of Lakandula's family, and gave Kandarapa the Christian name Dolores. Kandarapa sent Salcedo a message within a cluster of white Lotus flowers (The Lotus flower is the most sacred flower in Tantric Mysticism since it is pure and beautiful despite growing from the mud of its surroundings. It is simultaneously a chief symbol of the Hindu God Vishnu and associated with Zen Buddhism as well.). However, princess Kandarapa mistakenly thought that Salcedo had been unfaithful to her as a result of the dissaproving Miguel de Legaspi sending his grandson on far flung expeditions to deter his love for Kandarapa, and even lying that his grandson married the daughter of the Rajah of Kaog, Santa Lucia. So, she died of a broken heart. Upon going back from his campaigns, Salcedo learned of her death and yet kept her token of fidelity with him until the end. It is said that when he died in Ilocos, he had in his breast pocket, the dried leaves of the Lotus flowers Kandarapa gave him. This romance, as recorded by Don Felipe Cepeda in Mexico, was picked up by the Catalonian Jesuit, Rev. Fr. Jose Ibañez, who published this romance in Spain. See also History of the Philippines References Morga, Antonio de. (2004). The Project Gutenberg Edition Book : History of the Philippine Islands – 1521 to the beginning of the XVII century. Volume 1 and 2. Legazpi, Don Miguel López de. (1563–1572). Cartas al Rey Don Felipe II : sobre la expedicion, conquistas y progresos de las islas Felipinas. Sevilla, España. 1549 births 1576 deaths 16th-century explorers 16th-century Spanish people People from Mexico City Colonial Mexico Filipino city founders People of Spanish colonial Philippines Spanish conquistadors Burials at San Agustin Church (Manila) Mexican people of Basque descent Spanish city founders