In 1603, fear and rumor turned the streets of Manila red.Thousands of Chinese traders, known as Sangleys, were accused of rebellion — and what followed became one of the darkest chapters in Philippine history.
Discover how mistrust between the Spanish colonizers and the Chinese community led to a brutal massacre that nearly wiped out Binondo — and how survivors rebuilt it into the world’s oldest Chinatown.
📜 This is the forgotten story of the 1603 Chinese Massacre in Manila.A story of fear, power, and survival.
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