Battle of Manila (1574)

Siege of Manila
Part of the Spanish colonization of the Philippines
Date November 29, 1574 Location Manila, Parañaque Result Decisive Spanish victory
Belligerents
Spanish Empire	Chinese Pirates
Commanders and leaders
Juan de Salcedo and Don Galo	Limahong
Strength
600 Spanish soldiers and an unknown number of Malay militia	3000 Chinese Pirates and Mercenaries

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 Manilla (1574) was a battle in the Manila area mainly in the location of Parañaque. It was a battle between the forces of the Chinese Pirate Warlord, Limahong vs Malay Filipinos and their Spanish ally. The Battle occurred on November 29, 1574 when Limahong's fleet landed in the town of Parañaque and from there, began to assault the fortifications of Intramuros. Initially, the inhabitants where disorganized and Limahong's forces routed them. However, upon the arrival of a certain Galo. Resistance started to organize. Under Galo's command, they were able to resist Limahong until Capitan Juan de Salcedo arrived from Ilocos and Limahong was defeated and eventually forced to retreat. Thereafter Limahong abandoned his plans to invade Manila and instead, set up a temporary kingdom in Pangasinan.

Eventually the Battle came to be known as "The Red Sea Incident" due to the blood spilled in defending the Barrio and Manila.

See also

• Spanish-American War
• Juan de Salcedo
• Limahong
• Manila

References

• Stearn, Duncan, Chronology of South-East Asian History 1400-1996 (Dee Why, NSW: The Mitraphab Centre Pty Ltd., 1997).
• “La Relación del suceso de la venida del tirano chino del gobernador Guido de Lavezares (1575): Épica española en Asia en el siglo XVI:” Edición, transcripción y notas (incluye facsimil del manuscrito original), Juan Francisco Maura. Lemir (Departamento de Filología Hispánica de la Universidad de Valencia), <http://parnaseo.uv.es/Lemir/Textos/Maura/Index.htm> 2004.