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Rajah Tupaz was the son of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rajahnate_of_Cebu" target="_blank" class="news_link" title="Rajahnate of 

Cebu">Sri Parang the Limp</a>, and the nephew of Rajah Humabon (also known as <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sri" target="_blank" class="news_link" title="What is Sri">Sri</a> Hamabar). He is known to have been baptized on  March 21,  1568 at 

age 70,  placing his birthdate at about 1497. 
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He ruled Cebu with his peers until he was defeated by Miguel Lopez de Legazpi's soldiers on April 27, 1565.
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Following the signing of the treaty, in the same year, the church and convent of Santo Niño, the first Roman Catholic Church in the
Philippines, was built by Father Andres de Urdaneta. This marked
the beginning of Roman catholicism in the Philippines as Spanish priests from
other religious orders followed.
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Source:
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Pambansang Komisyong Pangkasaysayan
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Wikipedia
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June 4, 1565: the Peace Treaty of Cebu was signed