. It is one of the sixteen cities
forming Metro Manila
.
Manila is located on the eastern shores of Manila Bay
and is bordered by Navotas and Caloocan to the north, Quezon City
to the northeast, San Juan
and Mandaluyong to the east, Makati on the southeast, and Pasay to the south.
Manila has a total population of more than 1,660,714 according to the 2007 census.
1571 Miguel Lopez de Legazpi founds Manila, the capital of the Republic of the Philippines.
1762 Seven Years' War: conclusion of the Battle of Manila between Britain and Spain, which resulted in the British occupation of Manila for the rest of the war.
1891 San Sebastian Church in Manila, the first all-steel church in Asia, is officially inaugurated and blessed.
1896 First Cry of the Philippine Revolution is made in Pugad Lawin (Quezon City), in the province of Manila.
1896 Eight provinces in the Philippines are declared under martial law by the Spanish Governor-General Ramón Blanco y Erenas. These were Manila, Cavite, Bulacan, Pampanga, Nueva Ecija, Bataan, Laguna, and Batangas.
1896 José Rizal is executed by firing squad in Manila.
1935 The ''China Clipper'' takes off from Alameda, California for its first commercial flight. It reaches its destination, Manila, a week later.
1942 World War II: Manila is captured by Japanese forces
1945 World War II: General Douglas MacArthur returns to Manila.
1945 World War II: The capital of the Philippines, Manila, is liberated by American forces.