Battle of Bankusay Channel | |||||||
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Indigenous polities of Macabebe and Maynila
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Tarik Sulayman and Rajah Sulayman | Miguel López de Legazpi | ||||||
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40 caracoas (warships), around 2,000 warriors | 27 vessels, 280 Spaniards, 600 native allies |
Indigenous polities of Macabebe and Maynila
The Battle of Bankusay (Filipino: Labanan sa Bankusay; Kapampangan: Labanan king Bankusay), on June 3, 1571, was a naval engagement that marked the last resistance by locals to the Spanish Empire's occupation and colonization of the Pasig River delta, which had been the site of the indigenous polities of Maynila and Tondo.
Tarik Sulayman, the chief of Macabebes, refused to ally with the Spanish and decided to mount an attack at Bankusay Channel on Spanish forces, led by Miguel López de Legazpi. Sulayman's forces were defeated, and a chief was killed. The Spanish victory in Bankusay and Legazpi's alliance with Lakandula of Kingdom of Tondo, enabled the Spaniards to establish themselves throughout the city and its neighboring towns.