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Sandugo Festival: Commemorating the Historic Blood Compact of Bohol

Sandugo Festival: Commemorating the Historic Blood Compact of Bohol

Every month of July, Tagbilaran City – the provincial capital of Bohol – rouses for a festive celebration called the Sandugo Festival, commemorating the historic sandugo or blood compact between Spanish conquistador Miguel Lopez de Legazpi and local chieftain Datu Sikatuna on March 16, 1565.

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Published at 2018-02-21 by Puerto Parrot

Categories : Culture, Documentary, Entertainment

Tags: Festival, Sandugo, Tagbilaran

Sandugo Festival

Sandugo Festival

The Sandugo Festival is an annual historical celebration that takes place every year in Tagbilaran City on the island of Bohol in the Philippines. This festival commemorates the Treaty of Friendship between Datu Sikatuna, a chieftain in Bohol, and Spanishconquistador Miguel López de Legazpi. This 16th-century peace treaty occurred on March 16, 1565 through a blood compact or "sandugo".

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Published at 2018-02-21 by Puerto Parrot

Categories : Culture, Entertainment

Tags: Festival, Sandugo, Tagbilaran