Battle of Bankusay Channel

Battle of Bankusay Channel
Date June 3, 1571 Location Bankusay Channel in Tondo, Manila, Philippines Result Spanish victory Kingdom of Tondo dissolved
Belligerents
Indigenous polities of Macabebe and Maynila Kapampangan forces of Hagonoy and Macabebe, supported by the forces of Maynila	Spanish Empire Forces of the Legaspi Expedition
Commanders and leaders
Tarik Sulayman and Rajah Sulayman	Miguel López de Legazpi
Strength
40 caracoas (warships), around 2,000 warriors	27 vessels, 280 Spaniards, 600 native allies

Indigenous polities of Macabebe and Maynila

Spanish Empire

The Battle of Bankusay (Filipino: Labanan sa Bankusay; Kapampangan: Labanan king Bankusay; Spanish: Batalla de 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.

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