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Ferdinand Magellan
-was a great Portuguese
explorer and mariner.
Rajah Matanda of Sapa
Lakan Dula of Tondo
Rajah Sulayman
Miguel Lopez de
Legaspi
Marshal Martin de Goiti & Captain Juan de Salcedo
Musket & Canon
Arrow & Spears
After the victory, legaspi
claimed the islands for the
spanish empire, it was the
beginning of over 300 years
of colonization and ultimately
establishing manila as the
centre of governance.
Plaza de goiti
Also known as plaza lacson
is a public square in santa
cruz manila, originally
named after martin de goiti
who founded the city of
manila in 1571, it was
renamed by mayor lito
Atienza in 2003 after Arserio
lacson, who previously
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- However, on November 29, 1574, Limahong, a
chinese pirates landed at the town of Parañaque and
attacked Intramuros.

- A mexican named Juan de Salcedo arrived with 300

ilocano warriors and defeated the chinese pirate.

- As a safeguard against similar uprisings later, the

chinese residents and the merchants of Manila were
confined to a seperate district called "Parian de
Alcaceria" (now it is Liwasang Bonifacio)
In the beginning of
19th century,
Spain’s colonies
became chaotic,
hence our present
heroes emerged
Battle of Manila Bay, (May 1,
1898),- defeat of the Spanish
Pacific fleet by the U.S. Navy,
resulting in the fall of the
Philippines and contributing to
the final U.S. victory in the
Spanish-American War.
American Regime and World War II
* After Spanish Colonization
* Filipinos never had a “peace of mind”
* American Colonization
* Positive effects: public schools, health centers, english language,
western culture, democratic processes
* Negative: land grabbing and exploitation of country’s natural resources
•exactly on July 4, 1946 the Philippines was granted independence, as
proclaimed to the world by US President Harry S. Truman in accordance with
Philippine independence A ct. (Most populary know as "Tyding's -Mcduffie Act").
President Harry S. Truman issued proclamation 2695 of July 4, 1946 officially
recognizing the indepence of the Philippines.
• Thereafter, the Philippines celebrated independence day on July 4 every year
for 15 years until it was moved to June 12 by Diosdado Macapagal.
•After the Spanish- American war on 1898 the City of Manila underwent “the
Golden Age,” and extensive revitalization efforts earned it the moniker “Pearl of
the Orient.”
• From the late 19th Century until shortly before the war, Manila was called the
“Paris of the East” and the “Pearl of the Orient.” Under the Spanish rule, the city
thrived as the gateway of European nations to their trading partners in Asia. At
some point, it was even called “The Most Beautiful City in the Far East,”
attracting European migrants, like Germans, Spaniards, Americans, British,
French, and Russians.
Japanese occupied Manila from 1942- 1945

MANILA AS OPEN CITY (1941)

Gen. Douglas MacArthur
THE RAPE OF MANILA/ BATTLE OF MANILA
Manila was finally freed from the
Japanese on March 3, 1945.
"I shall returned" - Gen. MacArthur

Manila was totally devasted in the

event.
-Almost 300,000 civilians were killed,
both deliberately by Japanese in the
Manila Massacre and from artillery and
aerial bombardment by Americans and
Japanese forces.
-Many architectural and cultural legacy
from the time the city was founded
were totally destroyed due to this
event.
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