Sikatuna, a 16th‑century chieftain of Bohol

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Sikatuna was a 16th-century Boholano chieftain in the Philippines best known for forging a historic blood compact (sandugo) of friendship with Spanish explorer Miguel López de Legazpi.

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instanceOf Boholano
Filipino
chieftain
historical figure
associatedWith Bohol
linked to: Bohol Province

Tagbilaran
commemoratedBy Blood Compact Shrine
Sandugo Festival
countryOfCitizenship Philippines
culture precolonial Visayan culture
ethnicGroup Boholano people
hasBloodCompactWith Miguel López de Legazpi
hasMonument Blood Compact Shrine in Bohol
hasRepresentationIn Philippine art
Philippine commemorative monuments
Philippine history textbooks
historicalEra early Spanish colonial period in the Philippines
influenced early Spanish–Philippine relations
knownAs Datu Sikatuna
languageUsed Cebuano
linked to: Cebuano language

Old Visayan
legacy symbol of diplomacy and peace in Philippine history
memorial Blood Compact Shrine in Tagbilaran
notableEvent Sandugo
blood compact of Bohol
notableFor blood compact with Miguel López de Legazpi
occupation chieftain
opposedTo hostile Spanish conquest
partnerInTreaty Miguel López de Legazpi
partOf precolonial Philippine polities
placeOfActivity Bohol
linked to: Bohol Province

Philippines
positionHeld chieftain of Bohol
region Central Visayas
religion indigenous Philippine folk religion
strategy diplomacy with Spanish explorers
symbolOf Boholano hospitality
friendship between Filipinos and Spaniards
timePeriod 16th century
treatyLocation Bohol
linked to: Bohol Province

Philippines
treatyName Sandugo
treatyRitual blood compact
typeOfTreaty alliance
friendship pact

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Order of Sikatuna namedAfter Sikatuna, a 16th‑century chieftain of Bohol