Juan de Plasencia

Juan de Plasencia
Born
Juan Portocarrero

1520
Died1590(1590-00-00) (aged 69–70)
NationalitySpanish
Known forDoctrina Cristiana

Miguel[1] Juan de Plasencia (Spanish: ['xwan de pla'senθja]) was a Spanish friar of the Franciscan Order. He was among the first group of Franciscan missionaries who arrived in the Philippines on 2 July 1578.[2]

He spent most of his missionary life in the Philippines, where he founded numerous towns in Luzon and authored several religious and linguistic books, most notably the Doctrina Cristiana (Christian Doctrine), the first book ever printed in the Philippines.

  1. ^ "Milestones in the Brunei church history" (PDF). Apostolic Vicariate of Brunei Darussalam. 2020-10-26. p. 6. Retrieved 2020-11-23.
  2. ^ Fernandez, Jose "Ding". "Juan de Plasencia, OFM — Tatay ng Taytay ni Juan (Part 3)". Academia.edu (in Filipino). Retrieved August 28, 2019.