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Title: The Philippine Islands Year: 1899 (1890s) Authors: Lala, Ramon Reyes Subjects: Philippines -- Description and travel Publisher: New York : Continental Pub. Co. Contributing Library: Robarts - University of Toronto Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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Text Appearing Before Image: ldier, who died fighting bravely. However,Rajah Bongso, and not Adasaolan, succeeded Tindig. Never- tiieless, Adasaolanhad, with the aidof friends fromBorneo and Min-danao, introducedM ahometanismuito Sulu, whichhas since becomethe Mecca of thePhilippines. In 1596 theSpaniards sent anexpedition to Min-danao, but wererepulsed. Theirravages and con-stant desire forconquest embit-tered the Moham-medans,—who, re-taliating, began toiit out expeditionsagainst theirC h ri s t i a n ene-nnes ; like birds of prey they liovered round the bays with their prahus,penetrating every inlet. These pirates soon became the terror of theSpanish coasts, and were as brave as they were merciless. For threecenturies they preyed upon Spanish merchantmen, pillaged thenorthern towns and villages, massacring the old and helpless,leading thousands of Christian women into concubinage, and tensof thousands of able-bodied men into slavery. Myriads werethus murdered, and incalculable damage done, all because of the

Text Appearing After Image: CHIEFTAINS UF SULU. The Mohammedans of Suhi. 109 continued attempt of the Spaniards to win their southern neigh-bors to their own faith. In 1750 the Sultan Maliamed Ahmudin, having been deposedby his brother, Prince Bantihm, visited Manihi. He was lavishlyentertained by the Priest-Governor, who was unceasing in Insefforts to persuade him to renounce Christianity. The Sultan atlast yielded and w^as baptized. He was christened Ferdinand I.of Sulu. The rank of a Spanish Licutcnant-General was alsoaccorded him. All this was done with great pomp and ceremony. Tc l)ciiiii$were sung in all the churches ; glittering processions marcheddaily through the streets ; comedies were acted on the streets,for the benefit of the populace, who shared in the general re-joicing : bull-fights and other equally delightful and harmlessrecreations were also the order of the day—all given at theexpense of the Churcii, which regarded the conversion of the Headof the hated Mussulmans as an event of no ordinary

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