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Tondo. Tondo is a district located in Manila, Philippines. It is the largest, in terms of area and population, of Manila's sixteen districts, [2] with a census-estimated 654,220 people in 2020. It consists of two congressional districts. It is also the second most densely populated district in the city.
Pre-reclamation maps of Tondo show a relatively straight shoreline from the beachfront of Intramuros to the mouth of the Estero de Vitas. [ 42 ] Tondo's territorial boundaries also excluded [ 5 ] : 191 [ 34 ] territory occupied by Maynila [ 5 ] [ 43 ] Namayan (modern day Santa Ana), [ 33 ] [ 34 ] Tambobong (modern day Navotas), Omaghicon ...
The recorded history of the Philippines between 900 and 1565 begins with the creation of the Laguna Copperplate Inscription in 900 and ends with the beginning of Spanish colonization in 1565. The inscription records its date of creation in 822 Saka (900 CE). The discovery of this document marks the end of the prehistory of the Philippines at ...
The Archdiocesan Shrine of Santo Niño de Tondo, also known as Tondo Church, is a Roman Catholic church in Tondo, Manila established by the Augustinians.It houses an image of the Infant Jesus which originally came from Acapulco, Mexico and was handed over by a wealthy merchant to the Archbishop of Manila at that time, who later turned it over to the parish priest of Tondo, Manila.
Manila (province) Manila, also known as Tondo until 1859, was a province of the Philippines that encompassed the former pre-Hispanic polities of Tondo, Maynila, and Namayan. [1] In 1898, it comprised the city of Manila (primarily referring to present-day Intramuros) and 23 other municipalities. In 1901, the province was dissolved, with the city ...
The Estero de Vitas is one of the rivulets, known as esteros, which delineated the small islands which historically constituted the city of Manila [1] and its predecessors, the Tagalog polities (called bayan) of Maynila and Tondo. [2] These esteros, along with the larger rivers of Manila Bay and the Pasig River delta, originally formed an ...
Moriones Street, Tondo. Manila, Philippines. Coordinates: 14°36′35″N 120°58′04″E / . 14.60984°N 120.96773°E. / 14.60984; 120.96773. Plaza Moriones is a major public square in Tondo, Manila. Unlike other squares in Manila, the plaza is in the shape of a linear park occupying the central median of Moriones Street, starting at ...
The Philippine Commonwealth was established in 1935, as a 10-year interim step prior to full independence. However, in 1942 during World War II, Japan occupied the Philippines. The U.S. military overpowered the Japanese in 1945. The Treaty of Manila in 1946 established the independent Philippine Republic.