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    Question: Why Did The Spaniards Partake in The Blood Pact With The Precolonial Filipinos?

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    The blood compact or Sandugo between Datu Sikatuna of Bohol and Spanish explorer Miguel Lopez de Legazpi in 1565 was intended as a friendship agreement and pledge of alliance between the Filipinos and Spaniards. For the Filipinos, it affirmed their allegiance to the King of Spain and made them subjects of Spain. For the Spaniards, it was a way to integrate the Filipinos into Spanish colonial rule. However, as the Spaniards failed to uphold their end of the agreement, the blood compact later became a symbol of the Filipinos' right to remove themselves from the pact. The event played an important role in developing a narrative of Filipino nationhood in the face

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    The blood compact or Sandugo between Datu Sikatuna of Bohol and Spanish explorer Miguel Lopez de Legazpi in 1565 was intended as a friendship agreement and pledge of alliance between the Filipinos and Spaniards. For the Filipinos, it affirmed their allegiance to the King of Spain and made them subjects of Spain. For the Spaniards, it was a way to integrate the Filipinos into Spanish colonial rule. However, as the Spaniards failed to uphold their end of the agreement, the blood compact later became a symbol of the Filipinos' right to remove themselves from the pact. The event played an important role in developing a narrative of Filipino nationhood in the face

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    Question: Why did the Spaniards partake in the blood pact with the precolonial Filipinos?

    According to Filomeno V. Aguilar Your thoughts about the blood compact


    - The Pacto de Sangre or Blood Compact, in spite of - The blood compact or Sandugo was a historical ritual
    its important impact in Filipino ideas and outsets of between Datu Sikatuna (chieftain of Bohol) and Miguel
    history, is rarely questioned in the Philippine history Lopez de Legazpi (Spanish explorer) which was
    and geography. According to Aguilar, as for the happened in 1565 as a friendship agreement and
    Filipinos, the blood compact was an agreement ‘joining together’ ideal of both Filipinos and Spaniards.
    between equals, a pledge of perpetual guild and This was considered as the first ever accord of both
    union by which the Filipinos had affirmed allegiance entities for long lasting relationship and camaraderie. It
    to the King of Spain and all together had become is an assurance of welcoming and amicable relation of
    Spaniards. As for the Spaniards, it had to do with the natives and the Spanish conquistadors. It
    their part of in integrating the Filipinos. However, in emphasizes trust and confidence between the parties
    as much as the Spaniards had despoiled their side of amidst of colonization. As a part of this millennial era,
    the contract, the Pacto de Sangre was used to indicate I may consider this historic event as a valuable
    the right of the Filipinos to remove from the pact reflection of harmonious affinity and comradeship. It
    their ancestor had entered into. anchors the idea of putting conviction, assurance,
    The event that happened in Bohol in 1565, involving fidelity and self-reliance to any person we can interact
    Sikatuna and Legazpi became important to the pro- or encounter. It is a formal conglomeration of ideal
    independence assembly of a series of historical exchange of traditions and culture. Nowadays, this
    events of the past. It is about building of a formation movement inspired and translated to national and
    legend of Filipino nationhood in light of grant on international treaties in all aspects. It has paved way to
    ancient blood oaths and the historical account of the instill and inculcate to the minds of every individual
    encounter of Sikatuna and Legazpi. the importance of agreement whether political or
    social. Moreover, it has strengthened the hospitality of
    According to Vicente Rafael the Filipinos up to date as it has been exemplified by
    - In the book entitled ‘Contracting Colonialism, the natives spearhead by Datu Sikatuna; the resilient
    Translation and Christian conversion in Taglog yet warm welcome of someone or group of people
    Society, Rafael scrutinized the conversion of the whether domestic fellow or foreign alien or ally. If we
    Filipinos by the Spaniards to the Catholic may recall, the famous Filipino painter Juan Luna
    encouragement and the relocation of their social made his masterpiece with the theme ‘El Pacto de
    structures in to the Spanish system. He justly Sangre’ of which obtained recognition in Paris and
    suggests that translation and conversion are the around the globe. Also, President Elpidio Quirino
    alliance of Spain’s imperial order and Tagalog established the Order of Sikatuna as a tribute and virtue
    conversion in the Philippine lowlands are best from this notable blood compact. From that alone, the
    implicit in terms of a series of translation between Philippines has been put into the global scene where
    the agents of a Castilian Catholic regime and various this movement has been discussed and somehow
    classes of Tagalog society. Such kinships, according literally commemorated. Furthermore, this treaty gave
    to Rafael, imitate as much as they are reflected their high hopes to every Filipino to shed light on
    historical formation in the imperials of Spaniards. He ambiguous affiliation and rapport to other nationalities.
    claims that translation’s formation discloses the Having said that, we Filipinos may seem to be inferior
    Spanish commitment and want to classify, transfer, in some global matters but this treaty has placed us into
    and rearrange words, notion, thoughts and contents. a closer interaction with global issues.
    But Spaniard and Tagalog alike, the history of
    colonialism demanded the translation or conversion
    of intimidating and menacing language or
    governmental pacts into safe places from which to
    speak as mistranslation, signifies a radical attention
    in both rendering the others’ understanding and
    reading into the other’s language and manners.

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