Manyisalat, Mancocolam, and Hocloban.

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Answer 2

Answer:

Fr. Plasencia was one of the first groups of Franciscan missionaries to visit the Philippines.

Explanation:

Plasencia was a Spanish monk of the Franciscan order. He was among the first group of Franciscan missionarie who arrived in the Philippines on July 2, 1578.

He spent most of his missionary life in the Philippines, where he founded a number of towns in Luzon and wrote several religious and linguistic books, the most notable of which is the Doctrina Cristiana, the first book ever printed in the Philippines.

Fray Juan De Plasencia wrote the custom of Tagalogs born to a famous portocarreros family in Plasencia in the Extremadura region of Spain in the early 16th century. He was one of seven children of Pedro Portocarrero, a Spanish schooner captain. He was a Spanish monk of the Franciscan order. He was among the first group of Franciscan missionaries to arrive in the Philippine Islands. He arrived in the Philippines on July 2, 1578 after a stopover in Mexico. Once he arrived, he joined forces with another missionary, Fray Diego de Oropesa, and the two began preaching around Laguna de Bay and Tayabas, Quezon, Quezon Province, where he founded several towns.

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