Intramuros Essay

Manila is the capital of the Philippines which “Intramuros” were located that has been called the “Walled City”. The Latin word Intramuros means “Within the Wall”, and beyond the walls of Manila were called “Extramuros” which means “Outside the Wall”. The walls were created by the Spaniards in the late 16th century to protect the city from foreign infringement or planning to invade the city of Manila. The 0.67-square-kilometre (0.26 sq mi) walled city was originally located along the shores of the Manila Bay, south of the entrance to Pasig River. The reclamations during the early 20th-century obscured the walls from the bay. Guarding the old city is Fort Santiago, its citadel located at the mouth of the river. Rajah Sulayman, Lakan Dula,

After having a misunderstanding between the Islamic natives and the Spaniards, Goiti and Lopez de Legazpi 's soldier 's waged war that takes 1 year to finish the battle. Islamic natives were defeated in the battle; Lopez de Legazpi made an arrangement with the three Chieftains with a replacement of handling over Manila to the Spaniards. with the three Chieftains with a replacement of handling over Manila to the Spaniards. June 24, 1571, Lopez de Legazpi declared the area as the new capital of the Spanish colony in the Philippines. Lopez de Legazpi who had become the first Governor General on the islands has started planning the city of Manila. He established forts, roads, churches and schools. The plans for Intramuros were based on King Philip II 's Royal Ordinance issued on July 3, 1573, in San Lorenzo, Spain. Its design was based upon a medieval castle structure and covered 64 hectares of land, surrounded by 8 meter thick stones and high walls that rise 22 meters. In 1606, Intramuros was finished and it served as the center of political, military and religious power of the Spaniards during the time that the Philippines was a colony of Spain. Inside the Intramuros, there are several Roman Catholic churches, like Manila Cathedral and San Agustin Church, convents and Catholic schools, such as the Universidad de Santo Tomas, Colegio de San Juan de Letran, and Ateneo Municipal de