Lakandula
Sign in to saveLakandula (Baybayin: , Spanish orthography: Lacandola) was the title of the last lakan or paramount ruler of pre-colonial Tondo when the Spaniards first conquered the lands of the Pasig River delta in the Philippines in the 1570s.
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- date of death
- 1575-00-00
- date of birth
- 1503-12-16
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18 sectionsContents
- Name and title
- Etymology of "Lakandula"
- "Lakan" instead of "Rajah"
- Life before the arrival of the Spaniards
- Arrival of Legazpi, May 1571
- The Battle of Bangkusay, June 1571
- Expedition to Pampanga and Bulacan, late 1571
- Attack by Limahong, 1574
- Death
- Documentary sources
- Direct accounts and references from period documents
- Descendants
- Children
- Other relations
- Later descendants
- Legacy
- See also
- References
Lakandula (Baybayin: , Spanish orthography: Lacandola) was the title of the last lakan or paramount ruler of pre-colonial Tondo when the Spaniards first conquered the lands of the Pasig River delta in the Philippines in the 1570s.
The firsthand account of Spanish Royal Notary Hernando Riquel says that he introduced himself to the Spanish as "Sibunao Lacandola". While his given name has since been interpreted as being "Bunao", the historic meaning of the word Lakan, was a title equivalent to prince or paramount ruler, meaning he was the principal Datu or Prince of his domain.