Battle of Manila (1571)

Siege of Manila
Part of the Spanish colonization of the Philippines
Date 24 May 1570 Location Manila, Maynila Result Decisive Spanish victory
Belligerents
Spanish Empire	Kingdom of Maynila
Commanders and leaders
Martin de Goiti	Rajah Sulaiman III

Battles of Manila
Battle of Manila (1365) Battle of Manila (1500) Battle of Manila (1570) Battle of Manila (1574) Battle of Manila (1762) Battle of Manila (1896) Battle of Manila (1898) Battle of Manila (1899) Battle of Manila (1945)
See also
Battle of Manila Bay (1898)
Around Manila
Battle of Bankusay Channel (1571) La Naval de Manila (1646)

The Battle of Manila (1570) was fought in Manila between the native Filipinos led by Raja Soliman (III) and the Spaniards led by Martin de Goiti, Maestro de Campo on May 24, 1570. The forces under Goiti were victorious and as a result Manila became a capital of the Philippines.

See also

• Spanish-American War
• Martin de Goiti
• Rajah Sulaiman II
• Rajah Lakan Dula
• Rajah Sulaiman III
• Manila

Sources

• Relation of the Voyage in Luzon sa Blair & Robertson. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1803;Volume III, 1569-1576.
• Scott, William Henry. Barangay, Sixteenth Century Philippine Culture and Society. QC: Ateneo De Manila University Press, 1991.