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Tondo. Tondo is a district located in Manila, Philippines. It is the largest, in terms of area and population, of Manila's sixteen districts, [2] with a census-estimated 654,220 people in 2020. It consists of two congressional districts. It is also the second most densely populated district in the city.
Tondo Conspiracy (1587–1588) The Tondo Conspiracy of 1587–1588, also referred to as the " Revolt of the Lakans " and sometimes the " Conspiracy of the Maharlikas " was a plot against Spanish colonial rule by the Tagalog and Kapampangan nobles of Manila and some towns of Bulacan and Pampanga. [3]
The Archdiocesan Shrine of Santo Niño de Tondo, also known as Tondo Church, is a Roman Catholic church in Tondo, Manila established by the Augustinians.It houses an image of the Infant Jesus which originally came from Acapulco, Mexico and was handed over by a wealthy merchant to the Archbishop of Manila at that time, who later turned it over to the parish priest of Tondo, Manila.
The earliest recorded history of Manila, the capital of the Philippines, dates back to the year 900 AD, as recorded in the Laguna Copperplate Inscription.By the thirteenth century, the city consisted of a fortified settlement and trading quarter near the mouth of the Pasig River, the river that bisects the city into the north and south.
Rajah Matanda. An old Tagalog king or noble illustrated in the 1590s Manila manuscript. It is assumed that King Aki would have worn similar regalia. Akí (c. 1500s - 1572; Old Spanish orthography: Rája Aché or Raxa Ache, pronounced Aki), [2] also known as Rája Matandâ ("the Old King"), [3] was King of Luzon who ruled from the kingdom's ...
In Philippine history, the Tagalog bayan ("country" or "city-state") [6][1] of Maynila was one of the most cosmopolitan of the early historic settlements on the Philippine archipelago. [7] Fortified with a wooden palisade which was appropriate for the predominant battle tactics of its time, [1] it lay on the southern part of the Pasig River ...
February 1. Luke Edward Wright appointed as Civil Governor (1904–1905) October 19. The Manila Business School was founded and started its operation (later as the Philippine School of Commerce, 1908, then as the Philippine College of Commerce, 1952, and now the Polytechnic University of the Philippines). November 16.
Plaza Moriones is a major public square in Tondo, Manila.Unlike other squares in Manila, the plaza is in the shape of a linear park occupying the central median of Moriones Street, starting at the intersection of Moriones and Juan Luna Streets, and ending at the intersection with Santa Maria Street, bisected by Nicolas Zamora Street in the center.