This is an enumeration of known Philippine Nobilities and the Spanish and Mexican Born Encomenderos also granted by the Spanish Empire Nobiliary Status in the Philippine Context

The following is a reconstructed list of early encomenderos in the Philippines during the initial phase of Spanish colonization under Miguel López de Legazpi. The information is drawn primarily from early Spanish administrative reports (notably the 1576 report associated with Hernando Riquel) and later compilations such as the Blair and Robertson series. Most of these knights that were awarded with encomiendas were Mexicans or Spaniards born in Mexico, and they were rewarded by the crown with land and encomiendas for accompanying and co-investing with Miguel Lopez de Legazpi in the risk and reward of incorporating the Philippines into the Spanish Empire."Orden de enviar hombres a Filipinas desde México" (Consejo de Indias España)(English Translation from Spanish original: "Royal Decree to the Count of Coruña, Viceroy of New Spain, informing him that, according to information from Captain Gabriel de Rivera who came from the Philippines, on a journey made by Governor Gonzalo Ronquillo to the Cagayan River some Spaniards were lost, and that to make up for this lack and populate these islands it was necessary to take up to two hundred men to them. The viceroy is ordered to attend to this request and send them from New Spain, in addition to another two hundred that were entrusted to him from Lisbon." These men who were soldiers and became Spanish knights that held land and labor in newly conquered Philippines made contact with homegrown native nobilities of the Animist Datus, Hindu Rajahs, and Islamic Sultans; that were already practicing rulers of their own small island principalities and polities.

Because of incomplete archival preservation, many entries include approximate or unspecified tribute figures.

Philippine Encomenderos of Spanish and Mexican Origin

Cebu and adjacent settlements

Miguel López de Legazpi – Cebu and dependent settlements Held a royal encomienda centered on Cebu, the first Spanish base in the archipelago. Tributary figures are not precisely recorded.

Jerónimo de Monzón – Cebu Approximately 3,000 tributaries.

Cristóbal Sánchez – Cebu Approximately 2,000 tributaries.

Francisco Carreño – Cebu Approximately 1,000 tributaries.

Andrés de Mirandaola – Cebu region Held an encomienda in early Cebu settlements; tribute data not specified.

Pedro de Arana – Cebu region Early grant-holder; tributary figures not recorded.

Alonso de Alvarado – Visayas Received an encomienda in the central islands; details unclear.

Luzon and Mindoro

Miguel López de Legazpi – Mindoro (port settlements) Held a royal encomienda over coastal trade communities; tributary figures not recorded.

Felipe de Salcedo – Mindoro (remaining areas) Granted the remainder of Mindoro; several thousand tributaries estimated.

Antonio de Carvajal – Luzon Held an encomienda in early Luzon settlements; no exact figures preserved.

Juan de Morón – Luzon Early encomendero; tributary numbers not specified.

Francisco de Herrera – Luzon Received an encomienda; details incomplete.

Pedro de Chaves – Luzon Encomienda holder; tribute count unknown.

Manila, Cavite, and Laguna–Bombon region

Miguel López de Legazpi – Cavite and adjacent coastal settlements Held royal authority over Cavite and surrounding areas; no precise figures.

Martín de Goiti – Bombon (Laguna de Bay region) Approximately 8,000 tributaries; one of the largest early encomiendas.

Esteban Rodríguez de Figueroa – Manila region Held an encomienda near Manila; tribute figures not recorded.

Juan Maldonado – Manila region Early encomendero; limited data survives.

Northern Luzon

Juan de Salcedo – Ilocos and Pangasinan Received extensive regional encomiendas following expeditions; tributary counts not consistently recorded.

Juan de la Isla – Northern Luzon Received encomienda following expeditions; figures not preserved.

Francisco de Saavedra – Northern Luzon Early grant-holder; details fragmentary.

Alonso de Contreras – Northern Luzon Held encomienda; tribute counts not specified.

Panay and Western Visayas

Gabriel de Ribera – Panay (riverine settlements) Approximately 4,000 tributaries.

Luis de la Haya – Panay (Araut River region) Large inland encomienda; figures not precisely recorded.

Pedro Sarmiento – Panay Early encomendero; tribute data not specified.

Francisco de Rivera – Panay Held an encomienda in the region; details incomplete.

Diego de Artieda – Visayas Held administrative and encomienda authority; figures unclear.

Local Philippine Nobilities

Datus

Ten rulers of Madja-as Datus Capital Dayang (Consort) ChildrenDatu Puti Sinugbohan, San JoaquinPinangpanganDatu SumakwelMalandog, HamticKapinangan/Alayon1.Omodam 2.Baslan

3.Owada

4.TegunukoDatu BangkayaAklanKatorongBalingangaDatu PaiburongIrong-Irong (Iloilo)Pabulangan1.Ilohay Tanayon 2. Ilehay SolangaonDatu LubayMalandog, HamticNoneDatu PadohinogMalandog, HamticRibongsapayDatu DumangsilKatalan River, Taal NoneDatu DumangsolMalandog, HamticNoneDatu BalensuelaKatalan River, TaalNoneDatu DumalogdogMalandog, HamticNone

Rajahs

Recorded monarchs of Butuan Royal title of the reigning rajah Events From UntilKiling 10011009Sri Bata ShajaMission by Likanhsieh (李于燮)1011? Rajah SiaguBlood Pact with Ferdinand Magellan?1521 LinampasSon of Siagu15211567SilonganRuler of Butuan, converted to Christianity and baptized as Felipe Silongan15671596

Sultans

Historical records document 24 sultans of Maguindanao. +ReignNameCapitalInformation and events1515-1543Sharif Ali Kabungsuwan, styled Sultan AliwyaMalabangJohore prince who settled in Malabang around 1515. Descendant of Hassan ibn Ali, son of Fatimah, daughter of Muhammad. Married into various local royal families and founded the Maguindanao Sultanate.1543-?Sharif MakaalangSon of Sharif Kabungsuwan and Angintabu, of Malabang Iranun royalty. Also known in tarsilas and Spanish records alike as Saripada.?-1578Datu BangkayaSon of Sharif Makaalang. Probably offered friendship with the Spaniards in 1574.1578-1585Datu DimasangkaySon of Bangkaya who ruled at old age. Legendary ancestor of all Iranun and Maranao datus.1585-1597Gugu SarikulaHalf brother of Dimasangkay who was probably exiled to Jolo for rebelling. Married into Sulu royalty.1597-1619Kapitan Laut BuisanYounger half-brother of both Dimasangkay and Salikula, also called Katchil.1619-1671Sultan KudaratLamitan (1619-1637) Simuay (1637-1671)Son of Buisan. First to unite sa ilud and sa raya polities and opened Simuay as a free trading port, consolidating tribute over many Iranun, Maranao, Manobo, and Tirurays, as well as Sarangani and Davao by force. Also called Nasir-udin by grandchildren.Sultan Dundang TidulaySimuaySon of Kudarat who died earlier than him. Probably ruled for a very brief period of time. Called Saif ud-Din by grandchildren.Sultan BarahamanSimuaySon of Tidulay. Also known as Muhammad Shah by his children, Minulu sa Rahmatullah, and Almo Sabat (Arabic, Al Mu-Thabbat).Sultan Kahar Ud-din KudaSimuayYounger brother of Barahaman Also known as Jamal ul-'Azam, Amir ul-‘Umara, and Maulana. A botched offer for alliance with Sultan Shahab ud-Din of Sulu became a pitched battle between both Sultanates, ending with his murder in 1702 personally by Shabab ud-Din himself.Sultan Bayan Ul-AnwarSlanganSon of Barahaman. Also known as Jalal ud-Din and Dipatuan during his lifetime, and Mupat Batua after death. His younger brother, Ja'far Sadiq, attempted to revolt against him but kept the throne.Sultan Muhammad Ja'far Sadiq ManamirTamontakaYounger brother of Bayan Ul-Anwar. Also known as Amir ud-Din and Maulana during his lifetime and posthumously as Shahid Mupat.????-1748Sultan Muhammad Tahir Ud-dinTamontakaA son of Sultan Bayan ul-Anwar, he was commonly known to the Spaniards as "Dipatuan Malinug". He was also known as Muhammad Shah Amir ud-Din. In a battle in 1733, he killed his uncle Ja’far Sadiq Manamir. In 1736, his father started sharing with him the responsibilities of government. His authority was however contested by two of his cousins, sons of Manamir, forcing him to retire to the interior where he died in Buayan around 1748.1748-1755Sultan Muhammad Khair ud-DinTamontakaSon of Sultan Ja’far Sadiq. Also known as Pakir Maulana Kamsa (Arabic: Faqir Maulana Hamzah) or Amir ud-Din Hamza. He also used the name ‘Azim ud-Din and assumed the title Amir al-Mu'minin ("Commander of the Faithful"). In 1733, after his father was slain, he began to consider himself heir to the throne and thereupon styled himself the Rajah Muda. The next year, he was formally invested with the duties of a sultan in the presence of the Spanish officials from Zamboanga. With some Spanish aid, he was able to consolidate his position in Tamontaka and contest the rule of his uncle Bayan ul-Anwar and later that of his cousin Malinug. But upon the latter's death around 1748, the struggle for the sultanate ceased. Pakir Maulana Kamsa emerged as paramount chief of Maguindanao. Around 1755, he started to relinquish some of his powers to his younger brother with the condition that his son, Kibad Sahriyal, would be the Rajah Muda.1755-1780(?)Sultan Pahar Ud-dinYounger brother of Pakir Maulan Kamsa. Also known as Datu Pongloc or Panglu, and posthumously as Mupat Hidayat. He began to exercise the powers of sultan around 1755 and was in the sultan's seat in that same year during Captain Thomas Forrest's visit in Maguindanao.1780(?)-1805Sultan Kibad SahriyalHis more regal title was Muhammad ‘Azim ud-Din Amir ul-Umara. He was a son of Pakir Maulana Kamsa. Even before the death of his uncle the Sultan, he was already being addressed as “sultan”. He was friendly towards the Spaniards and at least twice entered into peaceful negotiations with them, namely, in 1780 and 1794. He probably governed from 1780 to 1805.1805-1830Sultan Kawasa Anwar Ud-dinSon of Kibad Sahriyal and like his father was also entitled Amir ul-‘Umara. Also known as Iskandar Julkarnain. He entered into a peace treaty with the Spaniards in 1805. He possibly reigned from 1805 to 1830.1830-1854Sultan Iskandar Qudrallah Muhammad Zamal Ul-AzamGrandson of Kibad Sahriyal and a nephew of Sultan Kawasa. Also known as Iskandar Qudarat Pahar-ud-Din or more popularly as Sultan Untong. In 1837 and 1845, he entered into friendly treaties with the Spaniards. He died either in 1853 and 1854.1854-1883Sultan Muhammad MakakwaGrandson of Kawasa Anwar ud-Din. His rule can be estimated to have lasted from about 1854 to 1884. He died in Nuling (present-day municipality of Sultan Kudarat).1884-1888Sultan Muhammad Jalal Ud-din PabluBanubuSon of Makakwa. Also known as Sultan Wata. His capital was at Banubu, just opposite the town of Cotabato across the Pulangi. He died in 1888.1896-1926Sultan MangiginCotabato (1896-1900)