Ancient Tondo, also referred to as Tundo, Tundun, Tundok, and sometimes as the Kingdom of Lusong, was a settlement of ancient Filipinos in the Manila Bay area, specifically north of the Pasig river. It is one of the settlements mentioned by the Philippines' earliest historical record, the Laguna Copperplate Inscription. This kingdom initiated diplomatic ties with China under the Ming Dynasty and was a dominant force in regional trade, sparking an attack from Brunei's Sultan Bolkiah in 1500. The Spanish first arrived in Tondo in 1570 and finally defeated the settlements in the Manila Bay area in 1591, after which Tondo came under the administration of Manila, ending its existence as an independent city-state. This subjugated Tondo continues to exist today as a district of the city of Manila.
In 1587 Magat Salamat, one of the children of Lakan Dula, and Augustin de Legazpi, Lakan Dula's nephew, and the chiefs of the neighboring areas of Tondo, Pandacan, Marikina, Candaba, Navotas and Bulacan were executed for secretly conspiring to overthrow the Spanish colonizers. Stories were told that Magat Salamat's descendants settled in Hagonoy, Bulacan and many of his descendants spread from this area.
David Dula y Goiti, a grandson of Lakan Dula with a Spanish mother escaped the persecution of the descendants of Lakan Dula by settling in Isla de Batag, Northern Samar and settled in the place now called Candawid (Kan David). Due to hatred for the Spaniards, he dropped the Goiti in his surname and adopted a new name David Dulay. He was eventually caught by the Guardia Civil based in Palapag and was executed together with seven followers. They were charged with planning to attack the Spanish detachment.