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    Graciano Lopez Jaena wrote "Fray Botod" at age 18, criticizing the corrupt and oppressive behavior of Spanish friars in the Philippines. The story depicts Fray Botod, a priest who neglects his duties and exploits his parishioners through drunkenness, gambling, and abusive relationships. This work inflamed Spanish authorities and forced Jaena into exile, where he continued advocating for reforms as part of the Philippine Propaganda movement.

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    Graciano Lopez Jaena wrote "Fray Botod" at age 18, criticizing the corrupt and oppressive behavior of Spanish friars in the Philippines. The story depicts Fray Botod, a priest who neglects his duties and exploits his parishioners through drunkenness, gambling, and abusive relationships. This work inflamed Spanish authorities and forced Jaena into exile, where he continued advocating for reforms as part of the Philippine Propaganda movement.

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    Fray Botod A Character Sketch

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    Judith Marie Ramasta
    Graciano Lopez Jaena wrote "Fray Botod" at age 18, criticizing the corrupt and oppressive behavior of Spanish friars in the Philippines. The story depicts Fray Botod, a priest who neglects his duties and exploits his parishioners through drunkenness, gambling, and abusive relationships. This work inflamed Spanish authorities and forced Jaena into exile, where he continued advocating for reforms as part of the Philippine Propaganda movement.

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     BIRTHDAY: DECEMBER 18, 1856

     BIRTHPLACE: JARO, ILOILO


     PARENTS: PLACIDO LÓPEZ (a general
    repairman) and MARIA JACOBA JAENA(a
    seamstress)
     DEATH: JANUARY 20, 1896
     KNOWN AS “The Great Orator of the
    Propaganda”; “Prince of Filipino Orators
     AT AGE OF 18 HE WROTE THE SATIRICAL
    STORY “FRAY BOTOD” WHICH DEPICTED
    A FAT AND LECHOROUS PRIEST
     THIS INFURIATED THE SPANISH CLERGY.
    GRACIANO WAS FORCED TO LEAVE FOR
    SPAIN TO AVOID THREATS TO HIS LIFE
     IN SPAIN, HE CONTINUED HIS STUDIES BUT
    FAILED TO FINISH IT
     HE DECIDED TO JOIN JOURNALISM
     HE FOUNDED:
    -LOGIA REVOLUCION – a lodge for
    Filipinos
    -EL LATIGO NACIONAL (national whip)
    -NEWSPAPER
     HE CONTRIBUTED WRITE-UPS ADVICATING
    LIBERAL MEASURES FOR THE PHILIPPINES
    TO SEVERAL NEWSPAPERS LIKE THE
    FOLLOWING:
    -EL LIBERAL(the liberal)
    -EL PROGRESO(the progress)
    -BANDERA SOCIAL DE MADRID(social
    flag of Madrid)
    -CIRCULO HISPANO(Spanish circle)
     FRAY BOTOD (big belly friar) (1874)
     LA HIJA DEL FRAILE (the child of the friar)
     EVERYTHING IS HAMBUG (everything is
    mere show)
     TALUMPATING PAGUNITA KAY KOLUMBUS
    (an oration to commemorate Columbus)
     LA SOLIDARIDAD (the solidarity) (1888)
     SA MGA PILIPINO (1891)
     The priest in "Fray Botod" uses religion to exploit and oppress his
    subjects. A man of vast and morally questionable appetites, he
    takes advantage of his position to pursue everything from
    drunkenness and gluttony to exploitative relationships with
    young girls. The titular character neglects his parish duties,
    pursues gambling, threatens and punishes college students
    arbitrarily, treats workers barbarously, and generally conducts
    business in a wholly corrupt fashion.

     Written when Graciano Lopez Jaena was 18, "Fray Botod" can be
    loosely translated as pot-bellied friar. Jaena left the Philippines in
    1880, shortly after the publication of "Fray Botod," to study
    medicine in Spain under pressure from Spanish authorities. As a
    caricature and satire on Spanish rule in the Philippines, and the
    oppressive influence of the Roman Catholic Church, the story
    was symbolic and became an irritant to the Spanish authorities
    and an inspiration to the Philippine Propaganda movement. This
    was a cause Jaena became closely associated with even in
    exile from his home country.
     Friar Ano Aragones or known as Friar
    Botod is a wicked priest. He will do
    whatever he wants to do. Some, he will
    do it in sinful way just to have and grant
    his wishes. That is how wicked Friar Botod
    is.
     Friar Botod does not have pity on the
    people. He raised his stick to the women
    in a cruel manner. He scared those
    women so that that will grant his wishes.
    When he used to slap the women, they
    fell down and look like asking for mercy
    but he just drove the women away. That
    is how unmerciful Friar Botod is.
     Friar Botod is fond of girls. He made the
    young ugly girls a maiden but those
    beautiful. The young girls and well-
    dressed one became his lovers and
    followers. That is how fond of girls Friar
    Botod is.

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