Phase 4: Fortress War

Scene 1
 began with the fortification of Zamboanga in 1635 (this represented the Spanish
determination to conquer Sulu and the Sultanatas in Mindanao once and for all and
establish missions among them)
As if we were the Spaniards, and mag drama2 tag fortifiy sa Zamboanga bali

Scene 2
 the task of Governor Corcuera was threefold,
o to conquer and capture Kudarat and put Spanish puppet in the Maguindanao
Sultanate;
o to capture the main cotta of the Sulu sultan and establish colonies in Sulu;
o and to invade Brunei once again and put it securely under Spanish sovereignity.
The part where a higher-ranking officer/someone tasked Governor Corcuera and
said these words formally:
“Gobernador Corcuera, by the power vested upon me by King and the Holy Church,
I order you to conquer and capture Kudarat and put a Spanish puppet in the
Maguindanao Sultanate; to capture the main cotta of the Sulu sultan and establish
colonies in Sulu; and invade Brunei once again and put it securely under Spanish
sovereignity.”

Scene 3
 Lamitan (Kudarat’s capital) was captured
(the part where a Spaniard put a Spanish flag while having native Lamitanian slaves in
chains.)

Scene 4
 But his major cotta in the nearby Ilihan heights offered a quite strong defense. However,
even these fell to the invaders.
(kanang mag gira sa, as if winning na ang Ilihan pero at the end napildi gyapon)

Scene 5
 The wounded Muslim leader went to the interior, where he raised an army of Iranun to
harass the Spaniards.

Scene 6
 The triumphant Corcuera was given a hero’s welcome in Manila and his battles were
enacted in play’s celebrating his victory.
(ang part kung asa niuli si Corcuera bali padung Manila, unya gi welcome ug nag celebrate
something)
Scene 7
 The next year, 600 spaniards and 1k native allies laid seige to the Sulu sultan’s cotta in Jolo,
the defense was superb and many of the invaders were killed, but an epidemic forced the
sultan to surrender after three months. After a brief truce with Corcuera, the sultan went to
the interior to continue the struggle.
(the spaniards attacked Jolo, almost failed, but due to an epidemic the Muslims surrendered
after 3 months, the dayon pagka okay na sa tanan, after katong short peace agreement,
nibalik na pud ang gira)

Scene 8
 The subsequent Spanish attempt to subject Maranao was shortlived, since Kudarat was
able to galvanize their opposition. The Spaniards, found, too great difficulty trying to pacify
the Buayanons. The guerilla warfare of the Sulu was taking its toll
(mag portray lang ta bali ug Spaniards vs Muslims nga fight, Spaniards vs Maranao,
Buayanons, and Sulu)

Scene 9
 The spanish reaction to all these were to pursue a policy of destroying all Muslim orchards,
plantations, and seacrafts. They also adopted a plan of depopulating Muslim settlement
while enslaving as many Muslims as possible.
(naa Spanish soldier nga murag mag command nga e destroy daw ang orchards,
plantations ug boats, ug mag enslave na pud ug Muslims)

Scene 10
 But Qudarat’s gaining strength forced the Spaniards to make a treaty with them in 1645, the
next year, they concluded a treaty with Sulu pledging to abandon all their forts in Sulu, a
factor which led to this treaty was the Dutch threat.
(nangayog peace ang spaniard kang Kudarat, ug after a year nag promise na pud sila nga
biyaan ang Sulu kay na hadlok because of the Dutch)

Scene 11
 The peace with Kudarat was broken in 1655 when the Spanish ambassador was
assassinated on account of his insistence to convert the Sultan.
(the part where the ambassador talked and tried to convert the Sultan, then later he was
assassinated)

Scene 12
 To prevent Spanish retaliation, the sultan formally declared jihad the next year and asked
the aid of the Sultan of Makassar, Sulu, Ternate, and Brunei on the principle of the
protection of Islam.
(ang part nga mag declare ang sultan ug jihad, then mag send ug message the mga allied
sultanates)
Scene 13
 In 1663, due to the Koxinga threat, Zamboanga was abandoned,
(mag portray lang ta nga gibiyaan sa mga spaniards ang Zamboanga because of the
Koxinga threat)

Scene 14
 Left to themselves, the Sultanates tried to recapture their former commercial prosperity.
Plantations were once again flourishing and new vessels built.
(gi capture nila balik ang land ug nibalik ang plantations ug naka buhat na pud ug daghan
nga boats)

Scene 15
 Sulu came to possess the North Borneo territory of Brunei and began to fill part of the power
vacuum in Borneo. Tributary relations were resumed with China and commercial relation
renewed with the Dutch.
(mag portray nga nakuha sa Muslims and North Borneo, ug nabalik ang relation sa China,
ug Dutch)