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Rajah Humabon
Rajah Humabon was the ruler of Cebu, then known as Sugbu, in the central Philippines when Ferdinand Magellan's expedition arrived in April 1521. He made a blood compact with Magellan and was baptised with his wife and hundreds of followers, taking the name Carlos, and his wife received the image of the Santo Niño. After Magellan's death at Mactan he turned on the Spaniards and had many of them killed at a feast.
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