Monday, October 11, 2010

"Sandugo"


Taken first thing in the morning when the sky is perfect blue and the temperature was about +40. It was a good introduction to the rest of the tour we had that day in Bohol.

The Sandugo was a blood compact, performed in the island of Bohol in the Philippines, between the Spanish explorer Miguel López de Legazpi and Datu Sikatuna the chieftain of Bohol on March 16, 1565, to seal their friendship as part of the tribal tradition. This is considered as the first treaty of friendship between the Spaniards and Filipinos. "Sandugo" is a Visayan word which means "one blood".

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