Revolt of Lakandula and Sulayman (1574) The Lakandula Revolt also known as the Manila Revolt or the Sulayman

Spanish Manila. In 1571, Rajah Lakandula, the native Muslim ruler of Tondo, made a pact with Miguel Lopez de Legaspi to submit his land to him and to hand over his throne which led to Manila being the capital of the Spanish colony. When a Chinese pirate named Limahong planned to conquer Manila, Lakandula helped resist the attack. When Lopez de Legaspi died in 1572, Governor-General Guido de Lavezaris took his place but did not honor the agreements done between Lakandula and his predecessor and even tolerated Spanish abuses. The Spanish took over their lands and encomienderos oppressed Filipinos. Because of this, Lakandula together with Rajah Sulayman led a revolt against the Spanish in the villages of Navotas. The revolt did not succeed and Governor-General Lavezaris, with the help of Spanish and Filipino colonial troops, was able to stop the rebellion and restore order in Manila. First Pampanga Revolt (1585) The Pampangenos Revolt was an uprising in 1585 by some native Kapampangan leaders who resented Spanish landowners, or encomienderos who had deprived them of their historical land inheritances as tribal chiefs. married The to revolt a included a plot to storm the Intramuros, plot troops to the but the conspiracy was foiled before it could begin after a Filipino woman Spanish Spanish soldier and reported Spanish sent by authorities. Filipino colonial were Revolt rule happened by in 1574. It was and a rebellion against in the led Rajah Lakandula Rajah Soliman Tondo,

Governor-General Santiago de Vera, and the leaders of the revolt were arrested and summarily executed.

Tondo Conspiracy (1587-1588) The Conspiracy of the Maharllikas, or the Tondo Conspiracy, of 1587-1588, was a plot against Spanish colonial rule by the kin-related noblemen, or datus, of Manila and some towns of Bulacan and Pampanga. It was led by Agustin de Legazpi, nephew of Lakandula, and his first cousin, Martin Pangan. The datus swore to revolt by anointing their necks with a split egg. The uprising failed when they were denounced to the Spanish authorities by Antonio Surabao (Susabau) of Calamianes.[2] Magalats Revolt (1596) The Magalat Revolt was an uprising in the Philippines in 1596, led by Magalat, a Filipino rebel from Cagayan. He had been arrested in Manila for inciting rebellion against the Spanish, and after he was released on the importunities of some Dominican priests, he returned to Cagayan. Together with his brother, he incited the whole country to revolt. natives He for was the said to to have rise committed up and the atrocities the Spanish upon his fellow soon found refusing against Spaniards. He

controlled

countryside,

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themselves besieged. The Spanish Governor-General Francisco de Tello de Guzmn, sent Pedro de Chaves from Manila with Spanish and Filipino colonial troops. They fought successfully against the rebels, and captured and executed several leaders under Magalat. Magalat himself was assassinated within his fortified headquarters by his own men, who apparently had been promised a reward by the Spaniards.[1] Revolt of the Igorots The Igorot Revolt was a religious revolt in 1601 against Spanish attempts to Christianize the Igorot people of northern Luzon, in the Philippines. Governor-General Francisco de Tello de Guzmn sent

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Spaniards were determined to convert the Igorots to Christianity. They launched a crusade to proselytize the highland natives of Luzon and to place them under Spanish Authorities. A strong expedition was sent to the Igorotland to stop the natives from resisting colonial subjugation. However, the Spaniards were only able to gain nominal political and military control over them.[1] Tamblot Uprising The Tamblot Uprising of 1621, also known as the Tamblot

Revolution or Tamblot Revolt, was led by Tamblot, a babaylan or native priest from the island of Bohol in the Philippines. It was basically a religious conflict.[1] Tamblot exhorted his people to return to the faith of their forefathers and free themselves from Spanish oppression.[2] Tamblot was a tumanan or hermit. He was also a biki or high priest of the local organized religion in Bohol dedicated to the god Ay Sono. The other priests, or biriki, on Bohol were Kator Kukon of Tagobas, Antequera; Hibor Tasing of Ilihanan, Cortes; Bula-od of Batuan; Tam-isan of Loon; Tagbakan of Tubigon; and Pagali of Carigara on the neighbouring island of Leyte. Tamblot was a sab-o or seer who could know the future. He received a bugna or divine revelation. The Boholanos, even before the coming of the Spaniards, already believed in the first man, the flood, paradise, and punishment after death. (Blair & Robertson, Vol. 29, p. 283). These are beliefs similar to Christianity. Malabago.
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About thirty years after the Spanish established themselves on Cebu, on 17 November 1596, two Jesuit priests, Juan de Torres and Gabriel Snchez, arrived in Baclayon on Bohol. It is said that the mother of the encomiendero of Bohol, Doa Catalina de Bolaos invited

them. They established their headquarters in Baclayon, and quickly started to spread the Catholic faith on the island. Only a few years after the Jesuits' arrival, on 26 October 1600, Baclayon was raided by some 300 Maguindanao Moros commanded by Datu Sali coast. and Datu Sirongan. until In the response, departure the of Jesuits the moved their the headquarters to the inland town of Loboc, at a safe distance from the Since then, Jesuits from Philippines in 1768, Loboc has been the residence of the local Jesuit superior. Here they also founded the first parish on the island in 1602, followed in 1604 by a school, the Seminario Colegio de Indios, a training school for the children of the local ruling class. The new religion was not easily accepted by all.[3] In 1621, Tamblot exhorted the Boholanos to return to the faith of their forefathers and convinced them "that the time has come when they could free themselves from the oppression of the Spaniards, in as much as they were assured of the aid of their ancestors and diuatas, or gods." Around 2000 Boholanos responded to Tamblot's war call and began the uprising at a time when most of the Jesuit fathers, the spiritual administrators of the island, were in Cebu celebrating the feast of the beatification of St. Francis Xavier. As soon as news of the revolt reached Cebu, Don Juan de Alcarazo, the Day, alcalde 1622, or the magistrate government there, forces rushed began an the expedition campaign to Bohol, the consisting of 50 Spaniards and more than 1,000 Cebuanos. On New Year's against rebels. In a fierce battle, fought in a blinding rain, Tamblot and his followers were crushed. Another version of the history says that in the following battle, fought out in a torrential rain at Malabago, Cortes, Bohol, the mayor was wounded and the Spanish had to retreat. Six months later, in a

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Spanish priests from Loboc managed to enter the camp of Tamblot and assassinate Then, without their insurgents
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easily defeated, and Spanish power was restored. After these events, the Spanish more firmly established their power in Bohol. Bancao Revolt (1621-1622) The Bancao Revolt was a religious uprising against Spanish

colonial rule led by Bancao, the datu of Carigara , in the present-day Carigara Philippine province of Leyte. Bancao had warmly received Miguel Lpez de Legazpi as his guest, when he first arrived in the Philippines in 1565. Although baptized as a Christian in his youth, he abandoned his faith in later years. With a babaylan, or religious leader named Pagali, he built a temple for a diwata or local goddess, and pressed six towns to rise up in revolt. Similar to the Tamblot Uprising, Pagali used magic to attract followers, and claimed that they could turn the Spaniards into clay by hurling bits of earth at them. Governor-General Alonso Fajardo de Entenza sent the alcalde mayor of Cebu, Juan de Alcarazo, with Spanish and Filipino colonial troops, to suppress the rebellion. Bancao's severed head was impaled on a bamboo stake and displayed to the public as a stern warning. One of his sons was also beheaded, and one of the babaylans was burned at the stake. Three other followers were executed by firing squad. Other historical sources/accounts reports The Bancao Revolt as the first recorded uprising against foreign colonization. The (16211622) dates may be inaccurate. Carigara was evangelized only a decade after Magellan landed in Limasawa in 1521. The uprising may well have taken place towards the end of 16th century. Ladia Revolt (1643)

Ladia was a Bornean and a descendant of Lakandula who came to Malolos in 1643. At that time, the Filipinos were suffering from oppression and he thought that it was about time that they stage an uprising. This was despite the fact that a parish priest tried to convince him not to pursue his plans. Upon his capture, he was brought to Manila where he was executed. Sumuroy Revolt (1649-50) In the today the town of Palapag in Northern Samar, Juan Ponce Sumuroy, a Waray, and some of his followers rose in arms on June 1, 1649 over the polo system being undertaken in Samar. This is known as the Sumuroy Revolt, named after Juan Ponce Sumuroy. The government in Manila directed that all natives subject to the polo are not to be sent to places distant from their hometowns to do their polo. However, under orders of the various town alcaldes, or mayors, Samarnons were being sent to the shipyards of Cavite to do their polo, which sparked the revolt. The local parish priest of Palapag was murdered and the revolt eventually spread to Mindanao, Bicol and the rest of the Visayas, especially in places such as Cebu, Masbate, Camiguin, Zamboanga, Albay, Camarines and parts of northern Mindanao, such as Surigao. A free government was also established in the mountains of Samar. The defeat, capture and execution of Sumuroy in June 1650

delivered a big setback to the revolt. His trusted co conspirator David Dula sustained the quest for freedom with greater vigor but in one of a fierce battles several years later, he was wounded, captured and later executed in Palapag, Northern Samar by the Spaniards together with his seven key lieutenants, one of who was the great great grandfather of current Northern Samar Governor Raul Daza [1].The capture of Dula marked the end of the revolt in its operational center in Northern Samar but the sporadic by skirmises and and hatred some with parts the of Spanish authorities started Sumuroy Dula in

Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao continues, and pursued by new faces in the rebellion fronts.This is marked as the beginning of the end of the long Spanish rule in the country.