Bankaw revolt
RELIGIOUS UPRISING AGAINST SPANISH COLONIAL RULE IN THE PHILIPPINES
Leyte revolt; Bankaw Revolt
The Bankaw revolt (1621–1622) was a religious uprising against Spanish colonial rule led by Bankaw or Bancao (which per Sanchez dictionary and Alcina's account, the word means "spear" in Waray), datu of Limasawa, Carigara, Abuyog, Sogod (now part of southern Leyte). He warmly accepted Miguel Lopez de Legazpi when he arrived in the Philippines in 1564, and was converted as a Christian.