Manila (province)

Maynila Manila Former province of the Philippines ←   ← 1571–1901 →   → Location of the historical province of Manila. Capital Manila Mariquina (1898–1899) Historical era Spanish era  -  Legazpi's conquest of Maynila and Tondo 1571  -  Became capital of colonial Philippines  -  Occupied by Great Britain 1762–1764  -  Sovereignty transferred to United States 1899  -  Disestablished 1901 Today part of Caloocan, Las Piñas, Makati, Malabon, Mandaluyong, Manila, Marikina, Muntinlupa, Navotas, Parañaque, Pasay, Pasig, Pateros, Taguig, Quezon City, San Juan

Manila, also formerly known as Tondo, was a historical province in the Philippines, encompassing the former Kingdom of Tondo and Kingdom of Maynila.^[1] In 1898, it included the City of Manila and 23 other municipalities. It was incorporated into the province of Rizal in 1901.

Cities and municipalities [edit]

The province was composed of the City of Manila and 23 other municipalities. The districts of Binondo, Dilao, Ermita, Malate, Pandacan, Quiapo, Sampaloc, San Miguel, Santa Ana, Santa Cruz, and Tondo are often referred to as "pueblos", "arrabales" ("suburbs") or "neighbourhoods" of Manila. The name Manila originally referred to the "city within the walls" (now called Intramuros), but its meaning eventually came to include the suburbs surrounding it, leading to confusion about which places constitute "Manila" in the late 19th century.^[1][2] From the 1860s onward, the area was often referred to as Ciudad de Manila y sus arrabales ("The City of Manila and its suburbs") or as Manila y los pueblos de extramuros ("Manila and the communities outside the walls").^[2] The present-day City of Manila includes all these areas.

The table below presents information from the cited source.^[1]

Additional notes [edit]

1. ^ ^{a b c d e} Now part of the present-day City of Manila
2. ^ Refers to Paco, Manila
3. ^ Combined with Pasay on October 12, 1903
4. ^ Refers to Intramuros, Manila
5. ^ Now called Marikina
6. ^ Now Rodriguez, Rizal
7. ^ Absorbed by Caloocan in the early 20th century. Areas that historically belonged to Novaliches are now divided between northern Caloocan and Quezon City
8. ^ Now called Pasay
9. ^ Now called Mandaluyong
10. ^ Now called San Juan
11. ^ Now San Mateo, Rizal
12. ^ Now called Makati
13. ^ Now called Malabon

Map [edit]

Shown below are the general locations of the municipalities of the province of Manila. The map does not include borders between municipalities due to a lack of information about their historical boundaries. Except for Montalban and San Mateo, all these areas are included in the present-day cities of Metro Manila.^[3]

References [edit]

Coordinates: 14°35′N 121°00′E / 14.583°N 121.000°E / 14.583; 121.000

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