Opening with a 50 page introduction and summary of the pre-colonial Philippines by F. Landa Jocano, this volume consists of major ethnographic accounts on society, class structure, tattoos (Pintados), rituals, myths, shamans and more during the initial Spanish contact in 1521 and during the early part of the Spanish colonial rule, starting in 1565. The selection of these materials is based on two broad criteria: the date during which the document was written and the descriptive details of local lifeways and culture it contains. These are the historical texts that much of our understanding of the pre-Spanish Philippines were taken from.

Contents:

Pigafetta’s Account (First Voyage Around The World)

Loarca’s Account (Relations Of The Filipinas Islands)

Plasencia’s Account (Customs Of The Tagalogs)

Chirino’s Account (Of Marriages, Dowries, And Divorces Among The Filipinos)

Colin’s Account(Native Races And Their Customs)

The Boxer’S Codex

Published in 1975 by Mcs Enterprises, Inc.

235 pages / Paperback