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Earlier in Cebu, Spanish colonizer <a href="https://kahimyang.com/kauswagan/articles/929/today-in-philippine-history-february-13-1565-miguel-l-pez-de-legazpi-landed-on-the-shores-of-cibabao" class="news_link">Miguel Lopez de Legazpi</a>, having heard of the rich resources of Manila, dispatched two of his lieutenant-commanders, <a href="https://kahimyang.com/articles/3120/mart-n-de-goiti-his-legacy-as-a-conquistador-in-the-philippines" class="news_link">Martín de Goiti</a> and <a href="https://kahimyang.com/kauswagan/articles/1674/the-romance-of-juan-de-salcedo-and-lakandolas-niece-dayang-dayang-candarapa" class="news_link">Juan de Salcedo</a>, to explore the northern region.
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On May 8, 1570, they arrived in Manila and were welcomed by natives and formed an alliance with Rajah Sulayman, a Muslim king who ruled the place at that time. However, the local sensed the true objectives of the Spaniards and a battle between the troops of Sulayman and the Spaniards erupted. As the Spaniards were heavily armed, they were able to conquer Manila.
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After hearing that the city had been conquered, Legazpi came to join Goiti in Manila. He formed a peace pact with the native councils, Rajah Sulayman and  Rajah <a href="https://kahimyang.com/articles/3077/lakandula-pre-colonial-filipino-hero-and-leader-of-tondo" class="news_link">Lakandula</a>.
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June 24, 1571: Manila was proclamed as the capital of the Spanish colonial administration in the Philippines