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• Historical context: Miguel Lopez de Legaspi's voyage in 1565 dropped the first anchor towards directly colonizing the Philippines
• Archipelago of St. Lazarus was the name given by Magellan to the Philippines in 1521
• Western Islands (Islas del Poniente) is how the Spaniards in Europe called the Philippines prior to renaming it during the voyage of Ruy de Villalobos in 1542
• Between 1565 to 1572, Augustinian priests on board Legaspi's voyage worked for the conversion of the natives to Christianity
• Conversion during Legaspi's voyage was done in a harsh manner, with Legaspi's men ravaging Zubu with artillery fire
• Upon the return of the Zubuanos to the ravaged site, they were Christianized and exacted with tribute
• Establishment of Manila: Became the capital of Islas Felipinas in 1572
• Missionary work began in Manila with the arrival of Franciscans (1577), Jesuits (1580), Dominicans (1580), and Recollects (1606)
• From Manila, missionaries dispersed searching for people in barangays, learning their ways and language
• Learning the local language was more efficient than teaching the natives Spanish for the purpose of Christianizing them
• Several dictionaries in Ilocano, Visaya, Kapampangan, and Tagalog were produced with the translation of Doctrina Christiana in these languages
• One of the works was the writings of Fray Juan de Plasencia