Why did the Spaniards partake in the blood pact with the pre-colonial Filipinos? Answer this in 4 paragraphs.

The Spaniards don’t want a war but to trade. Legazpi was ordered by Spain in 1564 to launch an expedition to
establish colonies and to pick up a lucrative spice trade. They come to the Philippines because of the spices that we have.
But the Filipino’s are afraid that we are going to be colonized by the foreign people. Specially the Datu’s because they
believe that this is their territory. Datu’s are afraid that their golds and other important things will be put into the foreigns
hands.

The Spaniards partake in the blood pact with the pre-colonial Filipinos in order to seal their friendship and establish
amicable bonds between the two parties. Because the Spanish explorer Miguel Lopez de Legazpi landed on the shores of
Bohol, but they were given a hostile welcome by the Boholanos, who mistook them as Portuguese who had come to plunder
and kill. With the help of his Malay pilot, Legazpi was able to explain to Datu Sikatuna of Bohol and Datu Sigala of Loboc
that they were not Portuguese and that they had come to offer peace.

At present, the compact made between Sikatuna and Legazpi is celebrated and commemorated annually and called
the Sandugo Festival in Bohol. It involves a reenactment of the blood compact, a religious mass and parade on the streets and the
search for the Miss Bohol beauty pageant.