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Tagalog Social Classes Explained by Maria Jessica Dumdum is a document available to read on EtoBox.

The document summarizes the social classes and customs of the Tagalog people in the Philippines according to Juan de Plasencia in the early 16th century. There were four main social classes - the chiefs or datus who ruled over barangays or villages; nobles who accompanied chiefs in war; commoners who served masters with half their crop; and slaves who were owned completely by their masters. The document describes Tagalog customs regarding investigations, punishments, inheritance, adoption, marriage dowries,

Author

Maria Jessica Dumdum

Language

EN