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Juan de Plasensia arrived in the Philippines with the first batch of Franciscan missionaries in 1578. He wrote Las Costumbres de Los Indios Tagalogs de Filipinas to document Tagalog customs and beliefs, and to end injustices against natives by some Spanish officials. The document describes Tagalog social classes, housing, dress, ornaments, government, inheritance, marriage customs, religious beliefs, and economic life including agriculture, fishing, and trade. It also discusses the Tagalog language and pre-

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Geve Libertad

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