Sangley Rebellion (1639)

Sangley Rebellion
Part of the Spanish colonization of the Philippines
Date1639-1640
Location
Luzon, Philippines
Result Spanish repression and massacre of Sangley Chinese
Belligerents

Spanish Empire

  • Sangley Chinese residents of Spanish Philippines
    • Commanders and leaders
    Sebastián Hurtado de Corcuera
    Martín de Aduna
    Juan de Arceo
    Domingo Ruiz
    Martín de Ocarez    		 Unknown
    Casualties and losses
    45 Spanish soldiers
    300 Tagalog militiamen
    Unknown number of Japanese residents
    Unknown number of allies from Jolo    		 22,000-24,000 killed
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    The Sangley Rebellion was an uprising of rural Sangley (Chinese Filipinos) residents in Manila against the Captaincy General of the Philippines in 1639. It resulted in the massacre of around 17,000-22,000 ethnic Chinese people.[1]

    1. ^ Willis 1998, p. 361.