death_date death_place birth_place nationality name birth_date article_title birth_name occupation
1575 1534 spanish east indies basque country , spain spanish martin de goiti c. 1534 martin de goiti
 martín de goiti conquistador
martin de goiti

martín de goiti was one of the soldiers who accompanied the spanish colonization of the east indies and the pacific , in 1565 .
from his main base in mexico city , he was the leader of the expedition to manila , ordered by miguel lópez de legazpi in 1569 .
there , he fought a number of battles against the muslim , tariq suleiman -lrb- سليمان -rrb- , the hindu , rajah matanda -lrb- ऋअज ंअतन्द -rrb- , and the taoist , lakan dula -lrb- 王 杜拉 -rrb- of the kingdoms in luzon ; for control of the lands and its settlements .
he is also known for his statesmanship by betrothing his basque sister to batang dula , the eldest son and successor apparent of lakan dula of tondo '' 東都 '' -lrb- dongdu -rrb- , the paramount ruler of manila .
eventually their descendants unified the 3 royal houses of tariq suleiman , rajah matanda and lakan dula with the basque de goiti family .
the dula y goiti family eventually married with the mendoza family who came over from latin-america , who were sephardic hebrews that were practicing catholics .
afterwards , the dula y goiti surname was shortened to dulay .
however , during the spanish era , some descendants changed their surnames even further in order to avoid persecution and among which ; the salonga and macapagal families are known descendants of these royal houses albeit only through a different family name .
