Cainta (historical polity)

Cainta
ᜃᜁᜈ᜔ᜆ (Baybayin)
unknown–1571
StatusBarangay state
Common languagesOld Tagalog, Old Malay
GovernmentFeudalism under Barangay state
History 
• Established
unknown
• Conquest by Spain
1571
CurrencyPiloncitos, barter rings,[1] barter
Succeeded by
Captaincy General of the Philippines
Manila (province)
Today part ofPhilippines

In early Philippine history, the Tagalog bayan (Kapampangan: balen; "country" or "polity")[2] of Cainta was a fortified upriver polity that occupied both shores of an arm of the Pasig River. It was located not far from where the Pasig River meets the Lake of Ba-i and is presumed to be the present site of the municipality of Cainta, Rizal.[3]

  1. ^ "Piloncitos: The Treasure of Philippine Numismatic". Filipinonumismatist. Archived from the original on April 25, 2017.
  2. ^ "Pre-Colonial Manila". Presidential Museum and Library. Archived from the original on March 9, 2016. Retrieved April 27, 2017.
  3. ^ Blair, Emma Helen; Robertson, James Alexander, eds. (1903). "Relation of the Conquest of the Island of Luzon". The Philippine Islands, 1493–1898. Vol. 3: 1569–1576. Translated by Gill, J. G. Ohio, Cleveland: Arthur H. Clark Company. p. 145.