Casimiro Díaz
- For the player, see: Casimiro Diaz (baseball).
Fray Casimiro Díaz, O.S.A. [1] (1693–1746) [2] was a Spanish friar, of the Augustinian order (vows in 1710), who accompanied the first Spanish expedition to the Cordillera. [3] Casimiro Díaz wrote Conquistas de las Islas Philipinas in 1718 (published in Valladolid in 1890). He also wrote Parrocho (1745). Casimiro Díaz reported, "The Igorots are a barbaric people." [3]
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[edit] Life and work
Casimiro Díaz was born in Toledo, Spain in 1693.[2] He took his vows in the convent of San Felipe el Real in 1710, and after arriving at the Philippines, he finished his literary studies.[2] Díaz was stationed in the missions at Magalang (1717), later in Mexico (1728), 6 years later in Aráyat (1734), Betis (1735), Minalin (1737), and Candaba (1740). He was procurator-general (1719), twice provincial secretary (1722), definitor (1725), presiding officer of the chapter (1731), qualifier of the Holy Office, chronicler of the Augustinian province in the islands, reader (1744), and conventual preacher.[2] Díaz died in Manila in 1746, having completed many writings.[2]
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[edit] Notes
- ^ "O.S.A." is the Order of St. Augustine.
- ^ a b c d e "Moro Pirates' attacks worsen, 1634." (history, Note 32), Zamboanga City History, webpage: ZH-1634.
- ^ a b "Who is an Igorot? - FEATURES (January 12, 1999)" (article), Alfred Dizon, Philippine Daily Inquirer, January 1999, webpage: TS-f2.
[edit] References
- "The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume XXV, 1635-36" (history), webpage: MB-118.
[edit] External links
- "The odyssey of Captain Arriola and his discovery of Marcus Island," webpage: FA-Arriola.
