Si Tandang Bacio Macunat

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Si Tandang Bacio Macunat
AuthorMiguel Lucio Bustamante
Country Philippines
Language Tagalog
Publication date
1885

Si Tandang Bacio Macunat (lit. Old Man Bacio Macunat), alternatively spelled as Si Tandang Basio Macunat, is a work written by Spanish friar, Miguel Lucio Bustamante published in Tagalog in the Spanish Philippines. It is known for its premise which argues that education is undesirable to the 'Indios', and criticizes the pursuit of education by members of the Ilustrado class. [1] [2]

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References

  1. Reyes, Soledad (1998). "Transgression and Absolution in Si Tandang Basio Macunat (1885)". Budhi. Ateneo de Manila University. 2 (2): 209–227.
  2. Patajo-Legasto, Priscelina, ed. (2008). Philippine Studies: Have We Gone Beyond St. Louis?. Diliman, Quezon City: University of the Philippines Press. ISBN   978-9715425919 . Retrieved 12 February 2016.