Doctrina Christiana was an early book of Roman Catholic Catechism, written by Fray Juan de Plasencia, and is believed to be one of the earliest books printed in the Philippines, in 1593.[1]
The Doctrina Christiana is remarkable not only for having been printed at such an early age in an elaborated Gothic font of the Spanish language, but also for having copies made in Tagalog versions, both in Latin script and the commonly usedBaybayin script of the natives at the time, plus another translation made in traditional Chinese language.
In pre-Spanish language frontal text:
| “ | Doctrina Christiana en Lengua Espanola Y Tagala corregida Reglos por Los Religiosos de las Ordenes Impressa con Licencia en (San) Gabriel de las Orden de (Santo) Domingo. En Manila, 1593. | ” |
In English language:
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Christian Doctrine in Spanish and Tagalog Language, with correct rules for the Religious Order. Printed with License (Imprimatur) in Saint Gabriel of the Holy Dominican Order. In Manila, 1593.
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There is some controversy about which of the versions is the first book of the Spanish Philippines, with some scholars believing that the Chinese-language version titled Doctrina Christiana en letra y lengua China (Wuchi t’ien-chu cheng-chiao chen-chuan shih-lu) by Fray Miguel de Benavides, O.P was printed in 1590 to 1592 by the Chinese printer Keng Yong in Manila before the Spanish and Tagalog versions. (article Source Wikipedia)
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