Rajah Tupas
Last Rajah of Cebu
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| Intro | Last Rajah of Cebu | |
| Places | Philippines | |
| was | Politician Tribal chief | |
| Work field | Military Politics | |
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| Birth | 1497, Cebu, Central Visayas, Visayas, Philippines | |
| Death | 1565Cebu, Central Visayas, Visayas, Philippines (aged 68 years) |
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Rajah Tupas (baptized as Felipe Tupas; c. 1497 — c. 1565) 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 on March 21, 1568 at age 70, 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.