Don Cristobal (21st Century Crisis)

Don Cristóbal I de Sulu (originally born as Salim ud-Din, c. 1800) was a native Tausūg chief leader that helped the Spanish fight the Sultanate of Sulu and the Sultanate of Brunei. He was native to the Sulu Archipelago, and went to live as an tribute to the Sultan in the Zamboanga Peninsula, as recorded by Spanish historians.

Originally born as Salim ud-Din (Jawi: سالم-محي الدين), he was converted to Roman Catholicism and given the name Cristóbal. After the Spanish forces were forced to retreat, he was given an escort to Manila where he married a Spanish mestiza.