Kudarat knew that the Dutch were using him as a tool for their own imperialistic policies; so he put in a few conditions of his own which the Dutch were not willing to accept. At this time, Kudarat was rightly apprehensive about Spanish missionary activities in areas like Butuan, Caraga, and Dapitan which the Iranun feared would be used as bases against them in the future as the usual coloniser pattern of the Spaniards in the Visayas.
Kudarat understood that the Dutch were using him as a tool for their own imperialistic ambitions; so he imposed some conditions of his own which the Dutch refused to accept. At this time, Kudarat was rightfully apprehensive about Spanish missionary activities in areas like Butuan, Caraga, and Dapitan, which the Iranun feared would be used as bases against them in the future as the usual colonizer pattern of the Spaniards in the Visayas.