Historical Criticism Learning Activity RIPH

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Historical Sources

Historical Criticism
Monteclaro’s Maragtas Contribution of Marco

Monteclaro: Marco:
Background of the person or
persons where the material - Born in Miag-ao, Iloilo -Born in Marayo, Negros; now
originated Pontevedra

External criticism technique


used -Provenance -Provenance

-wrote Code of Rajah


-copy taken from a bamboo Kalantiaw (1433)
Findings tube
-has many historical document
-the paper was too brittle writings, but many historians
including Scott, Schumacher,
and Viana we’re more focused if
the documents we’re fraudulent

Internal criticism technique


employed -verisimilitude -versimilitude

-very similar with folktales


Findings
from Panay -life was full of mystery
-many contributions, but also
Conclusion -forgery, hoax? many suspicion on the
authenticity of his works

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