Blood Compact Shrine

The Blood Compact Shrine is an outdoor monument in Barangay Bool, Tagbilaran City, Bohol, commemorating the 1565 Sandugo between Bohol chieftain Datu Sikatuna and Spanish explorer Miguel López de Legazpi. The shrine features life-sized bronze statues by National Artist Napoleon Abueva depicting the blood compact ritual. It marks the first treaty of friendship between Filipinos and Spaniards and is recognized as a National Historical Landmark.

Visitors can expect an open-air coastal shrine with five life-sized bronze statues arranged around a table depicting the blood compact ritual, set on a raised platform with historical markers and plaques. The site overlooks Bohol Sea and is surrounded by landscaped grounds with trees and seating. It is an open, photo-friendly stop with interpretive signage explaining the 1565 event, typically visited as a brief sightseeing stop en route to eastern Bohol attractions.

Commemorates the Sandugo or blood compact performed on March 16, 1565, between Bohol chieftain Datu Sikatuna and Spanish conquistador Miguel López de Legazpi. The ritual, involving the mixing of blood with wine, sealed a treaty of friendship and alliance, regarded as the first treaty of friendship between Filipinos and Spaniards. The monument was created by National Artist Napoleon Abueva.

Regarded as a symbol of friendship and hospitality in Boholano culture. The Sandugo is celebrated annually in Bohol through the Sandugo Festival in July, and the shrine serves as a cultural landmark representing unity and early Filipino-Spanish relations.