Sandugo, Bohol

Sandugo Monument

This is one of the tourist spots in Bohol.

According to the history of Bohol, The Sandugo is a blood compact, performed in native-Bohol style between the traveling Spanish explorer Miguel López de Legazpi and Datu Sikatuna of Bohol on March 16, 1565 in the Philippines to seal their friendship as part of the native customs.The pact was entered into by López de Legazpi for the purpose of insuring friendly relations between the Spaniards and the natives. This is considered as the first international treaty of friendship between two people of different races, a Filipino and a Spaniard. "Sandugo" is a Visayan amalgamation term "isang dugo" which means "one blood".

Sandugo Marker

Our tour guide told us that this is not the exact location where the Sandugo was held, rather it was transferred to its current location so that the view of the ocean will be an additional sight seeing for the tourists. There are also claims of other barangays to where the original Sandugo was held. The current location of the Sandugo Monument is different from the location of the Sandugo Marker. c",)