She was thus branded as illiterate by the Spanish despite being highly educated through Tagalog traditional knowledge .
Saria ca n't understand the question as it was in Spanish , which was foreign and unknown to everyone in the area during that time .
Saria was thus branded as illiterate by the Spanish despite being highly educated through Tagalog traditional knowledge .
Saria ca n't understand the question as it was in Spanish , which was foreign and unknown to everyone in the area during that time .