1. Discuss what happened during the First Phase of Spanish-Moro wars?
First phase of the war began around the coming of Legazpi in 1565 and ended with the
invasion of Borneo in 1578 and 1581. On march 1565 Spaniards captured a trading vessel in
Bohol. In 1569 Spanish trading successfully engaged 20 vessels owned by Borneans and Sulu
symbolized commercial rivalry. After the capture of Manila, the Spaniards were concerned
about disgruntled Bornean aristocracy that they may seek aid in Brunei. In 1578, Spaniards
invaded Brunei and forced Sultan Seifur-Jiral to flee. The Spaniards returned in 1581, but was
unsuccessful, but they succeeded in eliminating Bornean pretension in the country. Significant
event the people of Brunei and Sulu were allies their sultans were brothers-in-law.
2. Discuss what happened during the Second Phase of Spanish-Moro wars?
The second phase started when the Spaniards tried to establish forts and colonies in Muslim
lands, to exact tribute from the Muslim, and to wean them from their alliance to Ternate. Sulu
Sultan paid a modest tribute, so did the chieftains in the Pulangi. A 1587 conspiracy of Tondo
chieftains led by Magat Salamat failed. 1591 the Spanish government decided to colonize
Mindanao and incorporate it into its Philippine colony. April 1596 Esteban Rodriguez de
Figueroa, newly-designated governor of Mindanao, landed in Cotabato but failed to contact
Maguindanao Sultan he was struck on the head with a Kampilan. The second phase ended with
a defeat of the Spanish invaders.
3. Who is Datu Buisan?
Datu Buisan became chief of Maguindanao after the reign of his brother, Datu Salikula. He
defended, but lost, his lan in the battle of Buayan in 1597. He joined Raja Sirungan, the Raja
Mura, in conducting raids against the Spanish settlements in Cuyo and Calamianes in 1602,
using 100 boats and 100 men from each of the Maguindanao villages.
