11 Facts About Babaylan

Babaylan determines that the Tagalog root word is “tulong” which means to help.

Babaylan were highly respected members of the community, on par with the pre-colonial noble class.

Babaylan wrote that a blind katalona named Diego Magsanga, along with his wife, converted to Christianity.

Babaylan rallied around two thousand followers in an effort to "return to the old ways", but his rebellion was crushed by the Spanish authorities with the help of converted native auxiliaries.

Babaylan emulated the ancient asog by dressing up in women's clothing.

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Babaylan claimed that an outbreak of smallpox in northern Luzon was a result of the natives abandoning their ancestral beliefs.

Babaylan took the name "Dios Buhawi" and proclaimed himself the savior of the people.

Babaylan declared that they would stop paying taxes to the Spanish government.

Babaylan formed a community of around two thousand followers and would regularly attack Spanish-controlled towns.

Babaylan was killed while attacking the town of Siaton in 1887.

Babaylan was a former member of the Dios Buhawi group.