Chapter 22 : The Ancestors and Descendants of Lakan Dula | Lakandula |Lakan Bunao Dula | Lakan Carlos Dula | Lakan Bunao Dula Bolkiah of the Kingdom of Tondo Manila

           Rajah Sulayman (also Sulayman I, 1558–1575,[1]) was the Rajah or ruler of the Kingdom of Maynila, a pre-Hispanic state at the mouth of the Pasig River where it empties into Manila Bay in what is now the Philippines, who reigned after Rajah Lontok. He was also the ruler of Kingdom of Tondo inheriting from a long line of rulers: Timamanukum, Alon, Gambang, Suko and Lontok–Kalangitan. Sulayman I was the ruler of Namayan succeeding from Kalangitan and Ache. In effect, Sulayman I is the ruler of the united kingdoms of Manila. He was the kingdom's second to the last indigenous ruler (Lakan Banao Dula is the last), as the state was absorbed into the Spanish Empire during the latter's conquest of Luzon and the archipelago. His eldest son, Lakan Bunao Dula was crowned Lakan (paramount ruler) or King of the united kingdom when Sulayman I was too sick to function as monarch. Sulayman I is the grandson of Abdul Bolkiah and the son of Sulayman Bolkiah. Sulayman I however did not use the surname Bolkiah but instead used the official title of Rajah Soliman Dula l, to mark the new lineage of the united Manila aristocracy [2][3][4].  The regnal surname Dulay, later spelled as  Dula came from the native ancient alibata direct translation of Doylly, the surname of the British wife of Rajah Sulaiman I named Ysmeria Doylly, mother of Lakan Dula, Rajah Matanda and Rajah Sulaiman II. In the ancient alibata alphabet, the translation of Doylly becomes Dulay , and later became Dula because there is no letter Y in the alibata, the ancient Filipino alphabet (Ka Totoy Talastas).  Sulayman II resisted Spanish forces, and thus, along with Rajah Matanda and Lakan Dula, was one of three Rajahs who played significant roles in the Spanish conquest of the kingdoms of the Pasig River delta in the early 1570s.[5]

 The above genealogy of the Gatbonton Clan shows that the Dulay Clan of Marikina Valley are direct descendants of Lakan Dula of Tondo from the eldest and heir apparent  Batang Dula. One of the respected traditional leaders of the Gatbonton Clan who has the key on this secret genealogy, said:  

“I am a grandson of Feliza Gatbonton Corrales-Macam. The Gatbontons are not descendants of Lakan Dula but rather a direct relative. Gatbonton (mandala) who was the administrator of the rice granary of the kingdom. He was the son of Dayang Lahat, sister of Raja Sulaiman Sri Lila (salalila)I. His other kin were MONMON, GATCHALIAN, GATMAITAN, MACARALAGA, GATMAITIM, MANDIC, GATDULA and DUMANDAN." Note, the Gatdula of today is not in the line of the present day Dula but surely of the Gatbontons as their Father was Gat Timog. The will says:"GATBONTON married MACAYABONGDILI ( in English: the one with the ladies in waiting), a sister of my father*. They had five children, namely LOVERA, MACABAT, CAPITANGAN, TAUI and PAMPALUNG (founder of the Kingdom of Apalit) whom they called MACAPAGAL. The name could have been used as a cover up to avoid persecution when the Gatbontons escaped Tondo for Candaba via Rio Grande River. The name was used during his youth and assumed another before he died. He had also a son named Palong Gatbonton. From this line comes the line of my great Grandmother Simeona Gatbonton-Corrales, Martha Gatbonton-Kelly;grandmother of FPJ, Juan Gatbonton, Liborio Gatbonton, Manolo Gatbonton and Zcarina Gatbonton."

This Gatbonton Clan Genealogy is somewhat triangulated with the  genealogy coming from the descendants of Rajah Suleiman l and his wife Esmeria Doyley who started the Dula/Doyley/Dulay royal lineage of the House of Dula when they decided to crown Rajah Bunao Dula as Lakan Bunao Dula. Lakan means paramount ruler, or the supreme leader among all rajahs. This somewhat manifested the  secret influence of the British Royalty on ancient Filipino nobility. That era was a struggle of the Spanish Empire against the British Empire. The crowning of  Tondo - based Rajah Bunao Dula as the Lakan over his brothers Rajah Matanda and Rajah Sulayman gave birth to the consolidated Kingdom of Manila based in Intramuros and Tondo. In western nomenclature, Lakan is equivalent to King. This also signal the intense Spanish prosecution of the native aristocracy since the regnal name Dula/Doyley/Dulay) is close to the British Empire.

Lots of native sounding Filipino surnames today, just like the Gatbontons, are descendants of the relatives of Lakan Bunao Dula (Christian name: Lakan Carlos Dula) who served in special capacity in the Kingdom of Lakan Dula. As a general rule, modern Filipinos who have native sounding names are descendants of the loyalists, maginoo or officials of the Lakan Dula Kingdom to the point that they resisted the official order of the government of Spain for Filipinos to adopt Spanish surnames. Historians have several theories why they are loyal to the native Kingdom: maybe they are relatives by blood of the ruling Lakan Bunao Dula family, or maybe they occupy responsible positions in the kingdom, or maybe they are relatives by affinity, or maybe they are just by nature patriotic.  The Spanish persecutions of the descendants of Lakan Bunao Dula continued and intensified, but a lot of descendants maintained their native surnames like lakandula, dula, dulay, gatdula, dulayan, abdullah, rebadulla, dulatre, duldulao, dulayba, lakandola, lacandalo, lacandola, lacandula, dula - torre and many others revolving around the root word “dula”. During the intense persecution of the Spaniards on the native aristocracy, some descendants have to disregard the “dula” root word and adopted totally different native sounding surnames for disguise, like magsaysay, lontoc, agbayani, acuna, salonga, gatchalian, bacani, macapagal, guingona, gatpandan, pangilinan, pangalangan, sumuroy, dagohoy, kalaw, salalima, soliman, pilapil, mabini, pagdanganan, macalintal, angara, bamba, datumanong,  panganiban, katigbak, macarambon, sakay, aglipay, kasilag, salamat, karingal, kiram, daza, lacanilao, lacanlale, gatchalian,  manalo, lagumbay, tamano, ilagan, bunye, pangandaman, maliksi, silang, badoy, puno, lapid, ziga, nalupta, binay, gatbonton, sinsuat, capulong, puyat, gatmaitan, macuja, dagami, ablan, capinpin, punongbayan, madlangbayan, gatlabayan, batungbakal, cabangbang, pakyaw, sumulong, gustilio, calungsod, capangoy, kapunan, etc, but continued fighting for the liberation of  the natives from Spain. Some of the descendents hid their Lakan Dula heritage by changing their names into the likes of  guevara,  aguinaldo, legaspi, aquino, mendoza, osmena, de Leon, estanislao, laurel, fernando, ejercito, delapaz, mercado, santos, bonifacio, de guzman, etc, while some adopted chinese surnames of their mother like lim, uy, go, tan, ong, etc, but they continued to pursue a belligerent posture against Spain.  The Spanish authorities know this and they countered by betrothing Spanish ladies to the heirs of the native aristocracy which explains why the Capulongs, Dulays, and Gatbontons, etc, of today have fairer complexion than the ordinary natives in the localities. There are however few who were forced to collaborate with the Spanish authority. Wishing to avoid the persecution experienced by his latter ancestors, Lakan Dula's alleged great grandson Juan Macapagal, but the number 1 Wikipedia article is suggesting that he is actually a descendant of certain  Mr. Lacandola of Arayat who is a traitor to the natives and a proud pro Spaniards that is why their paid hacks are making efforts to combine the correct name of Lakan Banao Dula, (title - first name- surname), into Lakandula, which is nearer to their surname Lacandola of Arayat. Based on their own Lacandola of Arayat family history, their ancestor aided the Spanish authorities in suppressing the 1660 Kapampangan revolt of Francisco Maniago, and the Pangasinan revolt of Andrés Malong, and the 1661 Ilocano revolt. To some natives, this is an act of treason against their cause, but some leaders understand this as a heroism to save the future descendants of Lakan Dula, (if they are indeed descendants).  The Philippine Genealogical Society has the official list of these native Filipino surnames in its website at https://angkangpilipino.wordpress.com. Each surname may have some secret family history that will show their designation or role in the Kingdom of Lakan Dula, the way the Gotbonton Clan had documented their clan history from the past. One example of which is the surname Lacandola of Arayat, who is proudly anti - native and pro Spaniards. Other native sounding surnames may have exciting histories, like the Sumulong of Antipolo who actually led the migration to the mountain (sumulong sa kabundukan) from Marikina Valley settlement of Lakan Dula descendants near the bank of Marikina River, using the present “Sumulong Highway path”. The pangilinan ancestor is a great warrior of the kingdom who was given a very special weapon, "nilagyan ng pangil". The unknown Pacqiao ancestor could have been a very succesful travelling businessman in the kingdom "na mahilig mamakyaw ng chinawares at dinadala sa malayong lugar".The calungsod ancestor may have been a neighbor of Lakan Dula of Tondo but settled in the far far away southern territory. The agbayani ancestor is actually a hero of the kingdom who was given vast tract of land in the northern part of the kingdom as a reward. The magsaysay ancestor is a great story teller of the kingdom.The Angara ancestor could have been the native fashion model of the kingdom because "ang gara nyang manamit." The Aguinaldo ancestor may have given Lakan Dula a gift, a sword made of gold. Pangalangan could have been a great warrior with a very specialized skills needed for special missions, or "pang alangan na laban". Their are several others very exciting family histories that are still on the research process.

Source: National Historical Institute, 1964. Any proposed addition to the list should be communicated to the Principalia Council  of the United Royal Houses of the Philippines for further historical study and approval.

The Descendants of Lakan Dula of Tondo are united, their unassuming secretive patriarch does not rule, he reigns privately.

Their unassuming secretive patriarch of the modern times does not rule, he reigns privately, the personal leadership style he inherited from the earlier traditional leaders of the descendancy,  a reaction from the centuries of Spanish persecutions. He might even deny his historical role or point to somebody else when talking to non descendants or in public. Descendants will  not point directly their patriarch but if needed, they will indirectly identify him as the one who has been very active in coordinating them.

Roderick Alain Alvarez : 9th cousin's husband's 9th great uncle's wife's 6th great aunt's husband's 16th great grandson  we're that related, insan Toti, pero hindi pa tapos ang Lakan Dula genealogy: please add as many relatives coz, as head of the Royal House, you know them better :)

Toti Dulay: today at 2:36 AM

Thank you insan Roderick, in the Geni. Com genealogy, we saw na lumabas na yung name nung Juan Reyes Macapagal..ang main concern  na lang natin is paano na connect si Diosdado Macapagal kay Juan Macapagal?

Suijul Tasorre : Dear Sir Toti, I am very happy to know that you were able to protect the continuity of the Dula lineage....... how I wish na makilala ko kayo....... I'm a fan royalties specially ancient filipino royalty.... the missing link of our history as a nation.......

Sam Jezrel Moran kamahalan.. pinag mamalaki ko po na akoy pilipino.. kau po pala ang prinsipe ng tondo si Prince. Sofronio Cerbito Dulay I.

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https://angkangpilipino.wordpress.com/2011/03/25/traditional-filipino-surnames-2/

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