Chapter 25 : Lakan Dula of Tondo and his prince Batang Dula

Lakan Dula II, originally born as Batang Dula, and later Yusuf Batang Dula Anak ni Bunao or Yusuf Lakan Dula, was the King of Tondo from 1591 to 1611. Batang Dula was the eldest son of Lakan Dula, and was one of the early native princes of the Pasig River kingdoms to have come into contact with the Spaniards. His father, Lakan Bunao Dula, then-king of Tondo, befriended the Spaniards and had the entire family converted to Roman Catholicism. As a Catholic, he was known by Batang Dula. However, Martin de Goiti and Juan de Salcedo were both killed in war by Rajah Sulayman of the neighboring Muslim kingdom of Maynila. In 1574, however, Miguel Lopez de Legazpi returned with reinforcements, briefly defeating the Muslim armies of the Pasig River, and establishing an alliance with Maynila, Tondo and Namayan. The Spaniards converted a biological nephew of Rajah Sulayman to Roman Catholicism, and baptized him as Agustin de Legazpi, to be the new Chief Ruler of Tondo, to whose' administration Batang Dula and Magat Salamat served in. However, Magat Salamat, Rajah Sulayman and Agustin de Legazpi were all conspiring to overthrow the Spaniards via aid from the Sultanate of Brunei, as well as other Bornean states. Batang Dula was with the two in Palawan, along with Datu Felipe Salonga, or Don Felipe, when they discovered a traitor, Don Antonio Surabao, among their ranks, and executed him. In 1588, the Battle of Tondo was successful, and the majority of the Imperial Spanish forces in Tondo and Maynila defeated, with a few remaining friars. Batang Dula, along with Augstin de Legazpi, Felipe Salonga and Rajah Sulayman all fled to Brunei, to get a reinforcement army of Bruneians and Borneans, knowing that the Spaniards were going to launch a reprisal attack of some sort. Batang Dula's Spanish-Mexican mestiza wife divorced him, and fled to Cavite, the capital city of Spanish Philippines. The Sultan of Brunei gave one of his daughters to marry Batang Dula, upon learning that Batang Dula was already a Muslim. The Sultan of Brunei bestowed Batang Dula with the Arabic name Yusuf, and referred to him a Prince Yusuf, who would serve as one of Augstin de Legazpi's (who at this point, had converted to Islam as Prince Hamid), highest-in-command, while Rajah Sulayman himself led an independent force. The new massive army of Bruneians, Borneans, Kuyonese, Visayans and even Tausugs reinforced the Tagalog and Kapampangan forces of the Pasig, to fight the Spanish reinforcement. The final battle of the Pasig ended up in a Muslim victory. Datu Yusuf was still too young to rule a kingdom, a reality that he accepted, therefore, Rajah Sulayman's nephew, Rajah Hamid (known in Indo-Malay tradition by "Rajah Sri Bangkad"), became the King of Tondo until Yusuf Batang Dula was old enough to rule. In 1591, Rajah Sri Bangkad finally handed over rule of Tondo to Batang Dula, where he was known as Lakan Dula II, and was known by a mix of names. His official regnal name was Yusuf Batang Dula Anak ni Bunao. It is during both the reign of Sri Bangkad and Batang Dula that Islam became the predominant religion practiced among the Kapampangan nobility. Although like the rest of the Muslim peoples of the Pasig River, the Kapampangan nobility practiced a form of Folk Islam, implementing elements of Hinduism and Tagalog Animism into their practices. During the reign of Batang Dula, it became clear that "Lakan Dula" was more of a royal title than a name. In Old Kapampangan, Lakan Dula now meant, "Lord of the Palace". However, in Maynila and Brunei, he was addressed by the Indo-Malay term rajah, making him Rajah Yusuf of Tundok, albeit Tondo was known as Tundok in Malay     

 Lakan Dula

(December 16, 1503 – March 21, 1589)

The Last King of Tondo

Royal House: Kingdom of Tondo

Reign: 1558–1571

Full name: Lakan Banao Dula

Consort: Mutya

Children: Batang Dula, Martin Lakan Dula, Magat Salamat,  Dionisio Capulong, Phelipe Salonga, Maria Poloin (married to Juan Alonso Talabos), and Luis Taclucmao,

Title: Lakan (King|Paramount Ruler),

Predecessor: Rajah Salalila (Sulayman Dula I)

Consort: Ysmeria Doylly

Successor: Batang Dula

Consort: Senorita de Goiti

The Incognito Life of Batang Dula, a Reluctant Hero

When Batang Dula was born in 1535, in Tondo Manila, Metro Manila, Philippines, his father, Lakan Bunao Dula, was 32 and his mother, Mutya, was 28. He married Maria de Goiti in 1558, in Manila, Metro Manila, Philippines. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. He died in 1612, in his hometown, at the age of 77. This is according to the records of  The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Quezon City. However, some historians have different versions about Batang Dula. Some say that he lived as a modest middle class in his home in what is now known as N. Zamora St. in Tondo, Manila, near their old palace, which is now the Sto. Nino de Tondo Church. He and his wife Maria de Goiti maintained a modest life living on rentals or sale of some of their  properties as well as from the harvest in their plantations in Pampanga and as far as Samar, presenting himself incognito as businessman  Don Capulong, visiting his three grown up children. However, he remained to be the secret supporter and financier of the upheavals of different native rebels. The Spaniards hated him, they enjoyed the company of some native nobility who were supportive of the Kingdom of Spain but hated Batang Dula so much. This leads to some versions of the narratives that Batang Dula was executed by the Guardia Civil or thrown to Mexico. When Batang Dula’s  children would later revolt openly to Spain such as  Dola de Goiti Lacandola arrested for treating the wounded native rebels in Pampanga and David Dula y Goiti supported the Sumuroy Revolt were one of his sons, David Dulay was executed by the Guardia Civil in Palapag , Northern Samar - Spain really hated the dangerous lineage of Batang Dula to the point of slanting the Spanish version of native nobilities by removing him and another rebel brother, Luis Taclocmao,  from the list of Lakan Dula descendants from those who would enjoy tax free privileges. He was written  as Dionisio “Batang Dula” Capulong and it complicated the bloodline thereby preventing the descendants from regrouping or enjoying the tax privileges. Batang means “young Dula” or in today's lingua franca “junior Lakan Dula”. Spain wanted to obscure the line of succession of the native nobilities. When the Philippines won their independence and the tension between Spain and the Philippines became cordial, the Batang Dula narrative being different from Dionisio Capulong started to reemerge among the narratives of foreign and local historians. One such document was found in the UST Museum. The signature of Don Dionisio Capulong (c. 1594–1607) was found in the UST archives Libro 22, as published by Alberto Santamaría in his article El “Baybayin” en el Archivo de Santo Tomas, in Unitas Vol. XVI No. 8, February 1938. Courtesy of Christopher Ray Miller, Ph.D., 2011. It appears that Dionisio Capulong is not a son of Lakan Dula but a grandson since he was born long after Lakan Dula died. Then, the interest about the identity of the real Batang Dula emerged. Eventually, the post Spanish regime historians, writing on the life of Martin de Goiti,  wrote about the marriage between Maria de Goiti and Batang Dula as a symbolism of peace between the Kingdom of Spain and the Lakanate of Tondo. The historians of the Macapagal Clan also has this to say: “Macapagal (rare variant: Makapagal) is a Filipino surname derived from the Kapampangan language.The family claims noble descent from Dola de Goiti Dula, a legitimate grandchild of Lakan Dula, the last "王" or King of Tondo "東都" (Dongdu). It is the only known branch of the Seludong's royal family to have survived the Majapahit Empire's invasion, the Sultanate of Brunei's pogrom against native royals, Chinese warlord Limahong's massacres, and the fallout from the Tondo Conspiracy. The family survived due to Martin de Goiti's giving of his Mestiza (Half Aztec and Half-Spanish) daughter in marriage to Batang Dula, the eldest son of Lakan Bunao Dula of the Lakanate of Tondo. As time went on, they incorporated the descendants from the two other royal houses: the house of Rajah Matanda (ऋअज ंअतन्द) and the house of Tariq Suleiman (سليمان).The family then migrated to Pampanga and Northern Samar after the Spanish assumed control of Manila.The following are people possessing the Macapagal surname”. Eventually, all of these historical researches triangulated the independent research of the Mormon Church about the life of Batang Dula.

The Old Name of Manila was Tanah Amanillah/Tanah Manillah/Tanah Manile – The “Ex Oriente Lux” According to 26th US President Theodore Roosevelt in his speech   

  Offsprings of Lakan Dula      

Lakan Dula fathered at least five sons, namely: Batang Dula - only his eldest son Batang is legally allowed to use his surname, by tradition, the rest, they have to adopt other surnames. Lakan Dula has three legal grand children from Batang Dula who was married to Spanish girl from the Goiti family: David Dula y Goiti, Daba Dula y Goiti, Dola Dula y Goiti. He sent them in very far places along sea and river routes protected by relatives because the Spaniards might kill them to make sure that his Kingdom will not have any successor and will not prosper. Don Dionisio Capulong (Datu of Candaba). Don Phelipe Salonga (Datu of Pulu), Magat Salamat (Datu of Tondo), Don Martin Lakandula - who entered the Augustinian order as a lay brother in 1590. Lakan Dula fathered one daughter: Doña Maria Poloin who married Don Alonso Talabos, one of Doña Teodora Alonso's forefathers. According to Carlos Quirino in his Rizal biography "the Great Malayan" mentioned that one of Teodora Alonso's forefathers proudly traced his ancestry to Lakan Banao Dula, then that makes Jose Rizal a descendant. An ancient genealogy of the royal Gatbonton Clan of the Lakanate of Tondo which was passed on from generation to generation showed the whole native aristocracy which was centered in Manila.

Batang Dula: Father of David Dula y de Goiti, Son of Lakan Dula and Mutya, Brother of Martin Lakan Dula, Magat Salamat, Felipe Salonga, Dionisio Capulong, Luis Salugmoc, and Maria Poloin (wife of Juan Alonzo Talabos); Lakan Dula (1503-1589): David's grandfather, Husband of Mutya, Son of Rajah Sulaiman Dula I and Ysmeria Doylly, Father of Batang Dula,Martin Lakan Dula, Magat Salamat, Felipe Salonga, Dionisio Capulong, Luis Salugmoc and Maria Poloin;

Mutya: David's grandmother, Wife of Lakan Dula, Mother of Batang Dula,Martin Lakan Dula, Felipe Salonga, Magat Salamat, Dionisio Capulong, Luis Salugmoc and Maria Poloin;

Rajah Sulaiman Dula I: David's great grandfather, Son of Rajah Lontok and Dayang Kalangitan, Husband of Ysmeria Doylly, Father of Lakan Dula and Rajah Sulaiman Dula II, Brother of Dayang Panginoan, Dayang Lahat and Gat Kahiya;

Ysmeria Doylly: David's great grandmother, Wife of Rajah Sulaiman Dula I, Mother of Lakan Dula and Rajah Sulaiman Dula II;

Rajah Lontok Bolkiah: David's second great grandfather, Son of Sultan Bolkiah and Lela Mechanai, Husband of Dayang Kalangitan, Father of Dayang Panginoan, Dayang Lahat, Rajah Sulaiman I and Gat Kahiya, Brother of Rajah Gatpandan;

Dayang Kalangitan: David's second great grandmother, Wife of Rajah Lontok Bolkiah, Mother of Dayang Panginoan, Dayang Lahat, Rajah Sulaiman Dula I and Gat Kahiya;

Sultan Bolkiah: David's third great grandfather, Son of Sultan Sulaiman, Husband of Lela Mechanai, Father of Rajah Lontok and Rajah Gatpandan;

Lela Mechanai: David's third great grandmother, Daughter of Sultan Amir Ul-Ombra, Wife 

of Sultan Bolkiah, Mother of Rajah Lontok and Rajah Gatpandan;

Rajah Gambang: David's third great grandfather, Father of Dayang Kalangitan;

Sultan Sulaiman: David's fourth great grandfather, Father of Sultan Bolkiah;

Sultan Amir Ul-Ombra: David's fourth great grandfather, Father of Lela Mechanai;

Rajah Alon: David's fifth great grandfather, Son of Lakan Timamanukum;

Lakan Timamanukum: David's 6th great grandfather, Father of Rajah Alon.

Who is Prince Batang Dula?

         Batang Dula is the eldest son of Lakan Banao Dula of the Sultanate of Tanah Amanillah and Tundok. He is the heir apparent to the sultanate, a prince, but the Sultanate was reduced to belligerent level when the Spanish authority secretly launched a massive liquidation order of the native aristocracy who are suspected to be secretly in alliance with the British Royalty, from the bloodline of the Lord of Manor of the Oxfordshire. It was in Lakan Dula's era when Britain and Spain are fighting for world power. Britain's way is to gain the trust of native royalties all over the world by diplomacy or intermarriages and then group these royalties into federation under its leadership. Spain's way is through conquest and subjugation. Lakan Dula's tall and fair appearance came from his great grandfather who has British blood, a Lord of Manor from Oxfordshire. Lakan Dula is the early attempt of the British to gain the trust of the native Manila aristocracy. Batang Dula was never touched by the Spanish authority because he was betrothed to the daughter (some historians say, sister), of the founder of Manila, Martin de Goiti. The marriage of Senorita de Goiti and Batang Dula is Spain's way of co opting the Sultanate. When it became apparent that the members of the  native aristocracy are being secretly liquidated, Batang Dula, with the helped of his widely respected and influential Spanish wife  Senorita de Goiti whose ancestral house is still standing in the present  Intramuros, initiated the first ever diaspora of the native aristocracy by sending them to the protection of the native settlements along the river and sea routes like Pampanga, Pangasinan, Marikina, Samar, Cebu, Bohol, Butuan, Leyte, Bicol, etc. Some native aristocrat were forced to change into Spanish surnames, some changed to hispanic native sounding names, some used British or muslim surnames, but those who are close relatives of the sultanate decided to use the surnames that makes them well known in the sultanate like Sumulong (the first one to attack), Agbayani ( the hero), Gatbonton (the caretaker), Capulong (member of the council), Manalo ( always a winner), Calungsod ( from the city), Macapagal (always busy), Magsaysay (story teller), Aglipay (always happy), Kapunan ( the one who always pay the bill), Pangilinan ( was given good amulets), Aguinaldo ( gift), Akonya later Acuna ( who always shoulder problems), Salonga (good in hiding from attacking enemies), Binay (hit by the attackers),Panganiban (very dangerous enemy)  etc. The children of Batang Dula where sent to stronghold native settlements. The eldest son, David Dula y de Goiti was sent in a faraway settlement with the Galleon Trade route (to be very safe) and was protected by the Sumuroy clan in Northern Samar. He was given a large island and coconut plantation which was later called by the natives as Candawid (owned by David in Waray dialect). The second child Daba was entrusted to an uncle in nearby Pampanga. She was given a large farm land which the natives are a calling Candaba (owned by Daba). The youngest and prettier daughter, Dola, was entrusted to a cousin, also in nearby Pampanga, and was given a large farmland which the natives are calling Candola (owned by Dola). Dola was eventually married to a domineering guardia civil surnamed Reyes which made her bloodline appears later to be loyal to the Spanish authorities than to the sultanate. Eventually, the sultanate was reduced to obscurity but the secret struggles and desire of the natives hatched by prince Batang Dula and his Spanish wife, to be freed from the oppressive Spanish regime, was passed on from generation to generation which contributed to the eventual independence of the whole archipelago into the Philippine republic. The same patriotic spirit of the descendants of Lakan Dula and his Sultanate based in Tondo is still manifested up to the present times, in fact, a lot Philippine presidents traced their bloodline on this particular ancient native aristocracy.

Magat Salamat and Batang Dula Join Lakan Malakas

      Back in Manila, Fernando de Tondo tried to convince his (and Lakan Malakas) brothers, Magat Salamat and Batang Dula to join him in his war against the Muslims. Magat Salamat and Batang Dula had an extensive talk over it. De Tondo even intimidated both. Batang Dula, the eldest of the Lakan Dula lineage was married to the younger sister of Martin de Goiti, which sealed a pact between Tondo and Spain. Batang Dula chose not to take part, while Magat Salamat decided to join his older brother in Pangasinan. The next day, Batang Dula instructed his Spanish wife to leave the Philippines together with their eldest son David Dula y de Goiti because he also chose to join Lakan Malakas and Magat Salamat and convert to Islam. Magat Salamat remained a Catholic, and Batang Dula chose to have Magat Abba convert him to Islam. Dula's wife was saddened and angered by Batang Dula's departure. She did not go to Spain but instead, while their ship was on the way to Mexico via Galleon trade route, the mother and son requested to disembark and settle down in a nearby island in the pacific coast of Northern Samar which was later named as Isla de Batang (now Isla de Batag, Laoang, Northern Samar). The mother and son, together with some trusted followers settled in a big coconut plantation which eventually was inherited by David Dula and folks around the area calls it Kan David (owned by David), now, it is called Candawid. Later, Senorita de Goiti urged and encouraged Fernando de Tondo to defeat the Muslim tribes and bring Batang Dula back. In turn, Fernando assured her of this. (Reference: http://althistory.wikia.com/wiki/Second_Battle_of_the_Pasig_River_ (Andromeda)

Who are the Members of the Principalia Class of the Philippine Society: Those with Native Sounding Surnames?

         As is the case of the Principalia; those who possess surnames from Pre Hispanic royalty look down on the pure-bred Criollo masses; as a bunch of opportunistic blanco peasants, with no breeding.

       Those who are so proud of their European surnames fail to consider that their ancestors only came to Latin-America or the Philippines to escape from starvation. Even if you brandish your Limpieza de Sangre to the nth level you will never be our equals. If you are Criol

lo, then you are merely commoners who escaped from your Native land because your fathers were either criminals or starved and poverty stricken oportunistas. If you are Mestizo/Mestico and have a foreign surname; then congratulations on being the 9th bastard-son of your rapist father.

       If you are European looking and have a native surname, then congratumalations! You belong to the Principalia class and you have royal blood in your native side and that, it was your mother who was European (who is also noble-blooded by all accounts) she was most likely betrothed to your Native father as part of an alliance or political pac

        And so, to celebrate our inherent Principalia superiority...

        I'm here to post pictures of the Principalia class. Rich; mixed-raced people who have native surnames and are the scions of royalty; they are survivors and have preserved the dynasty through the ages and they're even 10x more attractive than your inbred blanco ass. http://wowbatangas.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/KEENA-KATIGBAK-MUTYA-NG-LIPA-2011.jpg Keena Katigbak

http://lifestyle.inquirer.net/files/2013/07/t0730marge-victor_feat2_4.jpg Victor Basa (My College Schoolmate is friends with him)

http://push.abs-cbn.com/features/showbuzz/010209-Jon02.jpg Jon Avila (His father is the Filipino one; and you're inferior because you're either a starved Criollo immigrant or the child of your Chicano mother's rape)

http://www.pinoystop.com/images/thumbnails/2792/2792-kristine-hermosa-reportedly-turns-down-p28-million-contract-offer-from-gma7-400x252.png

Kristine Hermosa (Another case where the father is native while the mother is foreign, meaning kaching-ching: Rich family)

https://encrypted-tbn3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQ-NFROOuYjjlOKHI6E_qSFM4GkeQ6uNOsTCT_ounrWESwnWDhv

Hahaha she looks Italian but both her mother's surname and her father's surname are native Filipino. Alumisin? Tupas? Lol those are native family names not European, but she looks European anyway.

http://www.charleskeng.com/images-president/MACAPAGA.JPG Diosdado Macapagal

http://sports.inquirer.net/files/2012/07/Marc-Pingris1.jpg Marc Pingris

The David Boreanaz look-a-like https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTMDCplnktz6dti4-YsyZq2VGg8cVdt41WuZK3ktF2Q238_X4bMUQ

           (Xcept Marc Pingris is superior because he's Principalia; David Boreanaz is just a starved Criollo peasant whose clan fled Europe as beggars or criminals.)

          I'm guessing that there are also Latin-American equivalents to the Principalia class. I saw one guy post a rich dude with the surname Montezuma. I think he's a powerful politician. http://static.azteca.com/crop/crop.php?width=580&height=&img=http://static.azteca.com/imagenes/2013/39/esteban-1785237.jpg&coordinates=50,50. Esteban Moctezuma. From the Aztec Emperor, Moctezuma. Interesting!! They look so much lighter than the average Mexican. Lol. They're not Mexican, they're mostly Filipino. I only gave one example of a Mexican Principalia.  http://static.azteca.com/crop/crop.php?width=580&height=&img=http://static.azteca.com/imagenes/2013/39/esteban-1785237.jpg&coordinates=50,50. Esteban Monctezuma who (I think) claims descent from emperor Monctezuma. I can hardly find any Mexican principalia since Mexico seemed to be swamped either by the Mestizo rape masses or by the Criollo peasant horde. Do you know any more Principalia? (Powerful people with native surnames with descent from Pre-colonial royalty) asides from Monctezuma? [They are often white due to their White mothers]

 We'll. You can obviously see that we're even richer than the Blanco and we have royal blood to boot. Whereas, you're just a bunch of peasants. This is clear proof that the Principalia is inherently superior to the blanco, massa.

           Here's a picture of President Gloria Macapagal having a toast with Juan Carlos the King of Spain. http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_vX87M5ERwB4/SuYAmKAv-nI/AAAAAAAAArE/5SdRVNzZoB4/s320/Gloria_Juancarlos.jpg

           Her family; the Macapagal family are direct descendants of the

 monarch of the Kingdom of Tondo, Lakan Dula. She has Aztec ancestry through Martin de Goiti's half-Spanish and half Aztec daughter betrothed to Lakan Dula's son; Batang Dula. They were lodged as the Principalia class for most of the Spanish period. And now their dynasty has blossomed again in Gloria's father; Diosdado Macapagal the previous president of the Philippines and in her as the next President. She is already practically a Queen.

           She comes from a royal dynasty older than the Spanish era and once again her clan blossoms as she became the ruler by being President of the Republic.

           Unlike the run-of-the mill Criollo, the Principalia can have a toast with the King of Spain and be considered equals. Belonging to dynasties that are just as old as one another. And she Queen in her own right and by her own royal blood even though she is a President of the Republic.

          Whereas, you will, as always be, a peasant from the merchant class. Which by the way; according to the Hindu Caste system (Which some of us had practiced, Pre-Spain esp. in the Rajahnates of Butuan and Cebu) was the lower class compared to that of the leader class. http://www.zawaj.com/askbilqis/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/caste-system.jpg

         We are Kshatriyas, Meanwhile, you will always be Vaisyas till the end of your life. Oh no. I just did it. I proved that Creoles are inferior to the Principalia. Hahaha I just turned your Casta system upside-down. So much for your much vaunted Europoid racial purity.

           A lot of the people in the OP still look clearly admixed. We'll duh. They're not Criollo (A pure European settler. The commoner peasant horde) they’re principalia, patrilineal descendants of Prehispanic royalty. Their white ancestries are because of their mothers. I'm just outlining the fact that the Criollo masses may think they are richer and are superior with their pure blood but they have to accept that fact that they can only be of the merchant class and that they are secretly jealous of the Principalia which have old dynastic links to Precolonial Kings.

             He could be a Monctezuma but he looks so much lighter than the average Mexican. Yeah I noticed that too. I made this thread here because it's even more pronounced in the Philippines than in Mexico. Everyone with Spanish surnames tend to be dark and Mullato looking while those with the Native surnames; Victor Basa, Marc Pingris or Candris Alumsin-Tupas are the ones who are as white as a feather.

Source:  Post European looking people with Indigenous Surnames. http://www.theapricity.com/forum/archive/index.php/t-117913.htm

References:

Carating, R. R., Galanta, R.G., Bacatio, C.D. (2014). The Soils of the Philippines. New York City: Springer Science and Business

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lakandula retrieved July 20, 2019

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macapagal retrieved July 20, 2019.

The Pre Hispanic Native Royal Houses and Principalia Families of the Republic of the Philippines

The Principalia families  of the Philippines are the descendants of the prehispanic  lakan, sultan, datu, rajah, hadi of the different ancient prosperous native settlements all over the country that were eventually recognized by the Kingdom of Spain as part of the their royal administration in the country. 

This could be a result of the informal alliance between Lakan Bunao Dula of the Lakanate of Tondo with the Kingdom of Spain. Among the agreement of the Lakanate of Tondo and the Kingdom of Spain are : there will be no more armed conflict between the two kingdoms, the native hereditary leaders will be allowed to use their ancient surnames, they will be free  from paying taxes, and  they will be appointed as gobernadorcillos of their  own settlements. As a gesture of this diplomatic alliance between the Kingdom of Spain and the Lakanate of Tondo, Batang Dula, the eldest son and heir apparent of Lakan Bunao Dula and Senorita Goiti were betrothed and the palace of Lakan Bunao Dula, will be under the protection and maintenance of the Kingdom of Spain. Later, the palace was converted into a dormitory and eventually, a church was built on it.

A circle of advocates on specialized fields were involved in the projects: Pastor Jay Enage, founder of Baybayin Buhayin, Inc., Samuel Bambit Dulay for arnis, Arjhay Laurea for Kundiman and the family of the late national artist Lang Dulay for tinalak. The leader of the descendants of Lakan Dula had been interviewed by bloggers, I - Juander of GMA, different students and I -Witness of GMA; and the House of Dulay Mendoza has been a favorite venue for films and documentaries. One of those who took notice of the activities of the descendants of Lakan Dula was a Fil American from New York representing the Wangdom of Ma-I in Bulalacao Mindoro. He wrote a letter to the head of the House of Dula and an informal alliance between the Lakanate of Tondo and Wangdom of Ma-I was discussed in principle to support the existing projects and advocacies. The alliance embarked on a US Mission to Recover Doctrina Cristiana now kept by the US Library of Congress which was coordinated with the Office of the President, National Historical Commission and the Department of Foreign Affairs. The people behind the God's Culture in YouTube visited the House of Dula for a Dine with the Ancestors Ritual Havilah Version. A principalia who is a high ranking Filipino priest and papal official based in Vatican City in Rome later participated in the visioning of an organization of the principalia families in the Philippines which in essence became the foundation of the council. In a meeting between the patriarch of the House of Dula and the parish priest of the Sto. Nino de Tondo, a pilgrimage of Lakan Dula descendants to Tondo was discussed and the necessity of formalizing the Principalia Council was deemed as historical priority.

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