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Could you tell me something about the Principalía Christianized Filipinos ?
Honors and high regard were accorded to the Christianized Datus by the Spanish Empire. For example, the Gobernadorcillos received the greatest consideration from the Spanish Crown officials.
Who were the Gobernadorcillos in the Principalía?
The gobernadorcillo was a municipal judge or governor in the Philippines during the Spanish colonial period.
How did the Gobernadorcillos benefit from the consideration of the Spanish crown?
They were allowed to sit in the houses of the Spanish Provincial Governors, and in any other places.
How did the Principalía show the Gobernadorcillos honor?
Gobernadorcillos were allowed to be seated in the houses of the Spanish provincial governors. It was not permitted for Spanish parish priests to treat these Filipino nobles with less consideration.
What were the duties of the Gobernadorcillos?
The gobernadorcillos office corresponded to that of the alcaldes and municipal judges of the peninsula. They simultaneously performed the functions of judges and even of notaries with defined powers.

Question: were they liked by the people?
Self-contained rewrite: Were the Principalía liked by the people?