KnowraManilaLinked fromLinked fromThe 26 pages that link to Manila, each with the reason it gives.All 26Broader topic 6Related 16Compared with 4Spanish colonization of the PhilippinesBroader topic: Its capture shifted Spanish power from Cebu to the archipelago’s major northern port.PhilippinesBroader topic: The capital sits within the country’s largest urban region and political center.Spanish East IndiesBroader topic: Its capture in 1571 made it the political and commercial center of Spain’s Asian empire.Manila galleonBroader topic: Manila served as the Asian entrepôt where goods were gathered for shipment to New Spain.LuzonBroader topic: Manila anchors the island’s political and cultural life.Miguel López de LegazpiBroader topic: Legazpi captured and established the city as the colonial capital in 1571.