☀️ Here’s a selfie with my ancestor, Rája Sulíman of Maynílâ, depicted in a fierce standoff against the Spanish conquistadors. A vivid reminder of Manila's fiery defiance.
🔥 On this day, May 24, we remember the burning of Maynílâ in 1570, when the city was set aflame during a brutal clash between Spanish invaders and the native defenders of this precolonial capital. Imagine a city ablaze, its flames engulfing centuries of history in a single night.
☀️ Long before the Spanish conquest, Manila thrived as a fortified city known as Maynílâ, serving as a pivotal trading hub and a seat of power in the archipelago, centuries before Spain itself was even unified as a kingdom.
🔥 Who set fire to Maynílâ? Why was this once majestic city reduced to ashes? Was it a desperate act of resistance or a calculated move by invaders?
📺 Watch my video to learn more 👉🏼 "Manila 1570: The Battle That Burned a Kingdom!" (https://youtu.be/cbwfN3iuwOw)
🎨 Pictured are sections from the mural “Filipino Struggles Through History” by the great maestro, Carlos “Botong” Francisco (1964), currently on display at the National Museum of the Philippines.
Kirby Araullo (Historian)
☀️ Here’s a selfie with my ancestor, Rája Sulíman of Maynílâ, depicted in a fierce standoff against the Spanish conquistadors. A vivid reminder of Manila's fiery defiance.
🔥 On this day, May 24, we remember the burning of Maynílâ in 1570, when the city was set aflame during a brutal clash between Spanish invaders and the native defenders of this precolonial capital. Imagine a city ablaze, its flames engulfing centuries of history in a single night.
☀️ Long before the Spanish conquest, Manila thrived as a fortified city known as Maynílâ, serving as a pivotal trading hub and a seat of power in the archipelago, centuries before Spain itself was even unified as a kingdom.
🔥 Who set fire to Maynílâ? Why was this once majestic city reduced to ashes? Was it a desperate act of resistance or a calculated move by invaders?
📺 Watch my video to learn more 👉🏼 "Manila 1570: The Battle That Burned a Kingdom!" (https://youtu.be/cbwfN3iuwOw)
🎨 Pictured are sections from the mural “Filipino Struggles Through History” by the great maestro, Carlos “Botong” Francisco (1964), currently on display at the National Museum of the Philippines.
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