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AGUILAR: Beyond Greatness traces the origin of Aguilar Clan from the settlement of10 Bornean Datus to the Island of Panay. Under the leadership of Datu Puti – the greatancestor of Aguilar Clan, the Barter of Panay was concluded. It also traces the roots ofAguilar Clan during the Spanish rule. By word of mouth which has been handed downfrom one generation to another, the descendants of Datu Puti on Panay Island were thefirst to have received their Christian names as well as their family names.Florentino, in the course of his early life was told by his great grandfather Datu Puti thathe had relatives in Panay, accompanied the missionaries to the Visayan islands.He settled in Barrio Abaca, Passi – a well organized Malay community were he metConstancia, the great granddaughter of Datu Bangkaya who settled in Aklan and Capiz.He and Constancia were joined together in marriage by a Spanish priest. The firstChristian family or institution established on Panay Island was that of Florentino andConstancia who out of their wedlock five children were born. Fray Juan Villamayorchristened them as Macario Aguilar Perfecto, Diosdado Panes Perfecto, Fermin PalmesPerfecto and the two girls Leocardia and Azucena.Macario Aguilar Perfecto, the eldest in the family is the duly recognized ancestor ofAguilar Clan. Then and Now, Aguilar Clan has recorded the achievements of all of theclan members and their remarkable contribution to our country and the world.