Blood Compact Site (Tagbilaran City)

Philippines / Central Visayas / Dauis / Tagbilaran City / Carlos P. Garcia Ave., Albuquerque, Bohol
 park, monument, historical marker, interesting place
The Sandugo was a blood compact, performed in the island of Bohol in the Philippines, between the Spanish explorer Miguel López de Legazpi and Datu Sikatuna the chieftain of Bohol on March 16, 1565, to seal their friendship as part of the tribal tradition. This is considered as the first treaty of friendship between the Spaniards and Filipinos. "Sandugo" is a Visayan word which means "one blood".
see en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandugo
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Coordinates:   9°37'38"N   123°52'45"E
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