The Tondo Conspiracy(A Philippine TL)

Chapter 1
TONDO CONSPIRACY

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Waters of Manila bay

Verse 1
Born to a poor family in the city Raoping of Chaozhou, Limahong had an early start in criminal activity and progressed to piracy, becoming leader of around 2000 pirates. His activities and attacks on ports and ships throughout southern China increased and a warrant was issued by the authorities to capture him alive and send him to the city of Tay Bin. He was married to Nataracy.
He shifted his activities to piracy on the high seas and out of reach of China's power. He was able to accumulate up to 40 ships, whereupon he once again raided cities and ports in southern China. Limahong attacked a city occupied by Lin Daoqian , another Chinese pirate, but Lin Daoqian was able to escape along with 5 of Limahong's ships, Lin Daoqian would defeat Limahong, imprisoning him.
Meanwhile in the North the rulers of Sapa and Kaboloan and their nobles would be yet to contact the Spanish in their core areas which are Karaklan and Bukid, the Isinay, Irraya, Gaddang and the Pangasinan(Kaboloan)(ruled by Kasikis) and also the Majapahit Loyalists in the former Majapahitan Saludong would yet to contact with the Spanish.
During the reign of Sultan Saiful Rijal when the Castilian War broke out. He faced two main problems which was that the Spanish wanted to spread Christianity and invade the Philippines.

From their ports in Mexico, the Spanish sent several expeditions to the Philippines and in 1565 under Miguel Lopez de Legazpi, settled in Cebu. For a time Cebu became the capital of the archipelago and the main trading post. It was also the first city for spreading Christianity in the islands. Because of this, Spain's aspirations came to clash with those of Brunei. Between 1485 and 1521, the Sultanate of Brunei led by Sultan Bolkiah had established the state of Kota Saludong(Otherwise known as the Kingdom of Maynila) as a Bruneian puppet state. Islam was further strengthened by the arrival to the Philippines of traders and proselytisers from present-day Malaysia and Indonesia. The multiple states that existed in the Philippines simplified Spanish colonisation. In 1571 Spanish Miguel Lopez de Legazpi attacked and Christianized Islamic Manila, which was made the capital of the Philippine Islands, also becoming a hub for trade and evangelisation. The Visayans, (people from the Kedatuan of Madja-as and Rajahnate of Cebu) which before the Spanish came, had waged war against the Sultanate of Sulu and the Kingdom of Maynila, now became allies of the Spaniards against the Sultanate of Brunei. The time the Castilian War broke out was a time of religious fervor in Europe and many parts of the world, when a single state religion was followed. In Spain, the state religion was Roman Catholicism obliging followers of other faiths such as Jews and Muslims to convert to this religion. The Spanish had recently finished a 700-year-old war to reconquer and re-Christianize Spain, which had been invaded by the Muslims under the Umayyad Caliphate since the 8th century AD. The long process of reconquest, sometimes through treaties, mostly through war, is known as the Reconquista. The hatred of Spaniards against the Muslims that once invaded Spain fuelled the Castilian War.
In 1576, the Spanish Governor in Manila, had arrived from Mexico and he was Francisco de Sande. He sent an official mission to neighboring Brunei to meet Sultan Saiful Rijal. He explained to the Sultan that they wanted to have good relations with Brunei and also asked for permission to spread Christianity in Brunei (Roman Catholicism in Brunei was a legacy brought by Spaniards). At the same time, he demanded an end to Brunei proselytism of Islam in the Philippines. Sultan Saiful Rijal would not agree to these terms and also expressed his opposition to the evangelisation of the Philippines, which he deemed part of Dar al-Islam. In reality, De Sande regarded Brunei as a threat to the Spanish presence in the region, claiming that "the Moros from Borneo preach the doctrine of Mahoma, converting all the Moros of the islands".
Later the muslims of Northern half of Saludong in 1577 would expel the christians missionaries in the towns in Pampanga and Cagayan a move supported by the pagan and hindu people in the North and later gradually supported by the rulers of Sapa and Kaboloan such as Kasikis of Kaboloan and the rest of the Majapahit faction which rules the north, as the hindus would see the spanish catholicism as a threat to their way of life.
 
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Chapter 2
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Magat Salamat defeating the Spanish

Verse 2

Spain declared war in 1578, attacking and capturing Brunei's capital at the time, Kota Batu. This was achieved as a result in part of the assistance rendered to them by two noblemen, Pengiran Seri Lela and Pengiran Seri Ratna. The former had travelled to Manila to offer Brunei as a tributary of Spain for help to recover the throne usurped by his brother, Saiful Rijal. The Spanish agreed that if they succeeded in conquering Brunei, Pengiran Seri Lela would indeed become the Sultan, while Pengiran Seri Ratna would be the new Bendahara. In March 1578, the Spanish fleet, led by De Sande himself, acting as Capitán General, started their journey towards Brunei. The expedition consisted of 400 Spaniards, 1,500 Filipino natives and 300 Borneans. The campaign was one of many, which also included action in Mindanao and Sulu.

The Spanish succeeded in invading the capital on 16 April 1578, with the help of Pengiran Seri Lela and Pengiran Seri Ratna. The Sultan Saiful Rijal and Paduka Seri Begawan Sultan Abdul Kahar were forced to flee to Meragang then to Jerudong. In Jerudong, they made plans to chase the conquering army away from Brunei. The Spanish suffered heavy losses due to a cholera or dysentery outbreak. They were so weakened by the illness that they decided to abandon Brunei to return to Manila on 26 June 1578, after just 72 days. Before doing so, they burned the mosque, a high structure with a five-tier roof.

Pengiran Seri Lela died in August–September 1578, probably from the same illness that had afflicted his Spanish allies, although there was suspicion he could have been poisoned by the ruling Sultan. Seri Lela's daughter, a princess of Brunei, left with the Spanish and went on to marry a Christian Tagalog, named Agustin de Legazpi of Tondo and they had children in the Philippines.

The local Brunei accounts differ greatly from the generally accepted view of events. The Castilian War entering the national conscience as a heroic episode, with the Spaniards being driven out by Bendahara Sakam, supposedly a brother of the ruling Sultan, and a thousand native warriors.
 
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Chapter 3
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Chapter 3

The NeoMajapahitan Saludong or Sapa kingdom and the Philippines would create a peace treaty caused by the porous or undefined borders of the two Kingdoms of Saludong/Sapa and the new Philippine Kingdom, the Kumintang settled Batan Peninsula tip and the Islands south of it would be given to the new Kingdom of the Philippines on 1595, signifying peace between the two fledgling Kingdoms, however the two would completely hate each other, the King of Saludong would give up his claims to the lands of Tondo and Meykawayan.

The Kingdom of Sapa or Saludong would focus on its relations with the Kingdom of Mataram whose dynasty is related to the Dynasty ruling Sapa or Selurong and they would welcome Malay, Indian and Javanese foreigners compared to the new Kingdom of the Philippines which accepts both European and Chinese foreigners as well as Japanese, the Kingdom of Saludong.

Philip II of Spain would hear from the disgruntled colonists that the colonists in the Philippines were expelled from the Philippines and a new Kingdom from a descendant of a colonist would rise in the area, Philip II would die after learning about what happened to the Spanish in the Philippines.
 
Chapter 4
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Henri IV as Hercules, a painting drawn after the marriage with Infanta Isabella Clara Eugenia.
Verse 4

The NeoMajapahitan Saludong or Sapa kingdom and the Philippines would create a peace treaty caused by the porous or undefined borders of the two Kingdoms of Saludong/Sapa and the new Philippine Kingdom, the Kumintang settled Batan Peninsula tip and the Islands south of it would be given to the new Kingdom of the Philippines on 1595, signifying peace between the two fledgling Kingdoms, however the two would completely hate each other, the King of Saludong would give up his claims to the lands of Tondo and Meykawayan.

The Kingdom of Sapa or Saludong would focus on its relations with the Kingdom of Mataram whose dynasty is related to the Dynasty ruling Sapa or Selurong and they would welcome Malay, Indian and Javanese foreigners compared to the new Kingdom of the Philippines which accepts both European and Chinese foreigners as well as Japanese, the Kingdom of Saludong.

Philip II of Spain would hear from the disgruntled colonists that the colonists in the Philippines were expelled from the Philippines and a new Kingdom from a descendant of a colonist would rise in the area, Philip II would die after learning about what happened to the Spanish in the Philippines.

The defeat of the Spanish with the Filipino rebels would cause Philip II to die in 1594, just after he heard the news of defeat for the Spanish.

In Spain the death of Philip II would be heard, the young Philip III would inherit the Spanish thrones due to the death of Philip II.

On 1595, Isabella Clara Eugenia is forced into an arranged marriage with Henri IV of France in order to guarantee peace for these two countries, her aunt, Margaret of France also known as Reine Margot easily sidestepped herself for this marriage because it means that her bloodline will rule France, however she told her husband that she will remain in her title as Queen.


The marriage between Isabella Clara Eugenia and Henri IV was said to be happy but Isabella would be an influence to her son Louis XIII(b. November 4, 1596).

the dowager Queen Catherine of Medici of France was happy about the marriage because it meant that the future Kings of France are in her lineage, she was happy to die knowing that she will be remembered.

 
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Chapter 5
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Young Louis XIII

Chapter 5

The marriage between Isabella Clara Eugenia and Henri IV was said to be happy but Isabella would be an influence to her son Louis XIII(b. November 4, 1596), she would give birth to two further children, Jeanne of France b. May 2, 1598 and Charles of France b. November 2, 1600. she would die on 1601 and Henry IV would remarry to Eleanor of Austria b. 1584, daughter of Charles II of Austria on 1602, causing the maids of Isabella Clara Eugenia to stay with Henri IV of France causing Louis XIII to be extremely catholic.

Issue of Isabella Clara Eugenia with Henry IV

Louis XIII

November 4, 1596

Jeanne of France

May 2, 1598

Charles of Orleans

November 2, 1600

Issue of Eleanor of Austria with Henry IV

Henri of France

September 27, 1603

Elizabeth of France

November 22, 1604

Nicholas of France

April 10, 1607

Henrietta of France

November 25, 1609

Gaston of France

April 12, 1612

Elizabeth of France would be betrothed to Philip IV of Spain to retain the peace between the two countries of France and Spain, while Louis XIII would be betrothed to Henriette of Lorraine after the assasination of Henri IV on 1613.
 
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Chapter 6
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Verse 6

On 1605, The countries of Saludong and Maguindanao would start to consolidate and strengthen themselves and ally with the Dutch and Portuguese, the two countries are basically baby states, the country of Saludong is in the rule of its first known King, Jayanegara I, known as Senpati or Adi and its dynasty closely related to the dynasty of Sunda and Majapahit itself.

Meanwhile the dutch establish themselves on Taiwan at this point however the Wukou would remain on Saludong, the Japanese would recognize Saludong as one of the successor states of Majapahit.

In this time Prince Dipatuan Kudarat would start his own rise in this era and the a decade before the start of his reign which would bring Majority of Mindanao under him, he would start to get popular as the successor of the current sultan.

The Kingdom of the Philippines ruled by Magat Salamat and Agustin de Legaspi would start to completely crystalize.

On 1610, The Kingdom of the Philippines would reestablish trading relations with the former colonizers the Spanish so that the Spanish would gain again a slice of trade with the new neocolonial country in the east.

The Kingdom of the Philippines is dominated by Mestizo elite and for that reason the Kingdom would need to reestablish ties with its previous colonizers.

Agustin de Legaspi would rebuilt the fortresses of Manila or Kota Saludong but that is for all not just the Spanish colonizers for both the Mestizos and the natives.

In the North and the South the Kingdoms of Gowa and Saludong would strengthen their ties as daughters of the Majapahit Empire and establish trading ties with the Portuguese and the Dutch.

Agustin de Legazpi told his friend Magat Salamat a popular quote.

"Backstabbers like your father won't win any day."
 
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This is interesting.
What are the effects on the economies of Spain and China? I heard that Manila was an important entrepôt for commerce between China and the americas.
In fact, i was having a case study about this conspiracy right about now in class.
 
This is interesting.
What are the effects on the economies of Spain and China? I heard that Manila was an important entrepôt for commerce between China and the americas.
In fact, i was having a case study about this conspiracy right about now in class.

well, it's your TL. as always I'll be keeping up on the updates

Thanks for your interest, I Ninja'd and revised the TL,I will continue this.
 
Verse 7
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Fort Santo Domingo, Formosa
Verse 7

In this point in 1610, the Kingdoms of Saludong in the North and the Philippines Kingdom in the South would have their own relations, for the Kingdom of Saludong they would have relations with the Portuguese and prefer the Portuguese flavor of Catholicism and the Philippines Kingdom although majority of them are still either Hindu or Muslim in the South would ally with the Spanish, their former colonizer, the only people that would convert to Catholicism are the Hindus.

The Portuguese under King Sebastian would gain an ally with Saludong as Portuguese wants to colonize the Batan islands and the Island of Formosa which are nearer to china and allying with the Kingdom of Saludong or Celudaõ as written by the Portuguese would help them in their trading just like the Spice islands wherein they have an ally with Ternate.

The Portuguese would start to establish a colony in the North East Formosa named Fort Santo Domingo and they gain control of the Batan or Batanes Islands as colony.


In this point, Prince Mohammed Kudarat would reach his own primacy or age of adulthood, Mohammed Kudarat has been shown to be promising as the ruler of Maguindanao and defacto the whole Mindanao island.

The Kingdoms of Saludong and the Philippines would not mind about each other existing and the trade with Ryukyu/Satsuma and Saludong have been fully restored.
 
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