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The earliest recorded history of Manila, the capital of the Philippines, dates back to the year 900 AD, as recorded in the Laguna Copperplate Inscription.By the thirteenth century, the city consisted of a fortified settlement and trading quarter near the mouth of the Pasig River, the river that bisects the city into the north and south.
Website. visitfortsantiago .com. Fort Santiago ( Spanish: Fuerte de Santiago; Filipino: Moóg ng Santiago ), built in 1571, is a citadel or castle built by Spanish navigator and governor Miguel López de Legazpi for the newly established city of Manila in the Philippines. The defense fortress is located in Intramuros, the walled city of Manila.
Manila ( / məˈnɪlə / mə-NIL-ə; Filipino: Maynila, pronounced [maɪˈnilɐʔ] ), officially the City of Manila (Filipino: Lungsod ng Maynila [lʊŋˈsod nɐŋ maɪˈnilɐʔ] ), is the capital and second-most populous city of the Philippines, after Quezon City. Located on the eastern shore of Manila Bay on the island of Luzon, it is ...
The Manila Hotel is a 550-room, historic five-star hotel located along Manila Bay in Manila, Philippines. [ 3] The hotel is the oldest premiere hotel in the Philippines built in 1909 to rival Malacañang Palace, the official residence of the President of the Philippines and was opened on the commemoration of American Independence on July 4 ...
The Battle of Manila ( Filipino: Labanan sa Maynila; Japanese: マニラの戦い, romanized : Manira no Tatakai; Spanish: Batalla de Manila; 3 February – 3 March 1945) was a major battle of the Philippine campaign of 1944–45, during the Second World War. It was fought by forces from both the United States and the Philippines against ...
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The memory of José Rizal, patriot and martyr. The Rizal Monument (original title: Motto Stella; Latin: "guiding star") is a memorial in Rizal Park in Manila, Philippines built to commemorate the executed Filipino nationalist, José Rizal. The monument consists of a standing bronze sculpture of Rizal, with an obelisk, set on a stone base within ...
The Ayuntamiento de Manila (Manila City Hall) is a building located at the corner of Andrés Soriano Avenue (formerly, Calle Aduana) and Cabildo Street, fronting Plaza de Roma in Intramuros, Manila, Philippines. Also known as the Casas Consistoriales and also nicknamed as the Marble Palace, the Ayuntamiento was the seat of the Manila City ...