7.2 Spanish Influences on PH Lit.

• Ang Doctrina Cristiana (the Christian Doctrine), the first book printed in the Philippines, was written by Fr. Juan de Placencia and Fr. Domingo Nieva in Tagalog and Spanish.
• 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.
• Libro de los Cuatro Postprimeras de Hombre (in Spanish and Tagalog), the first book printed in typography, was written by Fr. Antonio de Borja.
• Ang Barlaan at Josephat, a Biblical story printed in the Philippines and translated to Tagalog from Greek by Fr. Antonio de Borja, is believed to be the first Tagalog novel published in the Philippines.
• The Pasion, a narrative of the passion, death and resurrection of Christ, has circulated in many versions.
• Urbana at Felisa, a book by Modesto de Castro, the so-called Father of Classic Prose in Tagalog, 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.
• 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.