Pacto De Sangre Spanish Legacy in Filipinas (Philippines) Edited by Virgilio S. Almario

Pacto De Sangre Spanish Legacy in Filipinas (Philippines) Edited by Virgilio S. AlmarioBlood compact, or sandugo in Filipino, the act of friendship made by Miguel Lopez de Legazpi, as representative of the Kings of Spain, and by Sikatuna, a chieftain of Bohol, transcends the original and possibly very political motives of both parties. Pacto de Sangre is symbolic of the cultural transfusion which transpired after Sikatuna drank the wine mixed with Legazpi's blood. The transfusion, perhaps, is largely one sided. A Philippine import.

ISBN-10 : 971271443-8

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