Chinese Massacres (1603, 1639, 1663)

[MrTuthaus]

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Hi,


Just wanna share this interesting story, karon pako kahibaw ani nga ni-exist d i ni siya sa atong history. Sauna pajud d i naa nay plano ning mga Chinese sa pag-ilog sa atong nasod.. tsk tsk...

It sure was tough to be Chinese living in Spanish-controlled Philippines, considering they had to endure discrimination, violence, and whole-scale massacres.
Thanks to the failed attempt by the Chinese pirate Limahong to annex the country in 574, anti-Chinese sentiment generally ran high among the Filipinos and the Spanish. Distrust was a two-way street, however, as most of the Chinese also viewed the other side with suspicion. It didn’t help that some of them actually plotted to revolt against Spain.
In this atmosphere of paranoia, several bloody revolts broke out in the 16^th century and 17^th century. Among the most notable include the Sangley (the archaic term for Chinese) Rebellion of 1603 in which a combined Spanish-Filipino-Japanese force massacred 23,000 Chinese after it was feared the arrival of three high-ranking mainland Chinese officers was a pretext for an invasion.


Another, the 1639 Rebellion, involved an uprising by Chinese workers in Laguna which later ended with the deaths of an estimated 20,000 Chinese. The third major rebellion happened in 1662 when the powerful Chinese pirate Koxinga demanded the annexation of the Philippines but abruptly died afterwards. His death, however, sparked another battle between the Spanish and the Chinese which ultimately resulted in the latter suffering 22,000 deaths.
Unfortunately, no amount of bloodshed could induce the two sides to seek a lasting peace, as there would be more uprisings and rebellions as Spanish rule dragged on.

8 Extremely Interesting Lesser-Known Battles in Philippine History

[yhokz101]

si Limahong.. naka hinumdom pko ani niya sa elementary time.

karon kay si pahong-panot nalang.. lol!

[Joseph20102011]

Kung gi-tratar pa sa mga Kastila ang mga Instik na equal gikan sa pagsugod imbes unta gipamatay sila sa tulo ka higayon, ang Pilipinas unta murag Singapore or Taiwan karon na majority mga Instik samtang ang mga Indio, murag mga Aeta karon panahona unta.