On top of these injustices of the Jesuit priests, what triggered Dagohoy most was the refusal of the Jesuit priest to give a Christian burial to his brother who died in a duel. This caused Dagohoy to call upon his fellow Boholanos to raise arms against the colonial government.
In addition to these injustices carried out by Jesuit priests, what chiefly motivated Dagohoy was the refusal of one such priest to provide a Christian burial for his deceased brother who died in combat. This act led Dagohoy to rally his fellow Boholans to oppose colonial rule.