AssignmentMake an additional research about Pacto de Sangre, its significant events and how it became

an avenue for the Spaniards to colonize our country. Share your research output to the class next
meeting. This is good for 15 points.

Some of the significant events that occur is when 40 years after Ferdinand Magellan died in the
Battle of Mactan in Cebu, Legazpi was ordered by Spain in 1564 to launch an expedition to establish
colonies and to pick up a lucrative spice trade. After almost a year of sailing, the Legazpi expedition
reached the Philippines and landed first on the island of Cibabao (present day Samar) but failed to settle
there. He and his companions went off to sail south, to the direction of Mindanao, but due to the winds,
his ship was forced to take the route back to the Visayas. 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. A
blood compact was done in order to seal their friendship and establish amicable bonds between the two
parties.