1. Frances Lacsamana

2.  He was a native priest and an
influential member of Indian
communities, and worked through
individual, informal contacts with
neighbors to hand down gods and
gospels from one generation to the
next.
 Diego’s parents and grandparents had
entrusted him with the stone image of
the god Sorimana, and they taught
him to recite the proper prayers and
perform the specific ceremonies of his
cult.
 Many Native Americans were
accused of witchcraft in the
seventeenth century.

3.  Adventurer and priest, Gouevia
entered the Franciscan order in
1528 and accompanied Charles
V, Holy Roman Emperor,
during his journeys to Italy and
Europe.
 He held the offices of court
preacher, court historiographer,
Bishop of Guadix and Bishop of
Mondonedo.
 His earliest work entitled, Reloj
de Principes is a didactic novel
designed to delineate ideals for
the benefit of modern
sovereigns.

4.  Indian slave woman of the city
near the mouth of the Amazon
River, was persuaded by her
lover to petition to the
Portuguese colonial authorities
for her freedom.
 The Manao tribe was
encountered by the Dutch and
introduced revolutionary
technology such as the steel axe,
knife, fishhook, the needle and
firearms.
 The Manao tribe quickly
incorporated these useful ideas
and began trading for slaves.

5.  Found success an d
love during an era of
increasing social and
racial prejudice.
 He was free, literate
and skilled as a
muleteer
 He expanded his
business by taking
risks, rushing into
debt to increase the
size of his mule
train.