Battle of Bangkusay

Battle of Bangkusay

Historical marker by the National Historical Commission of the Philippines
DateJune 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]

Spain Spanish Empire[3]

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.

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  2. ^ a b "Pre-colonial Manila". Malacañang Presidential Museum and Library. Malacañang Presidential Museum and Library Araw ng Maynila Briefers. Presidential Communications Development and Strategic Planning Office. 23 June 2015. Archived from the original on 9 March 2016. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
  3. ^ a b c Piedad-Pugay, Chris Antonette (6 June 2008). "The Battle of Bangkusay: A Paradigm of Defiance against Colonial Conquest". National Historical Institute Website. National Historical Institute (now National Historical Commission of the Philippines). Archived from the original on 24 April 2009. Retrieved 30 April 2012.