Based on the
records of the National Historical Institute, Lakan Bunao Dula (title, first
name and surname, or simply Lakan Dula), has several children. Among them are
the eldest, Batang Dula, followed by the brave Magat Salamat, the kind Dionisio
Capulong, the pretty Maria Poloin, the business-oriented Luis Taclocmao, the adventurous Felipe Salonga and the youngest son Martin Lakan Dula. But why
is it that the Dula, the alibata surname of Lakan Bunao Dula, is not carried by
all his children? Instead, his children carried five different surnames: Dula,
Salamat, Capulong, Poloin, Taclocmao and Salonga.
One explanation to
this is the reign of the first born son theory wherein among the chinese,
jewish and western traditions, the first born son is always expected to inherit
the throne. The Dula Dynasty of the Kingdom of Manila, being greatly influenced
by the British and French Royalty by virtue of the fact that Lakan Dula is a
descendant the Lord of Manor of Oxfordshire and Lord Constable of Normandy,
France, and very much related to the Duleh Royal Family Household of the Jatt
Kingdom of India, is very much aware of this tradition. Lakan Bunao Dula is
himself the eldest son, and so, by tradition, he named his eldest son and heir
apparent as Batang Dula ("Batang" means young in English). To
distinguish the heir apparent form the other princes, the other princes were
given different surnames. Salamat is the surname of the second son which means
"thanks" in English, to symbolize the thanks giving for a bountiful
harvest. Capulong is the surname given to the third son which means part of the
top level council in English. The fourth son was surnamed Salonga, which means
"sa lungga " or hidden in a deep hole in English.His only daughter is
surnamed Poloin, or "paluin", meaning always being scolded or hard
headed. Lakan Bunao Dula might have other children from other Queens, but none
of them used the alibata surname Dula which is reserved to the heir apparent of
the Dula Dynasty of the Kingdom of Manila. The practice of giving different
surnames to brothers and sisters who even have the same father and mother is
still being practice today in the Philippines among conservative Filipino
Chinese families (Carating, 2014, p.37).
The Dula Dynasty of the Kingdom of Manila has the following
ancestors and descendants:
reference:http://www.geni.com/list?focus_id=6000000010556666213&group=ancestors.
1. Batang Dula: Father of David Dula y Goiti; Son of Lakan
Dula and Mutya;Brother of Magat Salamat, Felipe Salonga, Dionisio Capulong.
2. Lakan Dula (1503 - 1589): David's grandfather; Husband of
Mutya; Son of Rajah Sulaiman I and Ysmeria; Father of Batang Dula, Magat
Salamat, Felipe Salonga, Dionisio Capulong.
3. Mutya: David's grandmother; Wife of Lakan Dula; Mother of
Batang Dula, Felipe Salonga, Magat Salamat, Dionisio Capulong.
4. Rajah Sulaiman I: David's great grandfather; Son of Rajah
Lontok and Dayang Kalangitan; Husband of Ysmeria; Father of Lakan Dula and
Rajah Sulaiman II,; Brother of Dayang Panginoan, Dayang Lahat and Gat Kahiya.
5. Ysmeria: David's great grandmother; Wife of Rajah
Sulaiman I; Mother of Lakan Dula and Rajah Sulaiman II.
6. Rajah Lontok: David's second great grandfather; Son of
Sultan Bolkiah and Lela Mechanai; Husband of Dayang Kalangitan; Father of
Dayang Panginoan, Dayang Lahat, Rajah Sulaiman I and Gat Kahiya; Brother of
Rajah Gappandan
7. Dayang Kalangitan: David's second great grandmother; Wife
of Rajah Lontok;Mother of Dayang Panginoan, Dayang Lahat, Rajah Sulaiman I and
Gat Kahiya
8. Sultan Bolkiah: David's third great grandfather; Son of
Sultan Sulaiman; Husband of Lela Mechanai; Father of Rajah Lontok and Rajah
Gatpandan.
9. Lela Mechanai: David's third great grandmother; Daughter
of Sultan Amir Ul-Ombra; Wife of Sultan Bolkiah; Mother of Rajah Lontok and
Rajah Gatpandan
10. Rajah Gambang: David's third great grandfather; Father
of Dayang Kalangitan
11. Sultan Sulaiman: David's fourth great grandfather;
Father of Sultan Bolkiah
Sultan Amir Ul-Ombra: David's fourth great grandfather;
Father of Lela Mechanai
12. Rajah Alon: David's fifth great grandfather; Son of
Lakan Timamanukum
13. Lakan Timamanukum: David's sixth great grandfather;
Father of Rajah Alon.
At present times,
some historians contend that the following surnames are believed to be carrying
the bloodline of the Dula Dynasty of the Kingdom of Tondo:
lakandula, dula,
dulay, gatdula, dulayan, abdullah, rebadulla, dulatre, duldulao, dulayba,
lakandola, lacandalo, lacandola, lacandula, dula - torre and many others
revolving around the root word "dula". During the intense persecution
of the Spaniards on the native aristocracy, some descendants have to disregard
the "dula" root word and adopted totally different native sounding
surnames for disguise, like magsaysay, lontoc, agbayani, acuna, salonga,
gatchalian, bacani, macapagal, guingona, gatpandan, pangilinan, sumuroy,
dagohoy, kalaw, salalima, soliman, pilapil, mabini, pagdanganan, macalintal,
angara, bamba, datumanong, panganiban, katigbak, macarambon, sakay, aglipay,
kasilag, salamat, karingal, kiram, daza, lacanilao, lacanlale, gatchalian,
manalo, lagumbay, tamano, ilagan, bunye, pangandaman, maliksi, silang, badoy,
puno, lapid, ziga, nalupta, binay, gatbonton, sinsuat, capulong, puyat,
gatmaitan, macuja, dagami, ablan, capinpin, punongbayan, madlangbayan,
gatlabayan, batungbakal, cabangbang, sumulong, gustilio, calungsod, capangoy,
kapunan, etc, but continued fighting for the liberation of the natives from
Spain. Some of the descendents hid their Lakan Dula heritage by changing their
names into the likes of guevara, aguinaldo, legaspi, aquino, mendoza, osmena,
de Leon, estanislao, laurel, fernando, ejercito, delapaz, mercado, santos,
bonifacio, de guzman, etc, while some adopted the chinese surnames of their
mother like lim, uy, go, tan, etc, but they continued to pursue a belligerant
posture against Spain
There could be
some other surnames that also have the bloodline of the Dula Dynasty.
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