Francisco Ignacio Alcina | |
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| Born | (1610-02-02)2 February 1610 |
| Died | 30 July 1674(1674-07-30) (aged 64) |
| Occupation(s) | Theologian, Historian |
| Notable work | Historia de las islas e indios de Bisayas (1668) |
Francisco Ignacio (de) AlcinaSJ (alsoAlzina,Alçina) (February 2, 1610 – July 30, 1674) was a Spanish historian and aJesuit missionary in thePhilippines. He served as parish priest in theVisayan islands for 37 years. Most of those years were spent among the natives whom he used to call "my beloved Bisayans."
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Francisco Ignacio Alzina was born on February 2, 1610, inGandía,Valencia, Spain.[1]: I:XVI:61, III:I:211 He was one of the eight boys; six of his brothers died at an early age. At the age of 14, Alzina entered the Jesuit Province of Aragon and he was only 22 years old, a cleric in theological studies, when he was chosen for Philippine Missions.[1]: 354
In 1631, together with other Jesuit missionaries, he leftZaragoza and travelled toMexico. Later that same year he leftAcapulco and had first sight of the Philippine islands on May 15, 1632.[2]: 44–56 Alcina arrived inManila on May 26 and stayed two and a half years where he completed his studies and until his ordination. Alcina was ordained by Augustinian Bishop D. Fe. Pedro de Arce, who had been a catechist and pastor in theBisayan Islands for a long time.
After his ordination, he was first assigned inBorongan, Samar or Ibabao (Ybabao), as that eastern coast was called in olden times.
| Year | Location |
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| 1637 | Paranas, Samar |
| 1645–1648 | Rector ofCarigara, Residence of Leyte |
| 1649 | Cebu |
| 1653–1656 | Catbalogan, Samar[3]: 56 |
| 1657–1666 | Rector ofPalapag, Samar |
| 1667–1668 | Catbalogan, Samar |
Alcina spent most of his time documenting the general information of the Visayas and its people, including language, arts, science and their ancient traditions.
Alcina documented East Visayan literature including the poetic forms such as thecandu,haya,ambahan,canogon,bical,balac,siday andawit. He also described thesusumaton andposong, early forms of narratives.
Explorations by early navigators, descriptions of the islands and their peoples, their history and records of the catholic missions, as related in contemporaneous books and manuscripts, showing the political, economic, commercial and religious conditions of those islands from their earliest relations with European nations to the close of the nineteenth century.
{{cite book}}:ISBN / Date incompatibility (help)Explorations by early navigators, descriptions of the islands and their peoples, their history and records of the catholic missions, as related in contemporaneous books and manuscripts, showing the political, economic, commercial and religious conditions of those islands from their earliest relations with European nations to the close of the nineteenth century.
Explorations by early navigators, descriptions of the islands and their peoples, their history and records of the catholic missions, as related in contemporaneous books and manuscripts, showing the political, economic, commercial and religious conditions of those islands from their earliest relations with European nations to the close of the nineteenth century.
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