MANILA- INTRAMUROS DISTRICT 2011
Martín de Goiti (1534–1574) founded the City of Manila in the Philippines when he subdued the combined native forces of the Islamic rulers of Manila (Maynilad) - Rajah Sulaiman III, Rajah Lakan Dula and Rajah Sulaiman II. He marched his troops towards Tondo, the heart of Manila. Subsequently, they defeated the thousand-strong warriors that skirmished when them in Tondo, establishing a foothold settlements.The Spanish conquistadors, then, constructed Fort Santiago, a military and trading outpost that still exists at present.
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