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Over time, the Lakandula's name has come to be written in several ways. However, according to the firsthand account written in Spanish by Hernando Riquel, the royal notary who accompanied Miguel López de Legazpi, the Lord of Tondo specifically identified himself as "Sibunao Lacandola, lord of the town of Tondo" [1] when he boarded Legazpi's ship with the lords of Manila on May 18, 1571.
BRP Rajah Lakandula (PF-4) was a frigate of the Philippine Navy, and was its only ex-USN Edsall-class destroyer escort. She was also the flagship of the Philippine Navy from 1981 to 1988. History
Scholars specializing in the noble houses of Rajah Matanda, Rajahmuda, and Lakandula mostly use these documents in conjunction with the Archivo General de Indias (General Archive of the Indies) in Seville, Spain in studying the genealogies of these "noble houses."
The title can be spelled separately from a person's name (e.g. "Lakan Dula"), or can be incorporated into one word (e.g. "Lakandula"). 16th and 17th-century Spanish colonial accounts of lakan being used in Philippine history include: Lakandula, later baptized as Don Carlos Lacandola, the ruler of Tondo at the advent of Spanish conquest
Rajah and lakan: It is sometimes argued that since the titles "rajah" and "lakan" are roughly equivalent, the two should not be used together. Thus, referring to Lakandula as Rajah Lakandula is said to be the result of mistaking Lakandula to be the full proper name of the said king.
Bunao Lakandula, Lakan of Tondo, he is the last ruler which possess the title of "Lakan". Birth: – Death:c. 1575 "Three years after" Legazpi and Rajah Matanda, who both died in 1572." [5]: 192 Reign: c. 1570s and earlier: Multiple firsthand accounts from the Legaspi Expedition (early 1570s); Spanish genealogical documents [80]
Among the detainees were Lakandula's son and nephew, whom López de Legazpi freed while concealing his knowledge of the rajahs of Tondo's betrayal. De Goiti sailed into Bulakan through the twisting channels of the Pampanga, bringing Lakandula and Rajah Sulayman with them to urge the inhabitants to submit.
The chief who died at Bangkusay is sometimes identified as Rajah Sulayman of Maynila, Lakandula's contemporary. However, it is clear in the Spanish records that Rajah Sulayman was able to survive the battle by escaping to Pampanga and it was the nameless Kapampangan chief, identified as Tarik Sulayman, that fell in the battle. [6]