Literature in spanish era

• Spanish Era


  Literature started to flourish
• Miguel Lopez Delagazpi


  • First Spanish Governor in the Philippines
• Spanish Influences


  • Baybayin (Philippine writing system)
  • Christian Doctrine (First Book Printed in the Philippines, 87 pages, 7 mortal sins, How to confess, 10 commandments)
  • European Legend (Fairy tales)
  • Ancient Literature (Translated in Tagalog)
  • Grammar book (Dictionary)
  • Religion (Catholicism)
• First books printed in the Philippines

  • Doctrina Christiana
  • Nuestra Senora del Rosario
• Libro Delos Cuatro Post Primeras de Hombre


  • 1st book written in typography
• Barlaan and Josaphat


  • First Tagalog novel, 575 pages, Translated from Greece
• Ang Pasyon


  • Life and death of Christ
• Urbana at Feliza


  • Conversation of two sisters
• Ang mga Dalit ni Mana

  • Psalms for Mary, Flores de Mayo
• Fr. Manano Sevilla


  • Literary Compositions, Dictionary
• Artey reglas de la lengva Tagala

  • Blancas De San Jose, Tomas Pinpin
• Compendio Del Arte De La Lengua Tagala

  • Gaspar De San Agustin, 1703
• Vocabulaño De La Langua Tagalaga

  • Pedro De San Buena Ventura, 1613
• Arte Lengua Pampanga


  • Father Diego, 1732
• Vocabulano De La Lengua Bisaya

  • Mateo Sanchez, 1711
• Arte De La Lengua Iloca

  • Francisco Lopez
• Vocabulano De La Lengua Bicol


  • Marcos Lishon, 1754
• Spanish language


  Medium of instruction
• First books


  Doctrina christiana
• Nuestra senora del Rosario

  • Fr. Blancas De San Jose
  • Biographies of saints
  • second hook printed in the philippines