Battle of Bangkusay

Battle of Bangkusay
Historical marker by the National Historical Commission of the Philippines
Date June 3, 1571 Location Bangkusay Channel in Tondo, Manila, Philippines Result Spanish victory Tondo dissolved and became a territory under the Spanish Empire
Belligerents
Indigenous polities[1][2] of Macabebe[3] and Maynila[3] Kapampangan forces of Hagonoy and Macabebe Tagalog forces of Maynila	Spanish Empire[3] Forces of the Legaspi Expedition Allied Visayan forces
Commanders and leaders
Tarik Sulayman † Rajah Sulayman	Miguel López de Legazpi
Strength
40 Karakoas, around 2,000 warriors	27 vessels, 280 Spaniards, 600 native allies

The Battle of Bangkusay (Filipino: Labanan sa Ilog Bangkusay; Spanish: Batalla de Bangkusay), on June 3, 1571, was a naval engagement that marked the last resistance by locals to the Spanish Empire's occupation and colonization of the Pasig River delta, which had been the site of the indigenous polities of Rajahnate of Maynila and Tondo.^[1][2]

Tarik Sulayman, the chief of Macabebes, refused to ally with the Spanish and decided to mount an attack at Bangkusay Channel on Spanish forces, led by Miguel López de Legazpi. Sulayman's forces were defeated, and Sulayman himself was killed. The Spanish victory in Bangkusay and Legazpi's alliance with Lakandula of Tondo, enabled the Spaniards to establish themselves throughout the city and its neighboring towns.