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 History of the Philippines Filipino royalty History of the Philippines (900–1565)