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Fray Botod
 Fray Botod introduces the stereotypical
  Spanish friar who uses religion as a tool
  for oppressing others.



 It is told through a dialog between a
  Filipino and his liberal Spanish friend.
Fray Botod

 is not his proper name nor his real name.

 prefers to be called Botod, which means
 big-bellied, rather than his given name, Ano.

 is from Aragon, son of unknown parents.

 was raised by a muleteer.
 Entered the convent of the Augustinian
  Fathers.

 Sent to the Philippines at the age of 21.
His whole
figure was a
faithful copy of
Sancho Panza.
 He was said to be more gluttonous than
 Heliogabalus.

 He was described as a well-fed pig who eats,
 drinks, sleeps and think of nothing else but
 to satisfy his carnal appetite in their various
 manifestations.
 The canding-canding, she-kids and
 students of the friar, are compared to the
 Oriental dancers in India.
How the Father performs his duties as
parish priest

How Fr. Botod entertains and celebrates the
feast of the town's patron saint

How he does business

How a friar punishes

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  • 2. Fray Botod introduces the stereotypical Spanish friar who uses religion as a tool for oppressing others. It is told through a dialog between a Filipino and his liberal Spanish friend.
  • 3. Fray Botod is not his proper name nor his real name. prefers to be called Botod, which means big-bellied, rather than his given name, Ano. is from Aragon, son of unknown parents. was raised by a muleteer.
  • 4. Entered the convent of the Augustinian Fathers. Sent to the Philippines at the age of 21.
  • 5. His whole figure was a faithful copy of Sancho Panza.
  • 6. He was said to be more gluttonous than Heliogabalus. He was described as a well-fed pig who eats, drinks, sleeps and think of nothing else but to satisfy his carnal appetite in their various manifestations.
  • 7. The canding-canding, she-kids and students of the friar, are compared to the Oriental dancers in India.
  • 8. How the Father performs his duties as parish priest How Fr. Botod entertains and celebrates the feast of the town's patron saint How he does business How a friar punishes