Battle of Manila (1570)

Siege of Manila
	Part of the Spanish conquests in Asia
Date	24 May 1570
Location	Manila, Kingdom of Luzon
Result	Spanish victory First Spanish settlement on Luzon island;
Belligerents
Kingdom of the Spains and the Indies	Kingdom of Luzon
Commanders and leaders
Martin de Goiti, field marshal for Spain	Prince Sulayman

The 1570 Battle of Manila (Filipino: Labanan sa Maynila; Spanish: Batalla de Manila) was fought in Manila between Luzonians, led by Prince Sulayman, and Spaniards, led by field marshal Martin de Goiti, on 24 May 1570. Goiti's forces eventually besieged the fort of Manila, destroyed Manila, and won the battle, with the site of the fort falling to the Kingdom of the Spains and the Indies. The Spaniards then founded a Spanish city of Manila making it the capital of the Spanish East Indies.

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