Module Activity 5
Name: MENDOZA, RICO JOHN C. Section: CEIT-04-401P
I. Directions: Fill the table with necessary details based on the “Customs of the Tagalogs” by Fr.
Juan de Plasencia and “Native Races and their Customs” by Fr. Francisco Colin. (32pts)
SOCIAL CLASSES EQUIVALENT DUTIES CHARACTERISTICS
AMONG TAGALOGS TERMINOLOGY AMONG
(Tagalog) (Tagalog)
(in any order) VISAYANS
Noble Class Datu or Tumao Which who rules the Richest and wealthiest
land and the person in the community.
clan/community.
Middle Class TImawa Had enough land and Can own and pay their own
men but do not work on land. Commoners who
their fields themselves. don’t have to pay tribute.
Lower Class Oripun Humans who are treated Those who are unable to
as property by other pay their debts and instead
humans. live a life of servitude.
Source : Readings in Philippine History,Delos Santos, Andres R.et.al
II. Use appropriate graphic organizer to show the hierarchy of the social statuses of the early Filipinos
during the Pre-Hispanic Period. (Use the details based on the “Native Races and their Customs” by
Fr. Francisco Colin.
Use the space provided below. (13pts)
Chiefs -
Datu
Nobles -
Maginoo
Freemen -
Timawa/Maharlika
Slaves - Namamahay/Sagigilid
III. Data Retrieval Chart.
Answer the questions below about the author and the content of the report on the “Battle of Mactan”.
(15pts)
A.
When was the document
written? The manuscript volume, dating from around 1525,
details Ferdinand Magellan's voyage around the
world in 1519-22.
ABOUT THE CREATOR/AUTHOR
Who wrote the document?
The document is written by Antonio Pigafetta which
is a Venetian scholar. He kept a written journal titled,
"Journal of Magellan's Voyage".
How did the author know about
the event? Pigafetta himself accompanied Ferdinand Magellan
on a trip to find the Spice Islands but instead
discovered the Philippines.
Why was the document written?
It was written to document or to log the events that
transpired on their historical trip to the Spice Islands.
Why did the author keep the Pigafetta kept a detailed journal, the original of which is
document lost. However, an account of the voyage, written by
Pigafetta between 1522 and 1525, survives in four
manuscript versions: one in Italian and three in French.
B. (15pts)
Who refused to obey the King of
Spain? Lapu-lapu refused to accept the authority of Rajah
Humabon since he refuses to swear fealty to Spain.
Why did Magellan come to Rajah Humabon and Datu Zula suggested to Magellan to
Mactan? go to the island of Mactan and force his subject chieftain
Datu Lapulapu to comply with his orders. The Raja and
ABOUT THE CONTENT
Datus and agreed to help him subdue the resistant Lapu-
lapu since he won't comply to their orders.
Did Magellan wish to fight the
natives? Yes, since he made a deal with the other tribe leaders to
subdue Lapu-lapu to further improve influence and
control over the region.
How did the natives react to the The natives where enraged when Magellan and his team
Spaniards? set fire on the native's homes resulting in a fight. Magellan
was struck by a poison arrow and was wounded in the arm
with a spear and in the leg by a large native sword.
What is the main idea of the Antonio Pigafetta's journal became a document cementing
document? the achievement about the first world circumnavigation
which in his writing can be found descriptions of peoples,
countries, goods and even the languages that were spoken.
Source : Readings in Philippine History,Delos Santos, Andres R.et.al
