Rajah Tupas

In this Philippine name for indigenous people, this person is addressed by the sole name, Tupas.

Rajah Tupas (baptized as Felipe Tupas; c. 1497 — 1568) was the last Rajah of Cebu in the Pre-Hispanic Indianized polity of Philippines. He was the son of Sri Parang the Limp, and the cousin of Rajah Humabon. He is known to have been baptized under duress on March 21, 1568, at age 70,^{[nb 1]} placing his birthdate at about 1497. He ruled Cebu with his peers until he was defeated by Miguel López de Legazpi's soldiers on April 27, 1565. On June 4, 1565, Tupas and Legaspi signed the Treaty of Cebu, which effectively gave Spain suzerainty over Cebu.^[1] He died later in 1568.

Tupas
Rajah of Cebu
Reign	27 April 1521 — 27 April 1565
Predecessor	Rajah Humabon
Successor	Monarchy abolished Miguel López de Legazpi (as Governor-General of the Philippines)
Born	c. 1497 Cebu, Rajahnate of Cebu
Died	1568 (aged 70–71) Cebu, Captaincy General of the Philippines
House	Rajahnate of Cebu
Dynasty	Chola
Father	Sri Parang the Limp
Religion	Hinduism (before 1568) Roman Catholicism (later life)

Notes

1. He had also been baptized when Magellan arrived together with his wife, her parents, his brother, two sisters in-law and ten nieces.

References

1. Scott 1992, pp. 50–53, notes 24 and 25 on pp. 62–63.

Bibliography

• Scott, William Henry (1992), Looking for the Prehispanic Filipino: and other essays in Philippine history, New Day Publishers, ISBN 978-971-10-0524-5.