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What is Plasencia about?
Juan de Plasencia was a 16th century Spanish friar who documented the customs of the Tagalog people in the Philippines. His writings provide some historical insights but are also biased by his perspective as a colonizer trying to assert Spanish dominance. He described Tagalog social hierarchies and religious practices but in a way that portrayed their traditions as inferior to Christianity. His use of terms like "amusing" and "foolish" to describe Tagalog customs showed a lack of respect for their culture.
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- 卌XxMiaaaisapenguinxX
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- EN