Philippines has a historic Spanish city in Manila. How did this happen?
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- Опубликовано: 8 фев 2025
- Join me at Intramuros, the historic walled city in the heart of Manila, Philippines! Built during the Spanish colonial period, Intramuros is home to centuries-old churches, forts, museums, and cobblestone streets that transport you back in time.
In this video, we’ll visit iconic landmarks like:
🏰 Fort Santiago - A historic fortress with stories of national hero José Rizal
⛪ San Agustin Church - A UNESCO World Heritage Site and the oldest stone church in the Philippines
🏛️ Casa Manila - A beautifully preserved Spanish-era house
🚶 Calle Real & Plaza de Roma - Picturesque streets and plazas filled with colonial charm
Whether you’re a history buff or a traveler looking for the best places to visit in Manila, Intramuros is a must-see destination. Don’t forget to like, comment, and subscribe for more travel adventures!
📍 Location: Intramuros, Manila, Philippines
📅 Best Time to Visit: Dry season (December-May)
📜 Fun Fact: Intramuros means “within the walls” in Spanish!
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Thanks for visiting our country!....and...some history you have learned....Enjoy your visit!...
Thank you Priscila. So much history to learn and I am having a great time ☺️🇵🇭🙏🏽
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Awesome video! So much history it felt like a documentary 😊
David Attenborough reporting here 😂
Awesome! I never knew the Philippines had such a big Spanish history
Manila is a melting pot of history ☺️
The country itself is named after King Philip II of Spain.
Philippines was colonized by Spain for 300 years 3 centuries. Brought the Catholicism in 1521 by a Portuguese Explorer Ferdinand Magellan 😊
Manila & Acapulco of Mexico were the center of trade between Asia & America through galleon trade 1500 -1700 years.
The Philippines was a colony of the Spain for more than 300 years. During his 1542 expedition, Spanish explorer Ruy López de Villalobos named the islands of Leyte and Samar "Felipinas" after the Prince of Asturias, later Philip II of Castile.
Wow, that's so amazing, I never had been there before. But if I rate this video and that places in Manila 1-10 for me is 10 so wonderful
Thank you my friend. 🙏🏽 I hope you can visit Intramuros soon ☺️🇵🇭
Nice vlog my friend
Thank you my friend ☺️
Hi, Intramuros is indeed the foundation ground of Manila, the historical facts are also displayed in small and large billboards of all over parts of the area. Welcome to the Philippines....
Hello friend 👋🏼 Yes you are correct. For everybody wishing to visit Intramuros. The history of this walled city can be found on the boards at the different sites. You can also obtain a tour guide that will provide additional information ❤️🇵🇭🙏🏽
Wow mate - you’ve dug deep to share some Amazing info on an area I’ve never heard of - Quality viewing- well done ✔️👌👋👍😎🙏
Thank you my friend. A little history to stimulate our senses and thought provoking regarding colonial rule ☺️
The walled city is exquisite. Fantastic video Bruv! 🌝
The many mysteries of the walled city ☺️🇵🇭
Philippines yeah baby! ❤
Oh yes! ☺️👍🏼🇵🇭
The British Empire likewise occupied Manila from 1762-1764. The Dutch also attempted to colonise the Philippines several times but failed.
Thank you for the great information by friend. Asia as a whole has seen some fierce battles and ramifications from colonization. Hopefully in the future the control of these great lands remains with the local people ☺️👍🏼🇵🇭
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From 1565 to 1821, the Philippines was governed as part of the Viceroyalty of New Spain (Mexico), later administered directly from Madrid following the Mexican War of Independence of 1821.
Hello friend 👋🏼 thank you for this awesome information ☺️
They should bring a Spanish galeon there like in the movie uncharted as a tourist attraction and was a feature in the movie and about Spain and Philippines
Sounds good in theory. Although i’m not sure that they want to make it too touristy. There are two big churches there and the extra activity could get rowdy.
Like your story telling..Subbed
Thank you my friend 🙏🏽🇵🇭
Welcome to the Philippines 🇵🇭 thanks for coming in 🇵🇭
Thank you for your warm wishes my friend ❤️🇵🇭
Well, well, well… look at you 😊public transport and all!
😂 well you gave me a negative score for the last video so I had to go above and beyond to get a positive score this time ☺️👍🏼🇵🇭
@ 😆 very much looking forward to what else to come!
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Thank you my friend ❤️☺️🇵🇭
Just learned some new things about the history, colonization, …
So did I! I’ve never met a race of people that have embraced colonisation this much. I admire the positive approach of the people ☺️🇵🇭👌🏼
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So pretty. ❤
Very pretty. Philippines is a beautiful historical place ❤️🇵🇭☺️
Do not forget that the Spaniards built the University of Santo Tomas in 1600. The Filipinos welcomed the Spaniards to stay because they were good people. Who would fight people who came with the 10 Commandments?
Great inclusion, thank you for including this. Yes the Filipinos are very accommodating and kind 🇵🇭☺️
Mabuhay, Huss🫶❤️🙏Love your videos 👍
Mabuhay my friend. I’m so glad you enjoy the videos 👍🇵🇭
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Yes,nice nice vlog,,
Thank you ☺️🙏🏽
Hmmm one thing that I found not correct with this video is about the Pilipinos talking good/thankful about Spainish colonization. Actually, we don't. We hate what they did to the Philippines for 333 years. However, one thing good about us is we are forgiving people. This could be due to the religion. Nonetheless, I'd like to thank you from the bottom of my heart for showing/featuring this place on your vlog.
Yes you are correct. Alot of bad things happened from colonisation. I am just ephasising that the locals are forgiving and they are still able to talk about some of the positives from that period. If you realise I mention in the video that it isn’t just about the negatives. Maybe I should have talked about the negatives abit more. Maybe in my next video I will talk about it. Thank you for watching the video 🙏🏽🇵🇭❤️
What a wonderful 😊 and educational video 📸...I myself is a historian and love to know about ancient historical places....I didn't know Intramuro has a statue of King Carlos of Spain in the 1600...they say King Carlos or Charles was half German and got a loan from the Hasburg Empire because Spain was already in their 4th bankruptcy....the Hasburg german nobility provided the bank loan and also give the Spanish King a German beer 🍺 recipe to be able to pay quickly...that was the San Miguel old Spanish Empire beer.....The Intrmuro would not have been built without the Hasburg Empire Bank loan.... I'm learning more about this history and I thank you so highly.... for sure ..... cheerio and God Bless...watching from San Francisco,Ca.U.S.A...Giorgio Messina...
Hello my friend Georgio 👋🏼 thank you for your nice words of encouragement. Manila really is a time capsule waiting to be explored. I hope that you can come out here to immerse yourself in all of this great history and obtain the finer details. I’ve literally provided an express tour ☺️👍🏼 Greetings to you and San Francisco from the Philippines.
Thank you for the additional information!
Visit some of the 7k islands plenty of resorts beautiful beaches plenty of Restaurants some are buffet the Philippines is a islands nation is known for beautiful beaches
Stay tuned my friend I will do that soon. I love exploring the urban sights of the Philippines also ☺️👍🏼🇵🇭
@hussmeister Manila was also built by Spaniards and United States in 18th century that's why there's alot of old American architecture intact
Those are foo dogs outside the San Agustin Church. Foo dogs are symbolic, protective statues, and they are designed in pairs - one is female, the other is male. The female represents yin, and symbolically protects the people dwelling inside their homes, while the male statue, represents yang, which protector of the structure.
Thanks for adding this information to the comments. I’m sure people will rind it useful ☺️🇵🇭
San Agustin church has an amazing museum with century-old relics including precious items from the galleon trade
I loved the Baroque style design. I can see why it is UNESCO protected ❤️
A very good video on Intramuros. ❤
Thank you sir ❤️🇵🇭
You missed to see the grave of Miguel Lopez De Legazpi the Spanish governor who developed Manila it was inside the San Agustin church in the altar left side. Nice vlog...
Hello my friend 👋🏼 the Church had a service happening (I think it was for a wedding) so we weren’t allowed all the way in. Either way it was a great day ☺️❤️🇵🇭
@hussmeister okay but I love your video you explained it very well.
@ thank you my friend ❤️🙏🏽🇵🇭
Thank you for coming to the Philippines. Enjoy your stay.
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Thanks again my friend. I look forward to more adventures in this amazing country ☺️
I notice you came from the Poblacion, Makati side of the river at the start of the video! While Poblacion is now a nightlife area filled with bars (and partly a redlight district), it actually used to be a historical barangay or local village as well! Parts of the Makati riverside (including Poblacion) made up an old kingdom before, successfully converted to Christianity by colonizers when they arrived. I suggest you visit its landmark, San Pedro Macati Church, which was built in 1620 and has a similar Spanish-era style architecture as the Intramuros structures.
It's a beautiful architectural marvel that now seems out of place amid the very modern Poblacion area. Afterwards you can grab a coffee at Commune Cafe a short walk away (if you're there in the day) or some drinks and seafood at Wantusawa Oyster Bar (if you're there at night). Great way to see the stark contrast between the traditional colonial past and the vibrant urban present.
Hello my dear friend 👋🏼 Yes you’re observations are correct. I spent some time exploring Poblacion and I hope to post a video about it soon. Yes I went to the church and boy are you correct! It does feel out of place with all the changes in the area but in my opinion its the backbone of the community still so the church has a role to play yet. Thank you for the suggestions 🙏🏽☺️👍🏼🇵🇭
you forget that the british once tried to capture manila as well as intramuros
Yes you are correct ☺️🇵🇭
No offense but the British did occupied Manila during 7-years war in Europe for 1-1/2 years, it's a credible fact(October 1762-April 1764)...
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Intramuros is part of the city of Manila. It's technically not a city, but part of Manila that was "walled" to protect the Spaniards who ruled and governed the city.
Yes you are correct but this was the ‘old city’ that once existed. I’ve visited alot of these walled city’s across the world and they look very similar regardless of where in the world they are. Fascinating ❤️🇵🇭☺️
@@hussmeister It was a "self-sufficient" compound is more like it. Most Western colonizers are known for that shit. Fascinating ain't the word for it.
@ my country in Europe also has a similar walled city. We were also colonized and mistreated. After all these years I have a different perspective. It’s all history and it forms part of our identity whether we like it or not. I don’t hold grudges and I won’t forget.
@@hussmeister That's cute. Thanks for sharing.
Within the walls of Intramuros
Amazing place ❤️🇵🇭
Maybe the reason why most Filipinos speaking positively about Spain is because of religion. Maybe because of that Latin influence, we're jollier than most our neighbors. To be fair with Spain, they united the islands, effectively creating our country.
You could be correct about the religion my friend. Colonization is a touchy subject.
Intramuros the old spain walled city
Lovely place ❤️🇵🇭
Nobody colonized the Filipinos. We invited people in, especially, those who follow the Ten Commandments.
You could be correct but the text books don’t say that. Anyway, the past is the past. Let’s concentrate on the present 👍🏼🇵🇭
That ferry's captain is smoking in public! Smoking in piblic id banned in the Philippines!
Don’t sweat the little things my friend, there are bigger problems in the world
Ok na sana kaso yong mamang naninigarilyo sa pampoblikong Lugar ay nakaka pangit sa paningin✌️
No problemo ☺️❤️🇵🇭
Did you ever bother reading and learning Philippine history before hitting the jeepney?
You should be in Tour Guide NOT those tricycles drivers scam they're NOT certified licensed they don't know what they're talking about calling he's tricycle Lamborghini really? That just disrespectful to tourists they should be BANNED they're ruined Philippine tourism business
When you see those tricycles scam just ignored them walk away! Just get kalesa instead or rent a bike you'll be fine
Hello there my friend 👋🏼 Yes I did have a tour guide during my visit. I used this gentleman’s service to drop me off at Rizal Park at the end of my visit. On the way to the park he gave me an express tour of what we saw along the way. He was just having abit of fun calling his tricyle a Lamborghini for the camera. No harm done.
@hussmeister oh you should visit the beaches plenty of resorts the Philippines is full of islands 🏝 lots of palm trees when you get to those beautiful beaches drink some coconut juice you'll be in paradise!
You forgot about the British occupation in 1762 to 1764
Yes you are correct. A few friends have reminded me in the comments. 🙏🏽
Hey bro ,Just in case you are interested about the Filipino history, check out the video
“How the U.S. stole the Philippines”
Thanks bro i’ll check it out 👍🏼
Don't you know that the Philippines was colonized by Spain for almost 400 years?