Juan Macapagal,
Datu of Arayat, was the great-grandson of the last ruling Lakan (King) of
Tondo, Lakan Carlos Dula or Lakan Bunao Dula (non - Christian name) [1]. Lakan Dula was the most prolific of Luzon's
ancient rulers. His descendants are spread out all across the Kapampangan
Region during the Spanish colonial era. [3] He fathered at least seven
children, namely, Batang Dula; Magat Salamat, the Datu of Tondo; Martin Lakan
Dula; Don Dionisio Capulong, the Datu of Candaba; Don Phelipe Salonga, the Datu
of Pulu; Maria Poloin, and Luis Taclocmao . Batang Dula has three children:
David, Daba and Dola. They were hidden in different places within sea routes
and given vast tract of lands, farm workers, and armed followers. The
plantation given to David was named Kandawid, the one given to Daba was now known
as Kandaba and that of Dola is known as Kandola in San Luis Pampanga.Kan is an
ancient tagalog word for owned. The well-known descendants of Dola are the
Macapagal of Lubao through Carlos Lacandola. The descendants of Daba are the
Capulong of Candaba and their relatives are the Gatbontons. The descendants of
David Dula y Goiti are the Dulay of Candawid, Isla de Batang, Laoang, Northern
Samar, and in Samara, Aringay in La Union. There are other descendants of Lakan
Dula such as those who descended from his other children. It is still a
historical mystery why only the eldest son, and another child carried the
regnal royal surname Dula. The rest adopted a different native sounding
surnames (Carating, 2014, p.36). The eldest son of Lakan Dula is Batang Dula who
was married to the relative of the de Goiti, the founder of Manila. The
marriage gave birth to three children, the eldest is David de Goiti Dula, next
is Daba de Goiti Dula and the youngest is Dola de Goiti Dula. The Lacandola of
Arayat came from one of the grandchildren of Lakan Dula of Tondo named Dola,
who is from San Luis, Pampanga. When Dola married, she insisted to use the
surname Lacandola for her children to maintain connection with his grandfather
from Tondo and partly, to hide from Spanish authorities. On her old age, Dola
had been arrested for giving medical assistance to the local rebels. Some old
natives of Candola, San Luis, Pampanga are saying that Dola was actually
executed by the Spaniards.She has nine children and one of them married a Spanish
mestizo surnamed Reyes.Eventually, the Reyes - Lacandola was married into a
Macapagal and one of their children is a brave boy named Juan. Don Juan
Macapagal was given the title Maestre de Campo General of the natives Arayat,
Candaba and Apalit for his aid in suppressing the Kapampangan Revolt of
1660.[1] He further aided the Spanish crown in suppressing the Pangasinan
Revolt of Don Andres Malong in the same year, and the Ilocano Revolt of 1661.
Don Juan Macapagal died in 1683. Don Juan Macapagal is a direct ancestor of
Philippine Revolutionary General, Lazaro Macapagal and two former Philippine
President Diosdado Macapagal and his daughter, former Philippine President
Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo (World Public Library).
Civilian life
Don Juan
Macapagal occupied the post of juez de sementeras of the town Arayat twice
before becoming its governor five times in a row. He was also commissioned by
the Spanish crown to conduct the supply of silver from Pangasinan through
Zambales.[1]
Military career
Don Juan
Macapagal started out as a corporal of a squad of native soldiers. He later
rose to the rank of sargento capitan of the infantry. Fighting under Spanish
captain Sebastian Castelu, Macapagal help pacify the northern frontiers of the
province of Pampanga, which then extends all the way up north toCagayan Valley.
He was wounded during the suppression of the Chinese uprising in 1639 and in
suppressing a minor Kapampangan uprising in 1641. In 1660, he was given the
title Maestre de Campo General of the natives Arayat, Candaba and Apalit for
his aid in suppressing the Kapampangan Revolt of 1660.[1]
Don Juan
Macapagal was also one of the few natives of the Philippines to become an
encomendero or a feudal lord under the Spanish crown.[1] In order to gain his
support suppressing the Ilocano Revolt of 1661, the Spanish crown awarded him
an encomienda or a fief that once belonged to ex-Governor General Don Diego
Fajardo y Chacon. The fief was worth 500 ducados of tributes of Negritos from
the province of Zambales. After the collapse of the Ilocano Revolt and the
execution of 133 of its leaders, Macapagal further received the honor of
becoming the Maestre de Campo of the Kapampangan Regiment that guarded Fort
Santiago.
Because of his outstanding career in the
service of the Spanish crown, quite rare for a native of the Philippines during
that era, the Spanish authorities decided to revive the special rights and
privileges offered by the Spanish crown to Don Carlos Lacandola and all his
descendants throughout the province of Pampanga.[1]
Descendants
Don Juan
Macapagal is a direct paternal ancestor of former Philippine President Diosdado
Macapagal the 9th president of the republic and his daughter, Philippine
President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.[1]
See also
· Lakandula
References
1. ^ a b c d e f g h
"The Houses of Lakandula, Matanda, and Soliman (1571-1898): Genealogy and
Group Identity". Philippine Quarterly of Culture and Society 18. 1990.
2. Carating, R. R.,
Galanta, R.G., Bacatio, C.D.(2014). The Soils of the Philippines. New York
City: Springer Science and Busine
3. World Public Library.
http://newspaperslibrary.org/articles/eng/Don_Juan_Macapagal. Retrieved on
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But despite of the
above refutable scholarly articles from peer reviewed sources, questions still
arise on whether the Macapagal is really descendant of Lakan Bunao Dula of
Tondo or of Carlos Lacandola of Arayat because the two are different because of
the fact that they have different set of children, and one is a Lakan
(paramount ruler) while the other is a commoner. Also, if you are a Lakan
(King), you won’t allow yourself to be dethroned through simple baptism. The
following discussions among the descendants of Lakan Dula shows the confusions:
Descendants of Lakan Dula of Tondo FB Group has this to say:
I am a great grandson of
Juan Macapagal. The eldest son of Lakan Dula is Batang Dula who was married to
the relative of the de Goiti, the founder of Manila. The marriage gave birth to
three children, the eldest is David de Goiti Dula, next is Daba de Goiti Dula
and the youngest is Dola de Goiti Dula. The Lacandola of Arayat came from one
of the grandchildren of Lakan Dula of Tondo named Dola, who is from San Luis,
Pampanga. When she married, she insisted to use the surname Lacandola for her
children to maintain connection with his grandfather from Tondo and partly, to
hide from Spanish authorities. She has nine children and one of them married a
Spanish mestizo surnamed Reyes. My grandfather used to tell me that we are the
descendants of Dola, the granddaughter of Lakan Dula of Tondo. By the way,
Dola, according to my grandfather, was jailed by the Spanish authority in her
old age allegedly for helping wounded revolutionaries.Dola adopted the surname
Lacandola, Daba adopted the surname Capulong in honor of the family who took
care of her when she escaped the bloody Spanish prosecution in Tondo and
Intramuros and David adopted the surname Dulay to hide from Spanish prosecution
and establish connection with his their British roots.
Don Juan Macapagal, Datu
of Arayat, was the great-grandson of the last ruling Lakan Dula (King) of
Tondo, Don Carlos.[1] He was given the title Maestre de Campo General of the
natives Arayat, Candaba and Apalit for his aid in suppressing the Kapampangan
Revolt of 1660.[1] He further aided the Spanish crown in suppressing the
Pangasinan Revolt of Don Andres Malong in the same year, and the Ilocano Revolt
of 1661. Don Juan Macapagal died in 1683. Don Juan Macapagal is a direct
ancestor of Philippine Revolutionary General, Lazaro Macapagal and two former
Philippine President Diosdado Macapagal and his daughter, former Philippine
President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.
Don Juan Macapagal
occupied the post of juez de sementeras of the town Arayat twice before
becoming its governor five times in a row. He was also commissioned by the
Spanish crown to conduct the supply of silver from Pangasinan through Zambales.
Don Juan Macapagal
started out as a corporal of a squad of native soldiers. He later rose to the
rank of sargento capitan of the infantry. Fighting under Spanish captain
Sebastian Castelu, Macapagal help pacify the northern frontiers of the province
of Pampanga, which then extends all the way up north to Cagayan Valley. He was
wounded during the suppression of the Chinese uprising in 1639 and in
suppressing a minor Kapampangan uprising in 1641. In 1660, he was given the
title Maestre de Campo General of the natives Arayat, Candaba and Apalit for
his aid in suppressing the Kapampangan Revolt of 1660.
Don Juan Macapagal was
also one of the few natives of the Philippines to become an encomendero or a
feudal lord under the Spanish crown.[1] In order to gain his support
suppressing the Ilocano Revolt of 1661, the Spanish crown awarded him an
encomienda or a fief that once belonged to ex-Governor General Don Diego
Fajardo y Chacon. The fief was worth 500 ducados of tributes of Negritos from
the province of Zambales. After the collapse of the Ilocano Revolt and the
execution of 133 of its leaders, Macapagal further received the honor of
becoming the Maestre de Campo of the Kapampangan Regiment that guarded Fort
Santiago.
Because of his
outstanding career in the service of the Spanish crown, quite rare for a native
of the Philippines during that era, the Spanish authorities decided to revive
the special rights and privileges offered by the Spanish crown to Don Carlos
Lacandola and all his descendants throughout the province of Pampanga.
Don Juan Macapagal is a
direct paternal ancestor of former Philippine President Diosdado Macapagal the
9th president of the republic and his daughter, Philippine President Gloria
Macapagal-Arroyo.
The Real Macapagal - July 28th, 2009 -
"The Reign of the
First Born Sons" is not only a tradition of the Lakan Dula heritage. It is
a universal method of determining the succession of the titular kingship based
on bloodline.
The surname MACAPAGAL has
been mentioned as one of those who descended from Lakan Dula. But, who is
really the titular head of the Macapagal based on the concept of "the
reign of the first born sons".
Who is the first
Macapagal who has a blood connection with Lakan Dula of Tondo (not with Candola
of Lubao please, they are different)?
Then, who is the eldest
son of that First Macapagal..then the eldest son of the eldest son..then the
eldest son of the eldest son of the eldest son..and so on and so forth.
I bet you, the present
"reign of the eldest sons" will not be the family of Gloria Macapagal
Arroyo..for obvious reason.
So, who is really the real leader of the Macapagal Clan?
Anonymous - May 31st, 2011 -
The Macapagal are royal
servants of my clan..not relatives . When the Gatbontons escaped from Tondo to Candaba.They
went also with their servants...that is why there are a lot of Macapagals
leaving side by side with the Gatbontons in Candaba. Gloria Macapagal is from
Lubao, his Lolo was responsible for the expanding the Candola folklore whom
Diosdado exploited to fulfill his political ambitions via Lakan Dula account. Gloria
Macapagal first claimed that they were part of the Lakan Dula family by using
the historical account of my ancestor Pampalung Gatbonton who is in "his
youth was known as Macapagal". The reason why Pampalung Gatbonton used the
Macapagal as an alyas is that obviously he shield himself from the Spanish
authorities in fear of being exterminated. After a carry on order to crush all
the Royal Families of Tondo. The Gatbontons from Tondo sailed to Pampanga via
Pasig River and settled in Candaba and Apalit. The phrase 'in his youth"
determines that he was only using the name Macapagal for a limited time.
Conclusion: the Macapagals claim as a member of the Lakan Dula clan thru The
Gabonton is nothing but a hoax.
Macapagal of Candaba - July 28th, 2009 -
I read in one of the
websites that the surname Macapagal is one of the several native sounding
surnames that is related to Lakan Dula of Tondo. The word "pagal' means
tired in ancient Tagalog dialect which seems to suggest that the Macapagals are
the loyal servants of the Lakan Dula household. Due to intense Spanish
persecutions, we settled in nearby Candaba. The Macapagal of Candaba fought the
Spaniards to the end, the Macapagal of San Luis and Lubao collaborated with the
Spaniards against the natives, some of them whom the "traitor Macapagal
rat are even recognized Philippine heroes, like Maniago. So, the Macapagal of
of San Luis/Lubao rat on the Philippine heroes and sided with the murdering
Spaniards. In today’s farlance, we can call them "makapili"...or
"taksil sa inang bayan".
The Macapagal of Candaba
are the patriots. The Macapagal of San Luis and Lubao are the traitors. We are
not related to each other by blood and by patriotism. Well, we are not proud of
what they did.
Now, as to the issue of
who between the Macapagal of Candaba and the Macapagal of San Luis/Lubao has
the bloodline for the "reign of the first born sons" in the Macapagal
Clan within the Lakan Dula heritage, we think that the Macapagal of Candaba has
the bloodline, firstly, we are nearer to Tondo and therefore, we are more
original. Secondly, we can not accept the fact that the heriditary titular
leader of the Macapagal Clan will come from the side of the "Traitor
Macapagal" and not from the "Patriotic Macapagal".
Anyway, this is strictly
family matter that we Filipinos with Macapagal surname should settle among
ourselves. But my bet is that we the Macapagal from Candaba stands on more
moral ground than the Macapagal of San Luis/Lubao.
We need more research to
identify the line of succession of the "reign of the first born sons"
of the Macapagal Clan dating back from the first Macapagal in the Lakan Dula
household. Please give us time.
The objection also came
from the clan of Atty. Capulong of Candaba which basically says that if the
Macapagal really came from Capulong, how come they are using Macapagal and not
Capulong? So, the fact that their surname is not Capulong means that they did
not come from Capulong.
From the Talk Page of the current Wikipedia Article on Juan
Macapagal:
National Archives [edit]
Such document does not exist in the Philippines' national archives.
As such, this entry is dubious. —Preceding unsigned comment added by
Rockjock810 (talk • contribs) 17:08, 4 June 2008 (UTC). (It is talking about
the article which says that Gonzalo Capulong has a son named Juan Macapagal).The father of Juan Macapagal, according to this article, is Gonzalo
Capulong. The father is capulong, the son is Macapagal? How? Why? Let me guess.
Gonzalo Capulong had a gay marriage with a guy named Gregorio Macapagal.
Because they can’t conceive a baby because they are both males, they adopted a
baby and baptized him Juan Macapagal. From whom they adopted the baby? Well,
there was a tindera with many children and she was caught stealing money one
day from the store.She was jailed. The jail guard one night was drunked and
invited the middle aged women to a comfort room. After 9 months, a baby boy was
born. He was adopted by the gay couple Gonzalo Capulong ang Gregorio Macapagal.
The baby boy was baptized as Juan. So, from a guy named Gonzalo Capulong, to an
adopted son baptized as Juan Macapagal. It now makes sense. This explains the
whole stuff.
jjamaca - May 31st, 2011 -
The macapagals first
claimed that they were part of the lakan dula family by using the historical
account of my ancestor Pampalung Gatbonton who is in "his youth was known
as macapgal". The reason why Pampalung Gatbonton used the macapgal as an
alyas is that obviously he shield himself from the spanish authorities in fear
of being exterminated. After a carry on order to crush all the Royal Families
of Tondo. The Gatbontons from Tondo sailed to pampanga via pasig river and settled
in Candaba and Apalit. The phrase 'in his youth" determines that he was
only using the name Macapagal for a limited time.
Conclusion: the
Macapagals claim as a member of the Lakan Dula clan Thru the Gabonton is
nothing but a hoax.
jmacam, grandson of Feliza Gatbonton Corrlaes
http://www.knowledgerush.com/kr/jsp/db/board.jsp?id=48775
Good Macapagal versus Bad Macapagal
Juan Capulong - August 5th, 2009 -
I read in one of the
websites that the surname Macapagal is one of the several native sounding
surnames that is related to Lakan Dula of Tondo. The word "pagal' means
tired in ancient Tagalog dialect which seems to suggest that the Macapagals are
the loyal servants of the Lakan Dula household. Due to the intense Spanish
persecutions, we settled in nearby Candaba.Candaba came from an ancient Tagalog
word which means "Kay Daba" or "owned by Daba". Daba could
have been the leader of the settlement of the Lakan Dula desecendants in the
area. The surname of Daba could be Capulong ("Ka Pulong" or belongs
to the council), or Macapagal (industrious), history will prove it later.
The Macapagal of Candaba
fought the Spaniards to the end, the Macapagal of San Luis and Lubao
collaborated with the Spaniards against the natives. Some of them whom the
"traitor Macapagal" rat are even recognized as Philippine heroes,
like Maniago. So, the Macapagal of San Luis/Lubao rat on the Philippine heroes
and sided with the murdering Spaniards. In today’s farlance, we can call them
"makapili"...or "taksil sa inang bayan".
The Macapagal of Candaba
are the patriots. The Macapagal of San Luis and Lubao are the traitors. We are
not related to each other by blood and by patriotism.Maybe they just used our
surname. Well, we are not proud of what they did.
Now, as to the issue of
who between the Macapagal of Candaba and the Macapagal of San Luis/Lubao has
the bloodline for the "reign of the first born sons" in the Macapagal
Clan within the Lakan Dula heritage, we think that the Macapagal of Candaba has
the bloodline, firstly, we are nearer to Tondo and therefore, we are more
original. Secondly, we cannot accept the fact that the heriditary titular
leader of the Macapagal Clan will come from the side of the "Traitor
Macapagal" and not from the "Patriotic Macapagal".
Anyway, this is strictly
family matter that we Filipinos with Macapagal surname should settle among
ourselves. But my bet is that we the Macapagal from Candaba stands on more
moral ground than the Macapagal of San Luis/Lubao.
We need more research to
identify the line of succession of the "reign of the first born sons"
of the Macapagal Clan dating back from the first Macapagal in the Lakan Dula
household that settled in Kan Daba. Please give us time.
Magdiwang - February 24th,
2010 -
I agree. I've also met a
family with the surname Macapagal and they swear they are not related to Gloria
Macaraheg-Macapagal of Lubao, Pampanga.
The evil-minds, self-indulgence
and immorality of the family of Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo is so infuriating and
sickening, that the other clan with same surname are revolting against this
species of Macapagal.
jjamacam - May 31st, 2011
-
I was so enlightened by
your message posted. Gloria Macapagal has been aiming at our Gatbonton Clan to
be able to gain axis to the family of the Lakan Dula. My name is Jun Macam, grandson
of Feliza Gatbonton Corrales daughter of Simeona Gatbonton, pobably one the Grand children from the clan
of Pampalung Gatbonton and Gatbalete: Pamapalung is the son of Gatbonton I and
Macayabong Dili, Gatbonton I, the daughter of Dayang Lahat sister of Lakan Dula
married to Mutya and bore four children namely:
1. Batang Dula maried to a spanish woman named de Goiti
children:1. David Dulay of Candawid, Samar
2. Dawa of Candaba, Pamapanga
3. Dula jr? Destination unknown
2. Dionisio Capulong
3. Filipe Salonga
4. Magat Salamat
Until the Rahjanate was crushed....
jmacam - May 31st, 2011 -
I was so enlightend by
your message posted. Gloria Macapagal has been aiming at our gatbonton Clan to
be able to gain axis to the family of the Lakan Dulas. My name is jun macam, grandson
of feliza Gatbonton Corrales daughter of Simeona Gatbonton pobably one the
Grand children from the clan of Pampalung Gatbonton and Gatbalete: Pamapalung
Gatbonton is the son of Gatbonton I and Macayabong Dili, Gatbonton I, the
daughter of Dayang Lahat sister of Lakan Dula married to Mutya
and bore four children namely:
1. Batang Dula maried to a spanish Woman named de Goiti.
children: (A). David Dulay of Candawid, Samar, (B). Dawa of
Candaba, Pampanga, (c). Dula II? Destination un known
2. Dionisio Capulong
3. Filipe Salonga
4. Magat Salamat- the last of our clan to give the crown to the
spaniards.
Until the Rahjanate was crushed....
therefore the full name of Dawa or (Daba) is:
Dawa De Goiti Dula and not Capulong or Macapagal. Daba or dawa is a
nephew of Dionesio Capulong. Sir I can send you the family tree if u want to
see it. I have also a plate my lola had given to us while she was alive... and
tatay keeps it somewhere I dont know where.
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