First Printed Book in the Philippines
First Printed Book in the Philippines The Doctrina Christiana is considered the first printed book in the Philippines written by Fray Juan de Plasencia in 1593. Consisting of 38 leaves and 74 pages of text in Spanish, Tagalog transliterated into Roman letters, and Tagalog in original Baybayin script, the Doctrina Christiana means “ The Teachings … Read more