Rajah Sulaiman II
| Ache Matanda |
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| Rajah of the Kingdom of Maynila | |||||
| Reign | 1558–1571 | ||||
| Predecessor | Rajah Sulaiman I | ||||
| Successor | Rajah Sulayman | ||||
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| House | Kingdom of Maynila | ||||
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| Ache |
Rajah Ache, better known by his title Rajah Matanda, (1480–1572) was one of rulers of the Maynila, a pre-Hispanic Tagalog polity along the Pasig River in what is now Manila, Philippines.
Ache ruled Maynila, together with Rajah Sulayman, and they, along with their cousin Lakan Dula, who was ruler of Tondo, were three "paramount rulers" with whom the Legaspi expedition dealt when they arrived in the area of Manila Bay in the early 1570s.
"Rajah Matandâ" means "old ruler" in Tagalog, and Joaquin points out that the Islamic origin of the term "Rajah" indicates that the noble houses of Maynila at the time was organized according to a Muslim social orientation, even if Spanish records indicate that the common folk of Maynila practiced pag-aanito, a religious practice that historians would later call "Anitism".
Spanish records refer to him as Rajah Ache el Viejo (King Ache the Old). He is also sometimes referred to as Rajah Laya, a name derived from Ladyang Matanda - an alternative pronunciation of his title.
Events in Raja Matanda's life are documented by two different sets of firsthand Spanish accounts.
The better known set of accounts takes place in 1571-72, when the forces of Martin De Goiti, and later Miguel De Legaspi himself, arrived in Manila Bay. These are described in the numerous accounts of the Legazpi expedition, including those by the expedition's designated notary Hernando de Riquel, and by Legaspi himself.
Less known are the accounts of the Magellan Expedition in 1521, by which time Magellan had already been killed and Sebastian Elcano had taken over command of the expedition. These accounts describe how Ache, then serving as commander of naval forces for the Sultan of Brunei, was captured by the men Sebastian Elcano. These events, and the details Ache's interrogation were recorded in accounts of Magellan and Elcano's men, including expedition members Rodrigo de Aganduru Moriz, Gines de Mafra, and the expedition's scribe Antonio Pigafetta.
Additional details about Raja Matanda are sometimes derived from genealogical accounts which mention him, but these focus on Ache’s genealogy, and so do not provide details about specific events.
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