Manila (province)

Manila
*Maynila*
*Tondo* (1571–1859)
Manila Maynila; Tondo (1571–1859)
Former province of the Philippines
1571–1901
	Flag Coat of arms of; colonial-era; Manila
	; Location of the historical province of Manila in 1899
Capital	Manila; Mariquina (1898–1899)
Area
• 1898	683 km2 (264 sq mi)
Population
• 1898	269,793
Historical era	Spanish colonial period
• Legazpi's conquest of Maynila and Tondo polities	1571
• Became the capital of colonial Philippines	1595
• Occupied by Great Britain	1762–1764
• Renamed as Manila	1859
• Sovereignty transferred to the United States	1899
• Disestablished	1901
Preceded by	Succeeded by
	Rajahnate of Maynila
	Tondo
	Namayan
	Cainta (historical polity)
	1858; Bulacan
1853; Morong
1901; Manila
Rizal
Today part of	Philippines

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 of Manila absorbing six of its smaller neighboring municipalities. The remaining part was merged with the adjacent district of Morong to form the province of Rizal.

Cities and municipalities

The province was last composed of the City of Manila and 23 other municipalities. The districts of Binondo, Dilao, Ermita, Malate, Pandacan, Quiapo, Sampaloc, San Miguel, Santa Ana, Santa Cruz, and Tondo are often referred to as "pueblos", "arrabales" ("suburbs") or "neighbourhoods" of Manila. The name Manila originally referred to the "city within the walls" (now Intramuros), but its meaning eventually came to include the suburbs surrounding it, leading to confusion about which places constitute "Manila" in the late 19th century.^[1]^[2]^[3] From the 1860s onward, the area was often referred to as Ciudad de Manila y sus arrabales ("The City of Manila and its suburbs") or as Manila y los pueblos de extramuros ("Manila and the communities outside the walls").^[2] The present-day City of Manila includes all these areas.

The municipalities of Antipolo, Boso-Boso, Cainta and Taytay were also part of the province, then known as Tondo, until 1853 when it was annexed to Distrito Politico-Militar de los Montes de San Mateo (later known as Distrito Politico-Militar de Morong).^[4]

The table below presents information from the cited source.^[1]

City/Municipality	Population (1898)	Notes
Manila^{[A 1]}	110,000	Provincial capital
Caloocan	9,843	situated 7 miles (11 km) from Manila. There are highroads to Manila, Novaliches, Mariquina, and Sampaloc.
Dilao^{[A 2]}^{[A 3]}	4,625	situated 3 miles (4.8 km) from Manila.
Ermita^{[A 2]}	4,726	situated 1+1⁄4 miles (2.0 km) from Manila.
Las Piñas	4,000	situated 8 miles (13 km) from Manila.
Malate^{[A 2]}	2,319	situated 1+2⁄3 miles (2.7 km) from Manila.
Malibay^{[A 4]}	2,890	situated 4 miles (6.4 km) from Manila.
Mariquina^{[A 5]}	10,313	situated 7 miles (11 km) from Manila. It communicates with Caloocan by a highroad. Provincial capital from 1898 to 1899 under the First Philippine Republic.^[5]
Montalban^{[A 6]}	3,055	situated 16 miles (26 km) from Manila.
Muntinlupa	5,068	situated 21 miles (34 km) from Manila.
Navotas	9,154	situated 6+1⁄4 miles (10.1 km) from Manila.
Novaliches^{[A 7]}	1,871	situated 10 miles (16 km) from Manila. It communicates with Caloocan and Manila by highroads. Ceded from Bulacan in 1858
Pandacan^{[A 2]}	2,446	situated 2 miles (3.2 km) from Manila.
Parañaque	9,863	situated at a distance of 6+1⁄8 miles (9.9 km) from Manila.
Pasig	22,000	situated 7 miles (11 km) from Manila.
Pateros	2,842	situated 3 miles (4.8 km) from Manila.
Pineda^{[A 8]}	9,825	situated 3+1⁄8 miles (5.0 km) from Manila.
San Felipe Neri^{[A 9]}	5,465
San Juan del Monte^{[A 10]}	2,011
San Mateo^{[A 11]}	6,700	situated 17 miles (27 km) from Manila.
San Pedro Macati^{[A 12]}	3,921	situated about 3 miles (4.8 km) from Manila.
Santa Ana^{[A 2]}	2,194	situated about 3 miles (4.8 km) from Manila.
Taguig	9,662	situated 4 miles (6.4 km) from Manila.
Tambobong^{[A 13]}	25,000	situated 3 miles (4.8 km) from Manila.

^ Now consists of the districts of Binondo, Intramuros (old center of Manila), Quiapo, Sampaloc, San Miguel, San Nicolas, Santa Cruz, Santa Mesa, and Tondo.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Now part of the present-day City of Manila
^ Refers to Paco, Manila and also includes San Andres, Manila
^ United with Pasay on October 12, 1903
^ Now Marikina
^ Now Rodriguez, Rizal
^ Annexed by Caloocan in the early 20th century. Areas that historically belonged to Novaliches are now divided between northern Caloocan and Quezon City
^ Now Pasay
^ Now Mandaluyong
^ Now San Juan
^ Now San Mateo, Rizal
^ Now Makati
^ Now Malabon

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Shown below are the locations of the municipalities of the province of Manila, as of 1899. Except for Montalban and San Mateo that are in the present-day province of Rizal, all these areas are included in the present-day cities of Metro Manila.^[6]

Approximate locations of the towns of the province of Manila

References

^ ^a ^b ^c United States. Adjutant-General's Office. Military Information Division (1898). Military notes on the Philippines: September 1898. Washington: Government Printing Office.
^ ^a ^b Macdonald, Charles J-H.; Pesigan, Guillermo M. (2000). Old ties and new solidarities: studies on Philippine communities. ADMU Press. ISBN 9789715503518.
^ Act No. 183 (July 31, 1901), An act to incorporate the City of Manila, retrieved July 13, 2021
^ "Journey to the Past". Rizal Provincial Government. Retrieved February 8, 2023.
^ "Brief History of Marikina". Marikina On The Go, Marikina Science High School. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved February 28, 2015.
^ 1901 Map of Luzon, showing the province of Manila

14°35′N 121°00′E / 14.583°N 121.000°E / 14.583; 121.000

[5] Now consists of the districts of Binondo, Intramuros (old center of Manila), Quiapo, Sampaloc, San Miguel, San Nicolas, Santa Cruz, Santa Mesa, and Tondo.

[nowmanila-6] Now part of the present-day City of Manila

[7] Refers to Paco, Manila and also includes San Andres, Manila

[8] United with Pasay on October 12, 1903

[9] Now Marikina

[11] Now Rodriguez, Rizal

[12] Annexed by Caloocan in the early 20th century. Areas that historically belonged to Novaliches are now divided between northern Caloocan and Quezon City

[13] Now Pasay

[14] Now Mandaluyong

[15] Now San Juan

[16] Now San Mateo, Rizal

[17] Now Makati

[18] Now Malabon

[manilanotes-1] United States. Adjutant-General's Office. Military Information Division (1898). Military notes on the Philippines: September 1898. Washington: Government Printing Office.

[manilashift-2] Macdonald, Charles J-H.; Pesigan, Guillermo M. (2000). Old ties and new solidarities: studies on Philippine communities. ADMU Press. ISBN 9789715503518.

[3] Act No. 183 (July 31, 1901), An act to incorporate the City of Manila, retrieved July 13, 2021

[rizalhistory1-4] "Journey to the Past". Rizal Provincial Government. Retrieved February 8, 2023.

[10] "Brief History of Marikina". Marikina On The Go, Marikina Science High School. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved February 28, 2015.

[19] 1901 Map of Luzon, showing the province of Manila

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v t e Former Philippine provinces, sub-provinces, and cities
Provinces	Agusan Ambos Camarines Concepción Cotabato Davao Ilocos Kalinga-Apayao Lanao Lepanto-Bontoc Manila Maguindanao Mindoro Misamis Moro Province Morong Negros Negros del Norte Samar Shariff Kabunsuan Surigao Zamboanga
Sub-provinces^*	Abra (1905–1917)¹ Amburayan (1902–1920)² Apayao (1907–1995)¹ Aurora (1951–1979)¹ Batanes (1907–1909)¹ Benguet (1908–1966)¹ Biliran (1959–1992)¹ Bontoc (1902–1966)³ Bukidnon (1907–1914)¹ Butuan (1907–1914)⁴ Camiguin (1956–1966)¹ Catanduanes (1905–1945)¹ Guimaras (1966–1992)¹ Ifugao (1908–1966)¹ Kalinga (1907–1995)¹ Lepanto (1902–1920)² Marinduque (1907–1920)¹ Masbate (1906–1920)¹ Quirino (1966–1971)¹ Romblon (1907–1917)¹ Siquijor (1907–1971)¹
Cities	Basilan⁵ Jaro Greater Manila Legazpi⁶ Nueva Cáceres Nueva Segovia
^* All sub-provinces were temporarily abolished during the Japanese occupation of the Philippines (1942–1945). ¹ Converted to full-fledged province. ² Dissolved and divided between neighboring (sub-)provinces. ³ Became the only sub-province left comprising Mountain Province in 1966, and therefore assumed the name of the mother province. ⁴ Became the only sub-province left comprising Agusan in 1914, and therefore assumed the name of the mother province. ⁵ Delimited to the downtown area of present-day Isabela City in 1973; dissolved in 1975. ⁶ Legazpi City from 1948 to 1954 consisted of the present-day territories of Legazpi City and Daraga; this city was dissolved in 1954 into its two former constituent municipalities. Legazpi became a city on its own in 1959.

Cities and municipalities

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See also

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